by Justin Paperny | Nov 9, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
Administrators assign prisoners to specific bunks. They also assign people to work on specific prison jobs. With few exceptions—like being in transit, in segregation, in an A&O program, or medically unassigned—all people in federal prison have job assignments,...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 8, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
How Does Housing Differ by Security Levels in Federal Prison? As revealed in earlier modules, my experience of living in prison is limited to the time that I served at the Taft Federal Prison Camp. My friend, partner, and co-author, Michael Santos, however, taught me...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 6, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
What Should I Know About Disciplinary Infractions In Federal Prison? The BOP considers all employees correctional officers first. Any staff member, including secretaries, cooks, chaplains, and landscapers have the authority to write disciplinary infractions. In...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 5, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
What Should I Know About the Administrative Remedy Process? When going into the federal prison system, it’s prudent to enter with our eyes wide open. We’d like to think that everything will proceed well. In reality, we’re entering a system where things don’t always go...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 4, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
What Should I know About Prison Staff Hierarchy? Navigating the bureaucracy of federal prison requires at least a cursory knowledge of the key players and their roles. This section provides a basic overview to consider for those going inside. Bureaucratic Structure:...
by Justin Paperny | Nov 3, 2020 | 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny, Prepare |
What Should I Know About Prison Transfers? Based upon the number of minimum-security camps in the federal prison system, we estimate that less than 20% of the federal prison population gets the privilege of voluntarily surrendering. Being able to surrender to federal...