Choon Yong-04/18/2025-Exceeded 4,000 miles goal
4/18/2025 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 73 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Fernando Cordova-04/18/2025
Learning who I am was a journey. I had hidden my true self for so many years that I was actually lost. I know now what my self worth is and how I can be a better person. I know that I was living a lie when I was in the criminal lifestyle because I […]
Leonard Brown-04/18/2025
Friday 18 Apr 25 NOT MUCH TIME LEFT Today I have been thinking about age. I am 53 years old. My release date,InshAllah(God Willing), will be 12/23/29 or sooner. Which means that I may be 57-58 years old when I get out. A sad fact about the world is that I may be discriminated against […]
Dora T Boyd-04/18/2025-Bars Don’t Break Bond’s
“The people who love me, the people I really depend on, were never the critics who were pointing at me while I stumbled. They weren’t on the bleachers at all. They were with me in the arena. Fighting for me and with me. The people who love me and will be there regardless of the […]
Michael Santos-Insights To Succeed in Prison
After a federal conviction, it’s helpful to know what to expect. I’ll share some lessons I learned. On August 11, 1987, I was arrested, thrust into a system I didn’t fully understand, and spent the next 26 years adapting, learning, and ultimately transforming my future. I finished serving my term on August 12, 2013. Since […]
Choon Yong-04/17/2025-Instructions from R & D
4/17/2025 Thursday 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 71 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Celeste Monette Blair-04/17/2025-Translatable Skills Garden Workshop
HANDS IN THE SOIL: EYES ON THE FUTURETranslatable Skills Workshop / Landscape It occurred to me one day that there are many spaces here at Aliceville FCI, where we do things that could potentially translate to an entire scope of skills that could be listed on a resume for someone who has limited job history […]
Estevan Baquera-04/17/2025
Today i got my homework for the second half of the spring semester. It’s phycology 101 and ethics. After this semester i will have 4 classes left to complete my AA in Sociology. I am determined to finish. This yard does not encourage “growth” and seems determined in standing against “inmates” I know these obstacles […]
Robert Jesenik-04/17/2025-Journal #68
Saturday, April 12th Today was quite the exercise day! Great workout 11-1 during lunch, only 100 guys outside which allowed me easy access to all the weights. Back outside 6-7:30, bit windy and cool, but got lots of laps in on the track. This morning made good progress on Steve’s 2241 court filing, where we’re […]
Kassandra L Moore-04/17/2025
“You must align with scriptural truth about who you are and your place in the grand scheme of God’s plan”-My Wishlist of things that will help me progress towards my goals for Education, Career-planning and a successful future, self betterment, and spirituality: Journals – especially naturey or brown leather ones (for daily progress accountability and […]
