Category: BOP
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Can you imagine going for three straight hours during the day without your smartphone in hand? That’s in fathomable right? Well when you get into Federal Prison you’ll be trading your smartphone for a wall phone and trulincs to communicate with the outside world. Wall Phone When you get to your placement in Federal Prison…
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Most of our clientele, and our audience for that matter, are non-violent, first time offenders. Many of them are white collar offenders, and an overwhelming amount of them are headed to minimum security camps and FCI Lows. However, undoubtedly they all go onto social media and see all of the “prison” content creators. Some of…
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Despite Some Rumors On Social Media, Federal Charges Can Show Up. The biggest obstacle in re-entry for any felon, or anyone coming out of any prison for that matter, is finding a job. There are websites out there, that specialize in jobs for felons, like honestjobs.com but even that isn’t a guarantee. When I was…
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Many of you who are taking the time to read our stories, watch our tips on social media, and work with us as consultants, are justice impacted people who are first time offenders, oftentimes white collar. Most of our audience is on “pre-release” bond awaiting trial, sentencing or self report. More often than not, these…
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Tips For Self Surrendering To Federal Prison Congratulations, although it doesn’t feel like you’re lucky, because you’re headed to Federal Prison, you’re one of a few thousand Federal defendants who were eligible to self report to your BOP institution. While a good number of federal defendants do get to go out on bond, many of…
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Chrisley Knows Best Patriarch, Todd Chrisley, may have known best from 2014-2023 but now that he’s Inmate 76200-019 in the Federal Bureau of Prisons his general lack of knowledge as to how things are supposed to go, continues to bite him in the ass. As you may have heard both Todd Chrisley and his wife…
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During the first part of my Federal Prison bid (years 1-5) I was a cut up. It took a little while for me to get adjusted. During my time at FPC Montgomery I received 7 smoking shots, 1 cell phone shot and a shot for something within my “lifestyle”. It’s these behaviors which caused me…
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If you have a loved one in Federal Prison you’re probably beginning to learn how the “unit team” and most BOP case managers operate. Unfortunately, it’s not the way we would like. It’s hard to get a straight answer on halfway house. So many Federal inmates hear from their case managers that they have been…
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The First Step Act was the first significant prison reform package in the last three decades. While most people focus on the “Earned Time Credits” that allow inmates to earn time off their sentences by participating in Evidence Based Recidivism Reducing Program (EBRR) and other Productive Activities (PAs), there were several other benefits from the…
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Federal Defendant’s have four opportunities to speak for themselves during the court process. The first opportunity is in the Pre-Sentence Investigation interview. This interview is with a United States Probation Officer, who is going to ask about everything in your life, going all the way back to your childhood. Here you can bring up everything…
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Although it’s a risky proposition, Federal Prison Tips LLC does offer Federal Prison Consulting to non-touch S.O’s and digital offenders. Just like with every other kind of charge there are different degrees of sexual offense, however all sexual offenders are just lumped together. When you get behind the fence the small time marijuana dealer and…
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Director Peters Promised Change. Bureau of Prisons Comes In Last Second Year In A Row It’s May 22, 2024 which means it’s time once again for the annual ranking of the best and worst places to work in the Federal Government. The report, published by the Partnership for Public Service, Ranks every single one of…
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The original question came from a Quora post in the prison channel. Do inmates have to work? I don’t necessarily know the answer for state prisons but I can tell you that in Federal Prison if you are serving your time at a “work camp” (a minimum security facility) or a work compound (low, medium…
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In 2022 the BOP rolled out tablets with Keefe. Tablets are available to inmates for around $125 from commissary. The tablet is called the SCORE7c which stands for: Secure Commitment to Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry device, holds more mp3s than the mp3 player. The SCORE7c allows inmates to play games, rent movies (by connected transfer)…
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When you’re standing up at sentencing and the Judge makes a recommendation for RDAP, a specific prison or any other recommendation he or she may make, that’s just it, it’s a recommendation. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is not bound to any “recommendation” that the judge makes. They often times take it under advisement…