Category: Federal Prison

  • Kyle And Federal Prison Tips

    Whats Going On At Federal Prison Tips It’s no secret that on February 1, 2026 I was attacked and I lost vision in my left eye permanently. There’s a lot of crazy rumors going on around the internet about me. Today my eye is still sealed shut but they will be unsealing it soon but…

  • Meet Federal Prison Tips Legal Services Director Leo

    Nearly A Decade Of Experience In White Collar Cases With “The Firm” Helps Set Federal Prison Tips Apart Leo Bucheiri is the new fulltime Legal Services Director at Federal Priso Tips, your number one source for Federal Prison News, Information and post conviction relief. Educated overseas and with nearly a decade of experience in the…

  • Federal Prison Tips Nationwide Tour 2026

    Chicago That’s My Kind Of Town Federal Prison Tips is pulling up to the windy city on Wednesday February 4, 2026 from 6-8pm at the Spring Hill Marriott O’Hare, 8101 W. Higgins Road, Chicago. At our meetups it’s a town hall style seminar led by Federal Prison Tips founder Kyle Sandler who will be discussing…

  • Ridin Clean In The Dirty South

    Federal Prison Tips Kicks Off Their 2026 Tour in Houston Texas January 14th Tickets and Sponsorships Join Kyle, Nelson and other members of the Federal Prison Tips Team Wednesday January 14, 2026 from 6-8pm at the Spring Hill Suites Houston International Airport for Federal Prison Tips Live. Join Mr. Federal Prison, Kyle Sandler as he…

  • Sentencing Guidelines May Adjust For Inflation

    United States Sentencing Commission Proposes Guideline Amendment To Reduce Loss Table On Inflation Defendants facing Federal Prison for white collar crimes are sentenced based on a table callled “Basic Economic Offenses” (download here). That table outlines suggested sentences for offenders with fraud and other financial crimes based on a combination of intended and actual loss.…

  • More Favoritism In Federal Prison For Ghislaine?

    Is Celebrity Federal Inmate Ghislaine Maxwell Still Getting Special Treatment The Special Treatment allegedly begins with the fact that Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a 20 year Federal Prison Sentence for aiding financier sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is being housed at a federal prison camp, or so many people think. The fact of the matter when it…

  • Former Federal Prison Correctional Officer and Former Federal Inmate Launch New Podcast

    Eric Speirs, Former BOP Correctional Officer, and Kyle Sandler, Former Federal Inmate, Tackle Crime, Punishment, Incarceration, Current Events and of course the BOP Over the summer Former Federal Prison Officers Eric Speirs and Fred Chambliss sat down to hug-a thug, no actually to discuss pertinent issues to correctional officers in the BOP and inmates in…

  • Do New Correctional Officers Need To Be Robocop To Earn Respect?

    If You’re A CO And Don’t Have A Colleague Nicknamed Robocop, It’s You – You’re Robocop Corrections1.com recently posted the question in this headline and received mixed reviews. Here at Federal Prison Tips, we have a ton of viewers who are correctional officers in federal prison. So, which one earns inmate respect – towing the…

  • Kyle From Federal Prison Tips Needs Your Help

    Federal Prison Tips Founder Reveals Emergent Medical Need It may be because of my crime, or because of the things I learned from all of that Evidence Based Recidivism Reducing Programming and other Productive Activities that I participated in during my federal prison bid, but I have become ultra transparent in everything we do. While…

  • What To Do When The BOP Won’t Tell You Anything

    There Is Something You Can Do About It We hear it all the time: “The BOP won’t tell me anything about my loved one in federal prison.” If you’re new to federal prison, or if you have somebody going to federal prison, make sure you fill out one of these release of information consent forms.…

  • Inmates Have A New Ally In Congress

    Congresswoman Is Fed Up With BOP’s Management During Shutdown Congresswoman Summer Lee of Pennsylvania is demanding answers from the director of the federal prison system, William K. Marshall III. In a statement posted on her website today directed to the director of the BOP, the Congresswoman wants to know specifically if the quality of inmates’…

  • How Do The Commissary Tablets Work In Federal Prison?

    A Quick Explanation We recently were asked in our Facebook group: “Do they have tablets in camps? Do they provide them or do you have to buy them?” You can join our Facebook group here. It’s active every single day with families in similar circumstances supporting each other and answering one another’s questions. Every security…

  • Prisons Continue To Go Rogue On FSA & SCA Stacked Benefit Policy

    We’re Sick of it. They Don’t Care. Today, there are over 75 federal prisons across the country that have essentially flipped the bird at Billy Marshall, Josh Smith, and Rick Stober’s demands to implement the First Step Act (FSA) and Second Chance Act (SCA) correctly. According to memos released by Billy Marshall, those federal prisons…

  • A Frightening Reality In Federal Prison

    Yep, Firing Ranges Few inmates mention this, but there is a scary reality that the majority of inmates experience while incarcerated in federal prison. Every federal prison complex in the country has a firing range. Some are located closer to the prison than others. Sometimes it’s off in the distance, other times it’s too close…

  • Bureau of Prisons (BOP) FSA Training Slides

    Federal Prison System Removes Training Slides From Website On Thursday October 16, 2025 we ran the video above on Tiktok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook. The somewhat aggressive video highlights several institutions that are still refusing to follow the directives that Federal Prison Director William K. “Billy” Marshall III, issues on June 17, 2025 that directed…

  • Release Forms For Federal Prison

    These Forms May Help You Advocate For Your Inmate in Federal Prison Separating from a loved one who is beginning their journey in federal prison can be very tough. What makes it even harder is it’s nearly impossible for a loved one on the street to advocate for someone behind the fence. The Bureau of…

  • Why Are Federal Prison Commissaries Out Of Everything?

    Is It Related To The Government Shutdown? We’re getting a lot of reports lately about commissaries across the country having next to nothing in stock. Almost everyone on our team here at Federal Prison Tips has been through this, and there’s nothing more frustrating – especially on days when the prison meals at the chow…

  • Do Inmates Lose Their Halfway House Date If They Get A Shot?

    Without A Doubt, The Answer Is Yes If an inmate gets a shot, the colloquial term for an incident report after breaking a rule, they will lose their halfway house placement date. Once an inmate has been given their halfway house placement date, it’s time more than ever to cut the crap and stay on…

  • Are Today’s Federal Prisons Turning Into Nursing Homes?

    The Population Is Aging Everywhere – Including Prison Over the last 30 years, the number of older people in federal prison, classed at 55 years old or older, has exploded from 3% in 1991 to 15% today. By 2030, the Bureau of Prisons is expecting one in three inmates to be over the age of…