Category: Federal Prison

  • Has This Judge Violated BG’s Rights?

    Cash Money Millionaire’s, BG, who’s real name is Chris Dorsey, left Federal Prison a few years early this spring due to the 821 motion. Shortly after he got out, the United States Attorney’s office sought to revoke his supervised release because he was performing with other felons, among them Lil Boosie. Number 8 of the…

  • This May Be The Decision Thousands of Federal Inmates Need

    Alphonso Woodley Gets All 810 Days Of FSA Credit The Woodley decision out of the Federal District of Kansas may be the decision that tens of thousands of federal inmates need to finally get First Step Act relief. The First Step Act was passed in 2018. It was the first significant prison reform package in…

  • Is The RDAP “Pull Up” Really Just Snitching

    With First Step Act Credits Available, Inmates are balking at RDAP because of the snitching. RDAP is the Residential Drug Abuse Prevention Program. It’s a 9 month, intensive, redidential program in which all of the inmates in a particular cohort live in the same dorm, together, to form a therapeutic community. As with any community,…

  • Preparing To Self Report

    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…

  • There Aren’t Many Re-Entry Benefits For Federal Inmates

    There are some disillusioned people out there that believe that Federal Inmates re-entering society have somehow hit the benefit jackpot. That could not be further from the truth. There are several organizations out there, even grants and programs, for state inmates, provided for by individual states. For example, one of the most succesful re-entry organizations…

  • “The Sentence” Is The Most Important Movie I have Ever Seen

    Award Winning Documentary About Former Federal Inmate Cindy Shank Highlights The Problems with Biden’s Mandatory Minimums This morning I took 86 minutes of my life to watch the most important movie I have ever seen. The movie, The Sentence, is an award winning documentary about the plight of Cindy Shank a mother of three beautiful…

  • Does Chrisley Really Know Best Anymore?

    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…

  • Federal Charges DO Show Up On Background Checks

    Re-entry is a struggle for most. Felons are severely limited by who will actually hire them. There has been an effort across the country to “ban the box”, which eliminates the “have you been convicted of a crime” box on job applications in some states and municipalities, however, all 50 starts are right to work…

  • TJ Max Uses Body Cameras, BOP Not So Much

    This might come as a shocker to many , but while USPs and some Medium High Federal Prisons employ the use of body cameras, generally, the rest of the BOP does not. However, now TJX the parent company of TJ Max, Home Goods and Marshalls has announced that they are arming their employees with body…

  • Biden Administration’s First Step Flubs Are Costing Tax Payers Billions Of Dollars

    President Joe Biden’s, Federal Bureau of Prisons, failures to correctly implement The First Step Act (passed in December of 2018), are costing the taxpayers billions of dollars, says former Trump Aide Peter Navarro from FPC Miami. Back on March 20, 2024, former White House Aide and Economist Peter Navarro, reported to FPC Miami to begin…

  • Doctors and Lawyers Want To Go To Federal Prison?

    One thing I didn’t realize when I first arrived in Federal Prison, was just how many doctors and lawyers were in there with me. The figure was astonishing. At FPC Montgomery alone there were over 100 doctors and lawyers serving time. I can’t imagine that someone invests in graduate school, law school and medical school…

  • Your Word, Respect and Your Face Card

    3 Things That Will Help You Survive Federal Prison For some, heading to Federal Prison will be a complete culture shock. White collar criminals specifically, come from all different walks of life, but typically, many of them are used to having power and stature. When they get to Federal prison though, they’re just like everyone…

  • This Trump Prison ID Is Factually Incorrect

    Trump Prison ID Debit Card Skin Available In The TikTok Shop Is Not Cute and It’s Factually Incorrect. Debit card skins are a fun way to show your sense of humor on your debit card. There are a variety of debit card skins available in the TikTok shop ranging from Blockbuster Video Cards to NRA…

  • I Was A Crash Test Dummy

    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…

  • The Shit Show That Is the Young Thug Trial

    Young Thug’s Attorney Brian Steel is found in contempt and sentenced to jail time, and then he’s not America is watching the Young Thug trial but unlike the OJ trial, this trial is playing out on the web, TV and all over social media. At the focal point of these shenanigans in the Young Thug…

  • A Prison Consultant, What’s That?

    Before I went to Federal Prison in 2018 I had no idea that prison consultants were a thing. In fact the only one I had heard of at that time was RDAP Dan because a couple people I was in the county jail with were using him. Personally, I had so many questions and was…

  • Clean Up All Your Other Legal Issues

    If you’re facing Federal prison, one of the most important things you can do before you get to Federal prison is take care of all of your other legal issues. If your loved one is in the county jail awaiting sentencing you want to make sure all of their other legal issues have been handled…

  • How Long Does The Release Process Take?

    It’s safe to say the thing on most people’s minds who are in federal prison is release and re-entry. A question we get a lot is, “How long does the release process take”. Typically this stems from probation visits to the home. Most folks want to know how long it will be from the probation…

  • The Only Way To Know You REALLY have a halfway house date

    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…

  • The 500 Mile Rule In The First Step Act is Crap

    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…