Comments on: Legal Work and Appeals in the Federal Prison Camp http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/legal-work-appeal/123-legal-work-and-appeals-in-the-federal-prison-camp Conversation with a Former Federal Prison Camp Inmate Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rickey http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/legal-work-appeal/123-legal-work-and-appeals-in-the-federal-prison-camp#comment-1495 Rickey Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:56:30 +0000 http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/?p=123#comment-1495 Gail, Warden's are the governing authorithy in the prison and there are certian rules they follow and rules they put in place. Make sure you consider the consequences if you choose to challenge a warden, for you and especially your fiancee. Remember also that the information you are getting has no facts to back them up, only rumors. My opinion, have your fiancee talk with the prison chaplin to see if marriages are allowed in this prison, if so, then let the chaplin guide and lead your fiancee into the procedures and paper work needed. There are a lot of things that make no sense in the prison system but people still have to deal with what's in place and being in the officials good favor is better than being against them. Gail,
Warden’s are the governing authorithy in the prison and there are certian rules they follow and rules they put in place. Make sure you consider the consequences if you choose to challenge a warden, for you and especially your fiancee. Remember also that the information you are getting has no facts to back them up, only rumors.
My opinion, have your fiancee talk with the prison chaplin to see if marriages are allowed in this prison, if so, then let the chaplin guide and lead your fiancee into the procedures and paper work needed.
There are a lot of things that make no sense in the prison system but people still have to deal with what’s in place and being in the officials good favor is better than being against them.

]]> By: gail http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/legal-work-appeal/123-legal-work-and-appeals-in-the-federal-prison-camp#comment-1494 gail Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:16:23 +0000 http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/?p=123#comment-1494 My Fiancee is in a camp in S.C. can he or i prisoner sue a warden for denying him his constitutional right to be married. He was never notified in writing by the warden but told orally by another prison official. When he wrote and asked the warden about it none of the reasons she gave were related to the 3 valid reasons related to the interests of the institution or to the public? He self surrendered for a non violent crime ( which he's not guilty of) has been a model prisoner even teaching classes there. He's already been through the process for appealing and keep being denied. It makes absolutely No sense. We have reason to believe it's because we are an interracial couple and there is already a lot of rumors going around that the warden is prejudiced. It's the only explaination we can think of? Thank you and i'm enjoying you site. Gail My Fiancee is in a camp in S.C. can he or i prisoner sue a warden for denying him his constitutional right to be married. He was never notified in writing by the warden but told orally by another prison official. When he wrote and asked the warden about it none of the reasons she gave were related to the 3 valid reasons related to the interests of the institution or to the public? He self surrendered for a non violent crime ( which he’s not guilty of) has been a model prisoner even teaching classes there. He’s already been through the process for appealing and keep being denied. It makes absolutely No sense. We have reason to believe it’s because we are an interracial couple and there is already a lot of rumors going around that the warden is prejudiced. It’s the only explaination we can think of? Thank you and i’m enjoying you site.

Gail

]]> By: Rickey http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/legal-work-appeal/123-legal-work-and-appeals-in-the-federal-prison-camp#comment-1082 Rickey Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:12:04 +0000 http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/?p=123#comment-1082 People with high level education are usually assigned work in the education department or clerk type positions. The law library is just one position that is available but not a mandatory one for ex-lawyers. Eventually the inmates will find out somehow that you were once a lawyer and they may ask your opinion on law matters. Just be honest with them by saying you never practice criminal law. Only give brief answers to inmates question and don't volunteer any information because some will still ask for your opinion about law. Yes, a camp but if space is not available to a camp close by your home they will send you to the next closest one with possible transfer later. Yes, you can get art supplies, takes some extra paper work and order forms to fill out but worth it. I ordered a sketch pad, colored pencils and a calligraphy pen and I considered it an easy process. Art and creating things for children is one thing I saw a lot of inmates do. People with high level education are usually assigned work in the education department or clerk type positions. The law library is just one position that is available but not a mandatory one for ex-lawyers.
Eventually the inmates will find out somehow that you were once a lawyer and they may ask your opinion on law matters. Just be honest with them by saying you never practice criminal law. Only give brief answers to inmates question and don’t volunteer any information because some will still ask for your opinion about law.
Yes, a camp but if space is not available to a camp close by your home they will send you to the next closest one with possible transfer later.
Yes, you can get art supplies, takes some extra paper work and order forms to fill out but worth it. I ordered a sketch pad, colored pencils and a calligraphy pen and I considered it an easy process. Art and creating things for children is one thing I saw a lot of inmates do.

]]> By: Disbarred http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/legal-work-appeal/123-legal-work-and-appeals-in-the-federal-prison-camp#comment-1081 Disbarred Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:34:09 +0000 http://www.formerprisoninmate.com/?p=123#comment-1081 Rickey, I'm an ex-lawyer getting ready to report for a 25 month sentence for mortgage fraud conspiracy. Thanks for having the site -- it's answered a ton of my questions and eased a lot of anxiety. I have a couple of questions I didn't see answered in your posts. Are ex-lawyers pretty much automatically assigned to the law library? I have no criminal law experience and don't necessarily want to be put in the position of having to help someone on their case and not know what I'm doing. Should I try to hide that I'm an ex-lawyer from the other inmates for that reason? Also, with 25 months, am I pretty assured of getting assigned to the camp instead of Low Security if there's room? Also, I'd like to make things for my kids while I'm in. What kind of art supplies can be ordered, and is wood working or sculpturing a possibility? Thanks for all the information. Rickey,
I’m an ex-lawyer getting ready to report for a 25 month sentence for mortgage fraud conspiracy. Thanks for having the site — it’s answered a ton of my questions and eased a lot of anxiety.

I have a couple of questions I didn’t see answered in your posts. Are ex-lawyers pretty much automatically assigned to the law library? I have no criminal law experience and don’t necessarily want to be put in the position of having to help someone on their case and not know what I’m doing. Should I try to hide that I’m an ex-lawyer from the other inmates for that reason?

Also, with 25 months, am I pretty assured of getting assigned to the camp instead of Low Security if there’s room?

Also, I’d like to make things for my kids while I’m in. What kind of art supplies can be ordered, and is wood working or sculpturing a possibility?

Thanks for all the information.

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