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My Friend Needed a Bail Bondsman

By Editor / 03/20/2016 / 0 Comments

Working with a bail bondsman I had never known anyone in prison until my friend was accused of making a threat against his child’s school. He wanted them to take care of a situation with his child and got into a heated debate with the principal. Things got out of hand and the principal called the police and said he was making threats. He was arrested and called me for help. Being the good friend […]

Prison Experience as a Visitor and Inmate

By Editor / 02/15/2016 / 4 Comments

Visiting Prison from the Outside and Inside as a Visitor and Inmate Prison Perspective as a Visitor I went to visit a friend of mine in prison. I am a white guy and visited a black friend at a prison. It was weird because it seemed that the guards had a problem with a white guy visiting a black friend. So this was my first experience as a prison visitor (from the outside). I went to […]

Visiting Prison In 2016

By Editor / 01/03/2016 / 0 Comments

What Does Visiting Prison in 2016 Have in Store for You and Your Loved Ones? Well you made it to 2016. All the wonder of what this year has in store for you and your loved ones is still an unwritten book. We all have choices, even when visiting prison. There will be many things out of your control, however, you have the choice of how you will handle it. There are many things that you do have control over, so make sure […]

My Story: First Visit to Loved One In Prison

By Editor / 01/01/2016 / 2 Comments

The First Visit to Loved One In Prison: My Parents Son and My Brother We had no idea what to expect during our visit to our loved one in prison; my brother, their son. The first time my parents and I visited my brother in prison there was a wedding. It was Valentine’s Day, so on the outside that would be an appropriate time for a wedding. We saw families sitting together laughing and […]

A Creamy White Guy’s Prison Survival Guide or How I Bid My Time In Prison

By Editor / 12/15/2015 / 1 Comment

Note from Editor: The facility names have been changed to generic names. Prison Survival I am an Old Guy (OG). Actually I’m an old white (WOG?) who recently completed his first bid up-state in Prison#1 and had to learn prison survival. My stamp? DUI, interfering, resisting, FTA, and a little bit of weed. While my attorney haggled over these charges with the prosecutor I languished in Prison#1 for four months. Upon receiving my sentence I was sent “up […]

Correctional Officer Story

By Editor / 06/29/2015 / 0 Comments

My Background as a Correctional Officer I was a former female correctional officer for the state of California several years ago and worked in a level 3 and 4 male prisons throughout my six-year career. A level 3 prison is designated for the less violent offenders and level 4 prisons are designated for the most violent offenders who have life without the possibility of parole. I took the Sergeant’s exam for the state of California where I scored […]