The Importance of Making Your Loved-Ones Active in Post-Prison Recovery
Update 10/04/25: Here is some details of my post prison life. I’ll do an update on http://www.pyerse.com. As detailed in my book, Subprime Felon: Inside Federal Prison Camp, prison is very difficult for the individual who’s going to prison. Yet, what’s not often talked about is how an inmate’s loved ones suffer because of it.
Snitches, An excerpt from Subprime Felon
Update 10/02/25: This is one of my favorite sections of Subprime Felon. However, it’s funny snitches had too much power in camp. There’s a saying in the street and I’m sure you’ve heard somebody say to you. It’s simply, “Snitches get stitches”. It’s a powerful statement that implies that tattle tales or snitches deserve the
Ceiling. From my Herlong Prison Camp Journal
Update 10/14/25: I’m still glad I went to Sacramento first. I got to regroup and re-root myself. Prison isn’t a place of positive enlightenment. It’s full of strict rules and regulations, required forms and paperwork, and negative attitudes from staff and inmates. However, I wanted a positive experience. I was determined to make my stay
Every Setback Sentence Acceptance Speech
As I was browsing the internet, I came across a blog post by Tara Pringle Jefferson. Her site is called “The Young Mommy Life“. In her post she mentioned her younger sister who is in her twenties and just finished college. She has high aspirations to make a positive impact on the community and make
You Were ALWAYS A Strong Person Even Before Prison Camp
Update 10/16/25: You are and have been a strong person. Prison camp is enough to break you and your family, but don’t let it. I hope this post will further encourage you to believe in yourself. While I was in camp, I learned that if you became a strong person because of being in prison
How I Used Herlong Prison Camp For Self-Development
Update 10/16/25: This post is about how one of the ways I used prison camp to my advantage. I hope this encourages you to do the same. I found this journal entry in my prison camp journal at home. I wrote it because I was working on some self-development ideas about getting over procrastination and
A&O Meeting at Federal Prison Camp–Herlong
Update 10/16/25: I remembered this as a pointless meeting. But it did kind of scare me straight if you will. Every job you attend and are hired for should give you some type of orientation. As soon as you start working, you should be trained and oriented for the job. Even if you are joining
My First Team Meeting–Federal Prison Camp Herlong Journal
Update 10/16/25: This was my first team meeting at prison camp, which several months into my sentence. Like all the other meetings, it was just to let me know who’s in charge, and a reminder of my lane in prison camp. Prison is supposed to be a place of rehabilitation. If that’s the case, then
My Doctor Visits at Federal Prison Camp–Herlong, Journal 07
Update 10/16/25: I hated doctor visits in prison camp. But I didn’t remember having a choice. Have you ever heard that prisons are supposedly the best place for anyone that needs medical care? I don’t know who told me that inmates get the best health care, but I can honestly tell you, that’s not entirely
Transition to Continental Breakfast Due To Increase of Food Cost
Periodically, inmates receive memos from the Warden or other prison and prison camp staff about updates in policy or other warnings. This is an official memo found in the Trulincs system. The memo below tells both the prison camp and the prison that the administration is getting rid of the normal full-sized breakfast. They are
Herlong Prison Camp Transfer Plan Sheet
All inmates are waiting for the day that they can leave the prison or prison camp. Some of them, like myself, transferred to a halfway house, but the others transferred from prison to their own residences. This could be that they have completed their sentence or that they are on parole. I never had to
No Collect Calls at Herlong Federal Prison Camp: Prepaid Accounts
Staying in touch with family and/or friends is sometimes essential to an inmates psychological and emotional stability. Being able to communicate with those that love you is a reward of its own. When someone is unable to speak to their loved ones, depression and agitation can set in quickly. Fortunately, the prison has multiple ways
How To Survive Federal Prison Camp
Update 10/18/25: If you’re on your way to prison camp, here is seventeen ways to get through prison. If you follow these steps, you’ll never need a consultation and you’ll have a productive time in prison. 17 Ways to Survive Prison Camp Let’s be honest, prison camp or any kind of prison is stressful. You’re
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