Surviving Federal Prison

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(Taken at FCI Ashland KY)

 

Have you ever wondered about any of these things?

What about the "new mail" system coming into effect right now through the begining of 2009?

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?

Plus:
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?


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: Federal Prison Rumors 23

Inmate.Com_ 23

The Second Chance Act of 2007_ 23

Special Prisons Just for Snitches 24

Special Treatment for White-Collar Offenders 26

Trading Military Time for Prison Time_ 26

No Community Service_ 27

The Federal Parole Bill or Early Release at 65% Served_ 27

Social Security Checks for Being in Prison_ 28

There are a Lot of People to Separate You From Your Money_ 30

 

Chapter 3: Getting In_ 33

What to Expect Mentally_ 33

Self Reporting_ 35

Preparing To Enter Prison_ 37

What to Bring With You_ 38

S&M- Shackles and Manacles; Getting cuffed_ 40

Strip Searches 42

Keep in Touch When Traveling_ 42

Diesel Therapy_ 43

Misconduct, Waste, Fraud, and Abuse_ 44

 

Chapter 4: First Few Days 45

Blend in_ 45

Hey New Guy_ 45

Classes of Inmates 46

You MUST Respect Others and Their Property_ 48

Admission and Orientation_ 49

 

Chapter 5: The People Here 52

The Warden_ 52

The COs 52

Counselors and Team_ 55

Forget Suggestions 56

Other Inmates 56

Snitches 59

Lazy People_ 60

Duke, George, Jim, Alaska, and the Luge_ 63

Do They Know Who You Are??_ 67

 

Chapter 6: Procedures Here in Federal Prison_ 68

Follow the Rules 68

No Smoking_ 70

Counts, Accountability, and Signouts 71

Census Counts 72

Out of Bounds 72

Compound Closed_ 74

Shots, Copouts, and the BPs 75

The SHU_ 77

The PA System_ 78

Call Outs 79

Searches and Shakedowns 80

Inmate Financial Responsibility Program_ 82

Restitution and Child Support 88

 

 

Chapter 7: Communications with the Outside World_ 91

In Case of Emergency_ 91

Getting Visited_ 91

Telephone Calls 95

The Mail 100

Computers, Email, and Internet Access 104

 

Chapter 8: Your Life Here 107

Carry Your ID Card_ 107

Making Your Bunk and Getting a Room_ 107

Food and Dining_ 112

Cooking in Your Unit 121

Your Inmate Trust Account 123

The Commissary_ 126

How to Spend Double in the First 30 Days 131

Health and Comfort Items 132

Vending Machines 133

Medical Care and Prescription Medication_ 134

Vision and Dental Care_ 139

Bathrooms and Showers 140

Washing Your Clothes 141

Clothing_ 143

Toilet Paper Exchange_ 146

Recycle Bins 146

Gone Deaf Yet?_ 147

Need a Haircut?_ 147

 

Chapter 9: Work, RDAP, Recreation, Education, and Religion_ 149

Your Job_ 149

UNICOR_ 154

Economic System in Prison_ 155

Residential Drug Rehab Program_ 159

Recreation and Education_ 163

Watching TV and Radios 166

Movies, the Library, and Typing_ 168

Books and Photos 171

Religion_ 173

 

Chapter 10: Things You Shouldn’t Do_ 175

Sex in Prison_ 175

Prison Tattoos 176

Contraband_ 176

Stealing Food from the Kitchen_ 182

Stealing from Fellow Inmates 185

If You Used to be a Real Lawyer, Cop, Politician, or a Celebrity_ 187

 

Chapter 11: Thinking of Getting Out?_ 191

Release for Non-Federal Legal Cases 191

Furloughs and Compassionate Release_ 191

Getting Out Early, Transfers, Etc 194

Pre-Release Training_ 196

 

Chapter 12: Spending Time on the Inside 199

Here is How They Teach You to Treat the Handicapped_ 199

Damn it’s Cold_ 200

Christmas on the Inside_ 202

Reopening Bennett Unit 206

Life Here_ 212

 

Chapter 13: Freedom_ 225

You May Be Out but It’s Not Over Yet 225

If You Need Me_ 225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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