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I’ll refrain from boring you on the details of the newest update with credits being earned by incarcerated adults; however, I would like to highlight some incredible turn of events. Last week I covered the ongoing saga between BOP leadership and staff in the prisons. The BOP director issued yet another press release to undo…

“You’re no longer eligible to participate in RDAP,” the staff psychologist declared. Immediately, several thoughts began racing along with many questions. She continued, “You no longer have enough time to complete the program.” While she stated the obvious, I wish this epiphany would’ve enlightened the staff before I was transferred to Texas. I am ecstatic…

I’ve been in Texarkana for three weeks, and it’s been a cultural change from my experience at Morgantown. While the campus is pretty much a large field with a few sheds offering little activity, the inmates and officers are extremely laid back. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a prison environment, but there’s only 1…

What an exciting week for continued prison reform! Earlier in April, I proposed the question on how to reform the reform since the implementation of the First Step Act (FSA) had been a distant reality and the forgotten Second Chance Act (SCA). These two prison reform laws have been substantially abused by politicized policies. Just…

Anxiously waiting for my property to arrive from Morgantown, my name appeared on the announcement board, which is referred to as a “Call-Out.” This daily list contains the entire schedule kept in military time for each department within the camp, like “Gaughan R&D 0730.” My call-out meant that it was time to claim my personal…

A New Pope! Another Mother’s Day! Israeli-American freed from Hamas! This week certainly was eventful for the history books and a fitting start to the pre-summer season. While I haven’t been outside to enjoy the weather in over three weeks, I am excited to be a piece of cargo destined for Texarkana, Texas! The longer…

I have been in FTC Oklahoma City for two weeks waiting for transfer to SPC Texarkana. While some inmates are transferred within hours, some have to wait days, weeks, or even months to arrive to their final destination. Here’s what happened in the last week after I wrote a brief review of my first week’s…

**Warning: L O N G postFederal Transit Center Oklahoma City is the national hub for federally incarcerated adults to transfer between prisons. Before providing my review of this facility, I’d like to begin with the Receiving & Discharge (R&D) process. I am in this logistics debacle on what is labeled a “program transfer” to participate…

After nearly 2 and half years at Morgantown, I have finally left the facility but only to transfer to another prison. Currently, I am enroute to Texarkana, Texas for what is known as a “program transfer”. Since FPC Morgantown is truly closing, they no longer offered programming that I have been waiting to take. Thus,…

In last week’s post, I reflected on the purposeful sabotage of BOP policies with enacting prison reform laws. I happily share that one directive has been rescinded after only one week of implementation! Specifically, inmates earn time credits for good behaviors and other incentives for returning to the community as a transition from prison to…