The Ultimate Guide to
Life in Federal Prison

If the Feds Got You ...
You Need This NOW!
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(Taken at FCI Ashland KY)

Have you ever wondered about any of these things?



What can the wife wear to visiting and how can you increase your chances of getting in on the first try?
What can I do if I was a former cop, Congressman, actor, doctor, lawyer or sex offender?
(I've counseled all of them at one time or another)

What do you tell people and how can you explain it to your kids?
What are the differences between camps, lows, mediums, and high security?
Can I get a furlough or a transfer?
Handcuffs and strip searches, some real tips.
What happens to you when you get there?
How do you prepare and what can you take with you?
How much of your time are you really going to do?
Tell me about the showers and bathrooms.
Do I have to be in a cell?
How do you get into RDAP the drug program?
What is a normal day like, from the time you get up until you go to bed?
How do you keep the other inmates from hurting you or taking advantage of you?
Am I going to be safe?
What if I snitched?
What are the Corrections Officers, staff and the Warden really like?
How much money do you need and why?
How do you get it there?
How do the Commissary and Telephones work?
How can you double your Commissary spending in the first 30 days?
What do I need to buy?
Inmate Financial Responsibility, which is paying your fines in Prison and what they can and can’t do it you.
What shouldn’t you say on the phone and why?
What does the phone cost?
Is there eMail?
Tell me about what kind of mail you can and cannot get and do they read it or not?
What kind of clothes do I get to wear?
How does the black market work in prison?
What kind of jobs are there and do you have to work?
How can you get a job that doesn’t suck as bad (they all suck – Checking to see if you are reading this)?
How much can you make working in Prison?
What is the SHU or the Hole, how do you get there, and how can you stay out?
What do you do to pass the time, recreation?
Are there movies, library, how does the TV system work?
Can I go to church?
How do they keep track of you?
Can we send photos home or get pictures taken with family?
Can I exercise and what facilities are there; are there weights?
When can I get on the internet?
What do I do about haircuts?
Can I get my prescription medication?
What is medical, dental, vision, psychiatric treatment like?
When and what do we get to eat?
What does a weekly menu look like?
What is visiting like and what can visitors bring with them?
How do people get permission to visit you?
What kind of other people are there in prison with you?
Can you trust the others?
How do you file complaints?
How can you get an emergency message out?
What is Christmas and New Year’s like in Prison?
What is it like flying on ConAir?
What is Diesel Therapy?
W
hat is halfway house life like?
What is “supervised release”?
How can I not screw something up and get sent back to Prison?



Plus answers to a whole lot more..............  
If you can think of a question, we can answer it........... 

Look at the Table of Contents below:

 

Chapter 1: Before You Get In_ 1

In the Beginning_ 1

The Family, Everyone Else, and How to Break the News to Them_ 6

What do your friends think of you now?_ 7

What To Do With the Press 9

Institutions, Violence, and Your Safety_ 10

Credit for Time Served_ 16

Good Time Credit 17

 

 

Chapter 2: Know What I Heard?_ 22

The Second Chance Act of 2007_ 22

Inmate.Com_ 22

Special Prisons Just for Snitches 23

Special Treatment for White-Collar Offenders 24

Trading Military Time for Prison Time_ 25

No Community Service_ 26

The Federal Parole Bill 26

Social Security Checks for Being in Prison_ 27

 

 

Chapter 3: Getting In_ 29

What to Expect Mentally_ 29

Self Reporting_ 31

Preparing To Enter Prison_ 33

What to Bring With You_ 34

S&M- Shackles and Manacles; Getting cuffed_ 36

Strip Searches 38

Keep in Touch When Traveling_ 38

Diesel Therapy_ 39

Misconduct, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse_ 40


Chapter 4: First Few Days 41

Blend in_ 41

Hey New Guy_ 41

Classes of Inmates 42

You MUST Respect Others and Their Property_ 44

Admission and Orientation_ 45

 

