Sadeq Quraishi-01/30/2025-Life is happening for me: reflections after Sentencing
I am still here. I am still writing this. And for that alone, I am beyond grateful. Things could not have gone any better today. For starters, I walked out of that courthouse with my family by my side, instead of being processed at a Federal transfer center. That alone is a blessing. But let […]
Kassandra L Moore-01/30/2025
Choon Yong-01/29/2025-Chinese New Year
1/29/2025 Wednesday 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 56 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served […]
Angela M Robbins-01/29/2025-Markus’s play
I received a letter from Markus recently and this was how the letter began, with a response from one of his audience members: “Dear Maureen, I’ve literally just walked out of the theatre play in which you appear with your letters. Some of your letters were read and we also got to see some of […]
Dennis Zeedyk-01/29/2025
Today I helped someone type a message to his cousin. He asked me to help him because he said he did not know how to type and I would be faster. Of course, I agreed to do it. The message was so short that I now realize I don’t think he knew how to read/write […]
Fernando Cordova-01/29/2025
As I continue to read this book about a guy who at started a nonprofit, I am excited about the challenge it will bring but at the same time I’m a bit nervous about what lies ahead of me. I am nervous about failing. I want to build it so it is recognized and people […]
Michael Santos-Inspiring Change
Later today, I’ll have the privilege of speaking to students at UC Berkeley’s famous Wheeler Hall. It’s a place steeped in history, a venue where countless voices have called for change and inspired generations to rise to their potential. Among the most notable was Mario Savio, a leader of the Free Speech Movement in the […]
Kassandra L Moore-01/29/2025
Angela M Robbins-01/28/2025-Prison journalism
My friend Justin, the British pen friend, happened to mention Prison Journalism Project one day and I asked what that was. He explained that it is a publication about prison and for prisoners or other stakeholders to connect with the outside world. He then sent a couple of sample articles and I was intrigued. I […]
Dennis Zeedyk-01/28/2025
I see more drugs in prison than I ever saw outside. It seems like the drug of choice is something called Deuce. People who smoke it basically get stuck in a freeze-frame for a period of time. When you see people like that, they are “stuck.” Yesterday while emailing my wife, a guy sauntered up […]
