This week marked the first week of May and a new designation here in Morgantown. The prison has begun transitioning from a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) to a Federal Prison Camp (FPC). The change in title still maintains an “out-of-custody” status for prisoners (no handcuffs) and the same minimum-security designation….
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Week 75: #1 Waitlister
16 months ago, I moved to my current housing unit and have been placed on a waitlist to begin a recidivism reduction program. A new class of 22 people had been announced this week, but I did not make the cut. The threshold for entering the class is approximately 28…
Month 17: One Moment in Time
I’ve been incarcerated 17 months at a federal prison. With each passing month, I escape quite frequently by recalling so many wonderful memories and simultaneously muse on how swiftly time has passed since those memorable moments. As I have continually stressed, being away from loved ones and missing important life/death…
Week 73: Turn Around Bright Eyes
A Total Eclipse! What an interesting phenomenon. I guess only aligned locations were able to enjoy its full splendor throughout the northern hemisphere. Despite issuing guidance on how to properly enjoy the eclipse, the Morgantown campus closed two hours during the celestial display. Disappointingly, I was unable to be outside…
Week 72: So Much Support and Love
This week was a welcomed lull from the past few weeks preparing for the prison accreditation inspection. The weather has been a bit colder and rainy. The small creek that runs through the property crested almost to the road. All the duck and geese nests washed away – the nests…
Week 71: Hoppy Easter!
Today is a rarity – Easter in March! It’s an early Easter, but unlike the early blooms of the Cherry Blossom trees, Easter will continue to follow a routine lunar schedule and be back to mid-April in the upcoming years. I hope had a celebratory Easter day surrounded by loved…
Week 70: Luck of the Cherries
Earlier this week, the Cherry Blossom trees that surround the DC’s tidal basin were in full, pink bloom for St. Patrick’s Day! Having moved to DC in 2008, I first experienced the tourist hype of the Cherry Blossoms, which further delayed my daily commute by about an hour. The trees…
Month 16: Q & A – Part 3
Thankfully, the past 16 months have quickly passed for me. I am awed by all the positivity, prayers, support, and encouragement that so many of you have shown me throughout these past many months! All of it has made this experience tolerable, so I am very grateful! After these many…
Week 68: In Like a Lamb
The weather has been unseasonably spectacular. I guess winter decided to have mercy on us here, just a few flurries and that was about it. I’ve been outside enjoying this beautiful weather…and getting a slight tan. This is the first tan (albeit a farmer’s one) that I’ve had without going…
Week 67: No Computer for You!
I often comment about the weather, not due to any lack of content, but at its oddity. This past February must have been the warmest one that I experienced, despite a day or two of a cold, wintery burst. If the wild life here is any indication of an earlier…