The past Christmassy week offered a three-day weekend, but most of the weekend had been spent inside the dorm area since the recreation center was closed due to inclement weather. Bundling up in a layer of long johns, sweats, and a uniform became customary for me just to stay somewhat…

I don’t imagine many people think about being in prison, let alone during Christmas, especially those of us who are in prison. Today being my second holiday in prison, I observed a tone among the guys here as depressingly quiet and bothersome. The outgoing guys are more reserved and the…

Hello~ it’s Tiffany, Ken’s sister here to share the surprised snowman photo that I sent to him via the “Inmate Photos” app. I am an amateur potter who still needs to learn how to correctly affix a carrot nose so that it can survive the kiln. I did eventually glue…

In the past week, I received two Christmas cards and so many photos. I was called to the mail office and only provided a card without the envelope since the envelope had a self-adhesive label and was also decorated. The mail office in prison is very strict about what items…

-I had my first visitors!!! My parents came all the way from Cleveland (same day trip) to visit me for 2 hours! It was an incredibly wonderful visit and great to see them. I was a bit guarded since I was in an open room with other inmates and correction…

Today officially marks 1 month of my 78 month sentenced served. This past month provided me with a unique opportunity to reflect on the criminal justice system, federal prison, and my role in criminal conduct – among many other existential ponderings. On September 2, 2022, after nearly 4 years of…

The new updated visitation hours are 8:00 am until 3:00 pm. No visitation will be permitted to check-in prior to 7:45 am and later than 2:30 pm. The days vary, and usually federal holidays are permitted, except they fall on the weekend. If it is an observed holiday, like Monday,…

The past three weeks have been quite the introduction to life in a federal prison. While I am assigned to the lowest security prison in the judicial system, I do encounter a lot of guys that have had experience in state and higher security prisons. Their stories are fascinating and…

The last two weeks of incarceration have been quite the lived experience and insightful into the misconceptions that I had of prison. This environment presents an opportunity to for a zoological survey of the species of the Western human male. The socialization of males is quite humorous, and one guy…

Being in such close quarters with these guys certainly affords the wonderful opportunity to catch some illness. Whelp, today, I have the crud. I have been coughing up a bunch of nastiness. I am fully vaccinated and quadruple boosted, with the most recent bivariant vaccine by Moderna. I like the…