Prison Professors

While reading Prison: My 8,344th Day—Section 7, I am reminded of the import lessons that Abraham Maslow taught me. Solve little problems.   https://prisonprofessors.com/8344th-day-section-7/

While in prison, we make decisions every day that influence our prospects for inner peace or despair. In Section 6 of Prison! My 8,344 th Day, I discuss the thoughts that carry me through morning exercise.   https://prisonprofessors.com/8344th-day-section-6/

The harder we work, the luckier we become. Section 5 of Prison! My 8,344 th Day shows a strategy to build strength through the adversity of imprisonment.

Finding the right role models gave me the strength to climb through a quarter-century in prison. In Section 4 of Prison! My 8,344 th Day, I pay respect to Mandela, Frankl, and Solzhenitsyn.   https://prisonprofessors.com/8344th-day-section-4/

Learn more about the policies that authorize people in federal prison to write for publication: https://prisonprofessors.com/publishing-from-prison/  

For an example of institutionalization, listen to Section 3 of Prison: My 8,344th Day. It show how I pushed through a typical day during my 23 year of confinement.   https://prisonprofessors.com/8344th-day-section-3/

Begin preparations for success early in the morning, whether in prison or out. This strategy got me through 26 years of confinement and it can help others, too. Section 2 of audio book.   https://prisonprofessors.com/8344th-day-section-2/  

Reading Prison: My 8,344th Day—Typical Day in an Ongoing Journey. To follow along, visit our website: https://prisonprofessors.com/8344th-day-section-1/

Last evening, a physician preparing to surrender to federal prison for 37 months asked me: Are there weights at Fort Dix Federal Prison? How good is the food? How thick is the mattress? I share thoughts in our new podcast.  

Most defendants want to get out of federal prison as early as possible. Makes sense, right? Yet, in our experience, not every federal defendant is willing to put in the work to get out of federal prison as early as possible. There are a number of reasons defendants may not be willing to put in the work. If you are willing to do the work, then this video I filmed with Sam Mangel is for you! In this...

Experience tells us finding a civil or criminal defense lawyer is easy--finding the right lawyer is another matter! Mike Berlon and I want to help! In this video, Mike and I offer advice to people who need help in hiring the right lawyer, right now. Further, if you have already hired a civil or criminal lawyer, you will learn strategies to hold your lawyer accountable.

Paul Bertrand spent many years in charge of mental health support for the FBI. His role included suicide intervention and suicide prevention training. In this podcast, we discuss the importance of confronting a criminal prosecution head on. 

As you likely know, former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani's trial has begun in Northern California in front of Judge Edward Davila. Balwani's defense, I think, is somewhat predictable. He will blame Holmes (as she blamed him), and reinforce that he was manipulated by her and she was the real mastermind who had no previous business experience. Regardless of what his lawyers say, the odds are against Mr...

It is really quite simple: If you're involved in a government investigation, you must not make things worse than they already are. This video will help you understand why.   

Most defendants want to get out of federal prison as early as possible. Makes sense, right? Yet, in our experience, not every federal defendant is willing to put in the work to get out of federal prison as early as possible. There are a number of reasons defendants may not be willing to put in the work. Some of these reasons include: 1: laziness 2: belief that nothing they do matters anyway, so wh...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to target business owners receiving US government Covid-19 economic stimulus loans. At this time, there are thousands of open criminal investigations and prosecutions based on loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Congress has flagged billions of dollars in PPP loans as suspicious. As a result, the DOJ continues to hire dozens of prose...

During his first State of the Union address to Congress, President Joe Biden emphatically declared that the "watchdogs are back."  The President chided the previous administration claiming that it undermined the watchdog role across the federal government, which led to significant fraud and corruption.  President Biden is making the crackdown on cheating and waste a top priority. Specifically targ...

Attorneys may be great analytical thinkers, but that doesn't make them good listeners. Sam speaks about attorney and the prison advice they offered.   https://prisonprofessors.com/attorneys-and-prison-advice/    

Prepare for best experiences before sentencing, and after, by documenting your journey, as we describe in today's video. https://prisonprofessors.com/write-and-document-journey/

Richard Mireles' story inspires. He transformed his life while serving a life sentence. Within three years of his release, he raised more than $28 million dollars to formerly incarcerated people.#Prisonreform. https://prisonprofessors.com/life-sentence-to-millions-in-grants/

At 3:35 pm on Friday, May 5th, 2006, I contemplated suicide. Why? I had just failed a lie detector test. (I spent hours before the exam learning techniques to try to cheat the exam). After I failed the test, my lawyer told me I should plan to serve five years in prison for securities fraud and obstruction of justice.  Many white-collar criminal defendants, like me, experience mental health challen...