Inmates in the Federal Prison Camp
Jul 1st, 2007 by Rickey
Inmates in a federal prison camp come from all walks of life, men who come from different races and ethnic cultures, men from all 50 states, and men who are sons, fathers and grandfathers.
They also come from every profession and skilled trade known, whether a truck driver, business owner, factory worker, accountant, defense lawyer and pastors, all men trying to earn a living for their families
The large majority of inmates whether drug related or white collar crime are innocent but most are victims of conspiracy, intimidation, threats to incarcerate family members and prejudice, all backed by no law or truth.
It grieves me to see so many families hurt and separated because of a failing justice system and the need to fill the prison for job security and meet prison quotas to stay open. How sad that we are now a nation who incarcerates more of our people than any other nation.
Inmates are no different than other men in our society. They still make friends, share meals together, help each other in time of need, play many team sports together, follow some religion and still want the American dream.
Yes, there are a handful of guys that deserve to be incarcerated but in a federal prison camp it’s a small minority.
Most of the men in a prison camp have families and they count the days of their release in order to provide for their families again. I know this to be a fact by all the families who visits and by all the pictures on every inmate’s locker. The strength of their family keeps them going and hope is there encouragement.
[...] a Native American Indian and now a former federal prison camp inmate it saddens me and my heart grieves to see this great land and nation founded on the principles of [...]
Who goes to federal camps and who goes to minimum federal prison?
Thanks
Good question, I have not done any research on this subject but based on my observation of being incarcerated for 2 years I have noticed that most all white collar crimes are placed in a camp. Others consisted of first time offenders of misdemeanor crimes such as violating probation, minimal possesion of drugs, and conspiracy (involved in a crime with others).
With the unfair justice system and guidlines so screwed up these days it’s really hard to pin point because it’s basically decided by the judges, prosecutors and BOP prison population as to which an inmates will serve in, camp or minimum.