Exactly 35 months ago, I began a 78-month federal prison sentence and that time in custody has now been completed! The almost three-year journey of incarceration took me from Morgantown, to Oklahoma City, to Texarkana, and finally back home. For the next year, I will have to finish my prison...

"How are you planning to leave Texarkana?" asked the staff member. She continued, "By bus, car, or plane?" While I suspected a plane would be my best option, I replied that I really didn't know what mode of transportation I would be using. The staff member offered to look up...

With less than two weeks left, time has been quickly passing. Earlier this week, I ended the electrician apprenticeship since it was the beginning of a new month, AND I no longer wanted the responsibility of having tools assigned to me. If I were to lose a tool, then I...

In nearly all the literature for prison preparation, there's a motto stating that "planning for reentry to the community begins on the first day of a prison sentence." Throughout my prison journey, I scoffed at this quote since nearly no emphasis is placed on preparing inmates to return to the...

To commemorate this 34th month of prison, drum roll I was presented with a new date to leave federal prison: October 15, 2025!!! I am speechless with excitement to be transferring from prison back home. While I had been anticipating February 3, 2026 as the date to leave prison, my...