Job Details in Federal Prison (Chapter 16)
Administrators assign prisoners to specific bunks. They also assign people to work on specific prison jobs. With few exceptions—like being in transit, […]
How Does Housing Differ by Security Levels in Federal Prison?(Chapter 15)
How Does Housing Differ by Security Levels in Federal Prison? As revealed in earlier modules, my experience of living in prison is […]
What Should I Know About Disciplinary Infractions In Federal Prison? (Chapter 13)
What Should I Know About Disciplinary Infractions In Federal Prison? The BOP considers all employees correctional officers first. Any staff member, including […]
What Should I Know About the Administrative Remedy Process? (Chapter 12)
What Should I Know About the Administrative Remedy Process? When going into the federal prison system, it’s prudent to enter with our […]
What Should I Know About Prison Staff Hierarchy? (Chapter 11)
What Should I know About Prison Staff Hierarchy? Navigating the bureaucracy of federal prison requires at least a cursory knowledge of the […]
What Should I Know About Prison Transfers? (Chapter 10)
What Should I Know About Prison Transfers? Based upon the number of minimum-security camps in the federal prison system, we estimate that […]
What Happens at the Sentencing Hearing and After? (Chapter 9)
What Happens at the Sentencing Hearing and After? In most cases, after a person enters a guilty plea, or after a jury […]
What Examples Can You Provide About Problems in the PSR? (Chapter 8)
In the previous chapter we discussed the structure of PSR reports. Probation officers prepare the PSR specifically for the sentencing judge. But […]
What Should I Know About the Pre-sentence Investigation Report (PSR)? (Chapter 7)
What Should I Know About the Pre-sentence Investigation Report? After a person pleads guilty or is found guilty, the presentence investigation report […]
What is a Sentence-Mitigation Plan? (Chapter 6)
What is a Sentence-Mitigation Plan? When is the right time think about a sentence-mitigation plan? Answering that question reminds me of an […]
First Step Act & Post-Conviction Proceedings (Chapter 5)
In the United States, we like to say that a person is presumed innocent until there has been a finding of guilt. […]