Tim, an acquaintance of mine in the Atwater Federal Prison Camp, is serving his second term. He told me about being released the first time, after serving five years during the early 1990s. Since I expect my release to come within the next few months, I asked Tim to enlighten me about what it was [...]
Larry Levine may have built a business as a prison consultant, but if he were a stock, I would sell him short. Rather than being interested in how much time a so-called prison consultant has served, individuals looking for information about how best to endure a term in federal prison should look at what accomplishments [...]
I’ve had a lot of advice from people who know that I will soon return to society after 25 years in prison. They tell me that once I leave Atwater Federal Prison Camp, I won’t be able to follow the same disciplined routine that has characterized my journey. They tell me that the self-imposed, rigid [...]
On Monday, March 27, the Wall Street Journal published an article that described the booming business of prison consultants. Individuals who face imprisonment rely upon the consultants to guide them through the troubles to come. The consultants who were profiled in the article had served time of various lengths in federal prison. The article didn’t [...]
Date Read: March 1, 2011 Title: The Search Author: John Battelle Why I read The Search: Although I’ve been a federal prisoner since 1987, and I’ve never had direct access to the Internet, I began building a Web presence in the mid 1990s. The Wall Street Journal and other business publications educated me about [...]
Shirley S. Wang published an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled A Field Guide to the Middle-Class U.S. Family earlier this week. It described a study by Elinor Ochs, an anthropologist from UCLA. Dr. Ochs conducted an ethnographic study of family life in the United States. Two of the questions the study sought to [...]
Title: Sam Walton: Made in America, My Story Author: Sam Walton with john Huey Date read: March 1, 2012 Why I read Sam Walton: I’ve never shopped in a Wal-Mart store. When my prison term began, in 1987, the Wal-Mart chain had not yet spread to the Seattle area, where I [...]
Several years ago I read WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON’T GET YOU THERE, a book by a leadership coach. As I recall, the author wrote the book for executives who aspired to transition from positions of leadership within certain segments of an organization, like sales, or engineering, or finance, or whatever, to leadership of the [...]
It’s now Wednesday, December 14, 2011 I’ve been somewhat remiss with my blog writing since the month of December began. There is a reason. I’m overwhelmed with writing responsibilities now. Release will come for me within the next ten months, and I think it likely that it will come sometime between July and August of [...]
I enjoyed my two visits with Carole over the weekend. We discussed the ways that our life would change once I’m released from prison. We’re only four weeks away from the new year. Although we don’t know exactly when my release date will come, we do expect that I’ll be released in 2012. That proximity [...]