 

Chapter 5: The People Here 48

The Warden_ 48

The COs 48

Counselors and Team_ 51

Forget Suggestions 52

Other Inmates 52

Snitches 55

Lazy People_ 56

Duke, George, Jim, Alaska, and the Luge_ 59

Do They Know Who You Are??_ 63

 

 

Chapter 6: Procedures Here in Federal Prison_ 64

Follow the Rules 64

No Smoking_ 66

Counts, Accountability, and Signouts 67

Census Counts 68

Out of Bounds 68

Compound Closed_ 70

Shots, Copouts, and the BPs 71

The SHU_ 73

The PA System_ 74

Call Outs 75

Searches and Shakedowns 76

Inmate Financial Responsibility Program_ 78

Restitution and Child Support 84


Chapter 7: Communications with the Outside World_ 86

In Case of Emergency_ 86

Getting Visited_ 86

For the Visitor and What the Ladies can Wear to Visiting_ 90

Telephone Calls 93

The Mail 98

Computers, Email, and Internet Access 102

 

 

Chapter 8: Your Life Here 104

Carry Your ID Card_ 104

Making Your Bunk and Getting a Room_ 104

Food and Dining_ 109

Cooking in Your Unit 118

Your Inmate Trust Account 120

The Commissary_ 123

How to Spend Double in the First 30 Days 127

Health and Comfort Items 128

Vending Machines 130

Medical Care and Prescription Medication_ 130

Vision and Dental Care_ 136

Bathrooms, Showers and the Washer 137

Clothing_ 140

Toilet Paper Exchange_ 142

Recycle Bins 143

Gone Deaf Yet?_ 143

Need a Haircut?_ 144

 

 

Chapter 9: Work, RDAP, Recreation, Education, and Religion_ 146

Your Job_ 146

UNICOR_ 151

Economic System in Prison_ 152

Residential Drug Rehab Program_ 156

Recreation and Education_ 160

Watching TV and Radios 163

Movies, the Library, and Typing_ 165

Books and Photos 168

Religion_ 170

 

 

Chapter 10: Things You Shouldn’t Do_ 172

Sex in Prison_ 172

Prison Tattoos 173

Contraband_ 173

Stealing Food from the Kitchen_ 179

Stealing from Fellow Inmates 182

If You Used to be a Real Lawyer, Cop, Politician, or a Celebrity_ 184

 

 

Chapter 11: Thinking of Getting Out?_ 188

Release for Non-Federal Legal Cases 188

Furloughs and Compassionate Release_ 188

Getting Out Early, Transfers, Etc 191

Pre-Release Training_ 193

 

 

Chapter 12: Spending Time on the Inside 196

Here is How They Teach You to Treat the Handicapped_ 196

Damn it’s Cold_ 197

Christmas on the Inside_ 199

Reopening Bennett Unit 203

Life Here_ 209

 

 

Chapter 13: Leaving This Place 222

Preparing to Leave FCI Morgantown_ 222

The Bus and Plane_ 224

Federal Transfer Center at Oklahoma City_ 226

Leaving Oklahoma City_ 230

Back to Court 232

 

 

Chapter 14: The Halfway House 235

Its Not Freedom, Yet 235

Direct Release to Home Confinement 236

Getting to the Halfway House_ 236

Life at the Halfway House_ 237

 

 

Chapter 15: Back to the Street 240

Supervised Release (Paper) 240

My Probation Officer 240

New Rules Here_ 241

Home Inspection and Searches 241

Moving to a New District 242

No Weapons 242

Drug Testing_ 243

Drinking Alcohol 244

Stay Away from Other Felons 244

Travel 244

Monthly Reports 246

Get a Job_ 247

Law Enforcement Contact 249

Getting Off Supervised Release Early_ 249

 

 

Chapter 16: Freedom_ 252

Well I’m Free Now_ 252

If You are Currently Free_ 252

If You Need Me_ 253

 

 
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