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Build them before anyone asks: treatment records if drinking or drugs are part of your history, a job offer from someone other than you or your family, a release plan, and weekly entries. I think of it like life insurance.
Insurance I hope I never use
I carry a lot of life insurance for my wife and children. I hope I never need it. If something happens, it's there.
That's how I think about preparing for prison.
Maybe the drug coordinator admits you on your PSR. Maybe your probation officer lets you work for your own company from the halfway house. Maybe your case manager gives you the full twelve months. I can't predict any of it.
I've watched the other version enough times. In Part 17, I'll tell you about the self-employed men who ended up at KFC.
The insurance is a record you build before anyone asks for it:
An assessment and treatment records, if drinking or drugs are part of your history.
A job offer from an employer who isn't you or your family.
A release plan your case manager can put in your central file.
Entries, book reports, and a Prison Professors profile that show what you did each week.
I surrendered in 2008 with none of it. I built most of it at Taft, with Michael's help, one handwritten page at a time.
Everyone who builds it is grateful they did.
Our team interviews you, writes from your words, and puts that record in front of the people who decide: the case manager, the probation officer, the judge.
Let's talk about what your policy should cover.
Schedule a free call with our team.
Questions people ask
Why does the job offer need to come from someone else?
Probation may not approve work for your own company or a family member. An outside offer is your backup.
When should I start building these records?
Before you surrender. I built most of mine at Taft, one handwritten page at a time.
Read next: Part 15: Sentenced Above the Guidelines? What Tracy Did Next
Written by
Justin Paperny
Founder White Collar Advice
