Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around The Block

This week's episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan open the episode by answering questions sent in from Facebook. One of the big topics they go over is the sentencing process of inmates and how it may change in the future. While Bruce and Susan acknowledge some of the flaws in the system, they do point to the silver lining of things moving in the right dire...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan begin the episode discussing November and the sentencing guidelines before they dive into the bulk of the episode topics. For more information about the sentencing guidelines, email or call Bruce and Susan, and check out the Facebook federal prisons account. After spending time exploring the previous topic, Bru...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan open the episode discussing the disciplinary process of the BOP and how to navigate through it. Susan helps explain how it works and dispels any misunderstandings of the processing. Bruce and Susan review specific case examples related to the disciplinary process, illustrating how the Federal Prison System hand...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan talk about one of the main pillars of the Federal Prisons System, the Second Chance Act. This Act has a lot of details and misunderstandings, so Bruce and Susan spend much of the episode clarifying what the Second Chance Act is and what it does for inmates. About halfway through the program, Susan explores acti...

This week's episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan begin by discussing a new ruling that came out, which lays out new worksheets and guidelines for the FSA time credits and halfway housing. Task Force updates were provided as well. Though there are many new and potentially positive changes, Bruce does bring up the "dark side" of the system. Towards the mid-...

In this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan open with a major announcement regarding the FTC. Also, Susan helps clarify potential identity theft scammers and explains what to look for to help protect yourself and your family. Next on the show, Bruce and Susan answer questions sent in by our listeners and provide detailed, helpful responses. Towards the l...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan discuss the concept of "stacking" and how it works within the FSA and SCA. By examining the details of the laws in place, Bruce and Susan highlight some of the flaws that have arisen from the FCA laws. Throughout the episode, they explore the problems and also offer some potential solutions to make the process...

This week's episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan immediately jump into action, discussing new laws and rulings passed in the past couple of weeks. However, they provide clarification on what the laws mean and how they are implemented for inmates and their families. One new change Susan discusses is the FSA Conditional Calculator, which deals with time cre...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan open the episode by discussing many questions sent in by listeners and help explain the complex process of the federal prison system. During this portion of the episode, Susan explains the purpose of time credits and halfway housing. This will hopefully help inmates and their families view the system through th...

In this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan discuss an article that claims some false information. Clemency is the main topic of this episode. Susan and Bruce explore the best way to receive clemency and how to help your case. About halfway through the program, Susan goes over how many housing resources are used and how the 1st step Act has impacted half...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan explore the administrative remedy process. Both help clients learn the process and help them in their prison system journey. They also start the episode discussing the success of their 2nd edition book about Federal time credits and the prison system. After talking about their book, Susan discusses a case she h...

On this Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block episode, Bruce and Susan open by wishing everyone a happy Mother’s Day and discussing their books and the new additions available. This leads to exploring how other books don’t quite have the information Bruce and Susan write about, and how they tried to have the most up-to-date information. Towards the halfway point, Susan and Bruce spen...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan open the episode discussing a unique case that isn’t very common and explore how the inmate progressed through the prison system. Towards the halfway point, Susan explains the statutes of the Federal prison system and the corresponding law regarding those charges. Next, Bruce and Susan clear up some confusion t...

On this Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block episode, Bruce and Susan open the episode discussing the new Director being introduced for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Both share their thoughts and opinions on the latest change and the new start. Susan discusses ways the Bureau might improve and find a healthy and efficient middle ground for some instances. This episode is very infor...

On this Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block episode, Bruce and Susan start the show with a couple of announcements before moving into the recent Federal Bureau of Prisons development, where they now have a new Director. Susan explains the significance of this change and how it should benefit everyone involved. She said that the Bureau manages many inmates and tries to humanize the...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan this week have a special guest, Dory Sater. Dory is a former inmate and has experience going through the prison system. He shared how he navigated the system to be released early via First Step Act credits. He shares what that process was like for him and his family. In the past, he was a lawyer for almost 25 y...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan discuss the Federal Time Credit Worksheet and answer a fan's questions. They opened the show by answering a question from social media asking about why time in holdover status is not counted toward programming days. Then, they do a deep dive into the Time Credit Worksheet into the information found in this docu...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan explore the system of RDAP and answer a fan's question. They explain halfway housing and specify receiving time credits for their sentence. This diverges into how laws are created, how things can be overly complex, and how the process of Congress needs improvement. One area Susan seeks to clarify is trauma and...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan begin by reviewing some of the topics from the previous episode and answering questions from the fans on YouTube. If you have any questions about an earlier episode, feel free to send questions to be answered on the show. After answering the fan questions, Bruce and Susan transition and discuss substance use ca...

On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan explore the topics of the First Step Act and the Second Chance Act. Bruce opens the floor to Susan so she can help explain the differences and clear up any confusion. This goes on for most of the show, but it is extensive and transparent on how the system is set up. Different court cases are brought up, and Bru...

This is the first episode of the new show "Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block." The two hosts are returning host Bruce Cameron and previous guest Susan Giddings. Both open the episode discussing the paths they have taken to reach their point in their present-day federal Prisons career. Susan expands upon her time in Washington D.C. and how that has helped her in her work in Texas...

This episode of the Concierge Coaches Show features Bruce and special guest Brent Elam. Brent is a life coach; he is originally from California and, in 2006, moved to Texas and eventually started his coaching practice. Brent had a journey of addiction transformed into sobriety and uses his experience to help those he coaches go through their own transformation. Much of the discussion between Bruce...

This episode of the Concierge Coaches Show features Bruce and returning guest Drew Taunton. Drew is a Certified Life Coach who has worked with Bruce for almost 3 years. Drew returns to share his progress since his last check-in and aims to share his insights into what he learned in 2024. Bruce and Drew dive deep into his coaching career and Drew’s first semester at Dallas Baptist University. The d...

This episode of the Concierge Coaches Show features Bruce and returning guest Susan Giddings. She and Bruce are prison consultants and have written a book titled "Unlocking Federal Time Credits: A Guide for Attorneys, Inmates, and Families", about the federal prison system. Immediately Susan and Bruce go over the new prison system's decision to deactivate prison camps. Susan helps explain in detai...

This week on the Concierge Coaches Show, Wayne has a special guest, Dave Bryant, who authored the books "The Confessions of a Door-to-Door Salesman" and "Welcome to Success." Wayne and Dave discuss the importance of growth and having impactful mentors and leaders to invest in. Dave shares his story about rising sales and how he started at ten and soon began working at a profitable company. He expl...