What I’m Learning About Omega-3s and Rhodiola Extract
Update 7/31/2024: I’m still using this combination for my daily routine. However, I did take a break from it for about five years. When I was consistent, I saw great productivity. I will learn over the next ten years, that my actual trouble with these hunger pains were the result of having a sensitive or
My Dentist Experience At Herlong Prison Camp
Update 10/16/25: I still have nightmares about this dentist visit. It was so impersonal and painful. Part of the prison care system allows inmates to receive healthcare. In order to be able to see a doctor, dentist, or any healthcare provider, a form called a cop-out was needed. Once it was filled out and approved,
Is It Possible To Reach The Ceiling?
Update 10/14/25: I’ll update this on my pyerse.com site. I think I’ve changed my views. If you’re in the corporate world or even just the professional world, you understand ceilings. There are ceilings in talent, position, promotion and much more. Most ceilings are glass and you never see it until you hit it, but what
Am I Uncomfortable With The Conversation or Intimidated by The Woman
Update 10/14/25: I have to learn this lesson again. When I’m ready to date again, that is. As men and women play this game called love, each side has to go back to the drawing board and figure out what went wrong with their last date. They second guess themselves and then they somehow come
What Is Love To Me as a Black Man
Update 10/14/25: Love would be amazing. But can I love and be loved if I’m influx? Many people dream of being in love with someone. They dream of what their life will be like when they’re dating, engaged and then finally married. Society has watched movies of women who were down and out all of
Never Get Drunk At Company Parties
4 Reasons to Never Get Drunk at Company Parties Before going to prison, I remember drinking with coworkers after work at a restaurant called California Cafe. To be honest, it was pretty damn cool. It was a great way to unwind and blow off some steam. It also gave us a chance to get to
Homesickness in Prison Camp
Update 10/16/25: Being homesick was pretty normal for me. I will try the suggestions listed below and they did work. Looking back, these suggestions didn’t cure my homesickness, but it managed it. Anytime you go away on a long trip, you may feel homesick. This is true for prison inmates as well. My first few
Visitor Information Form and Additional Visiting Information
Inmate Rules For Visitations SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 In a previous post I talked about the rewards of having family visit. I also discussed how important it was for visiting family to read over the rules and regulations before visiting so as not to waste time. If your loved ones don’t familiarize themselves with the rules
Inmate Rights and Responsibilities And Disciplinary Scale
What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities As An Inmate? Most know that there a lot of liberties and privileges taken away while in jail, but which ones? When you’re arrested, the law enforcing personnel is required to “read you your rights”. This tells you what you can do and how to protect yourself from further
Oakland Halfway House Resident Handbook–Complete
Oakland Halfway House is a transitional living institution for former inmates located in Oakland, California. This post is a brief recount of my stay there and how to survive your stay. Oakland Halfway House is a co-ed residency in which the women are the minority and the men are the majority. The women stayed in
Visiting A Loved One in Prison
Update 10/18/25: Visits at a prison camp is nothing like the television shows. Inmates and their families can interact with each other. YOU just have to be careful how you move with loved ones in the visiting room. Is Your Loved One in Prison? Visiting a loved one in prison (camp or otherwise) can be
Federal Prison Camp Herlong Entry 02: The Truth about the Prison Healthcare System
Update 10/18/25: Prison camp healthcare is terrible. I saw inmates having to wait months for any surgeries. I remembered I was in the Sports room watching the Heat during the Eastern Conference finals. All of the inmates had assigned seats. The seats that were closer to the TV belonged to the brothers that were in
Federal Prison Camp–Herlong, Entry 01
Update 10/18/25: So I broke down what Herlong Prison Camp is and how it made me feel. Introduction I don’t consider myself to be a professional on the subject of anything prison related. I feel that I would have to spend much more time in prison than the twelve months (of a seventeen-month sentence) I
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