Dennis Zeedyk-03/15/2025

The BOP has three programs to get time off your sentence. The first & most long-standing of them is called Good Time Credits. In essence, for every year you serve, you get 54 days off your sentence, which works out to about a 15% reduction. The second, called First Step Act (FSA), was created & […]

Choon Yong-03/15/2025-Computer room lockdown

3/15/2025 Saturday daily dairy from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 70 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]

Fernando Cordova-03/15/2025

Today I am grateful that I was able to wake up and enjoy my life. Although I am not where I would like to be, which is home, I am happy that I have grown from the boy I used to be. I am happy that I no longer allow people’s gossip to bother or […]

Michael Santos-Wealth Mindset

Life teaches us some of its most profound lessons in the most unlikely places. For me, that place was prison—a concrete fortress that confined my body but unlocked my mind. It was there, during 26 years of incarceration, that I began understanding the pivotal role mindset plays in shaping our financial decisions, opportunities, and ultimately, […]

Celeste Monette Blair-03/15/2025-A Sweet Saturday

Living a life of authenticity to me, is where each day, your actions are in line with your goals and your goals are healthy and beneficial to not only yourself but also your community and the earth. This morning Peer Success Saturday Workshop was the best I can recall. There were 3 young ladies in […]

Choon Yong-03/14/2025-EBRR Class cancelled

3/14/2025 Friday daily diary from Atwater Camp.Woke up at 5:00 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 51 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]

Zachary Troy Fennell-03/14/2025

By reading and studying every electrician books I can get my hands will prepare me for any employment opportunity that may cross my path in the future. I can measure my progress by how well I do on the different electrical jobs I do in here.

Jerrilee Barajas-03/14/2025

Gratitude and appreciation for the blessings in my life influence the opportunities for my future because I remember where I came from and what I went through and overcoming those challenges in turn allow me the ability to then help the next person going through the same or similar things. God has opened my heart […]

Fernando Cordova-03/14/2025

I really miss the way my family and I would just all talk and have fun. Hearing all their stories made me feel like I was there and they really always made me feel a part of everything that was going on. I know one day I will have those moments and I will cherish […]

Michael Santos-Get to Know Bitcoin

When I first heard about Bitcoin, I was in prison. The concept seemed foreign, almost unbelievable, because I hadn’t even used the internet before. When I read about digital currency, it seemed very foreign to me. A currency that existed only online? Controlled by no bank, no government? At the time, resources to learn were […]