by Justin Paperny | Oct 17, 2016 | 1: Life Before Federal Prison, 2: Life In Federal Prison, Justin Paperny |
Alan, a veteran and white collar defendant, called to tell me he thought I was a highly qualified, “Federal Sentence Reduction Specialist.” When I heard that term, I told him I loved it! In my career, I have been a called a number of things (I will only...
by Justin Paperny | May 29, 2016 | Justin Paperny |
Well, we have made it! Our final class in our Federal Prison Gone Bad series. For those of you who jumped in late, that is okay. I suggest hoping over to the blog at White Collar Advice to get any classes you missed. By now we know that to thrive through imprisonment,...
by Justin Paperny | May 16, 2016 | Justin Paperny |
Through my work in preparing white-collar defendants for life in federal prison I am constantly reminded of the two-tiered system of justice that exists. For clarity I am of the opinion that we send too many people to federal prison. I do believe, however, that if we...
by Justin Paperny | Apr 7, 2016 | Justin Paperny |
While visiting with my closest friend, Brad Fullmer, in federal prison I would remind him how much I admired his work ethic as a professional baseball player. Indeed, as I wrote in Lessons From Prison, Brad pursued excellence on a daily basis. “I also...
by Justin Paperny | Mar 9, 2016 | Justin Paperny |
March 9, 2016 On Monday, I contributed to a pretrial services class at the courthouse in Los Angeles. I presented with the warden from Lompoc Prison. Before I spoke, I asked the warden to share his thoughts on how prisoners could get more time in the halfway house. I...
