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by E. Dantes (Author)
Let Me Help You Survive & ThriveFive years ago, I started to panic. I was three months away from standing in front of a judge in federal court to be sentenced. I was in a panic because it was quite clear - I was going to prison. What would happen to me behind those prison walls? Would I survive?It wasn't until I was inside prison that I realized how important the information in this book would be to men and women about to enter the Federal Bureau of Prisons. I spent five years in federal prison, and following the advice in this book; I was not only able to survive, but thrive by making productive use of my time. So much so that it flew by!What you can expect to learn from this book: Part 1: Beginnings
- Things you can do right now, before coming to prison, to prepare yourself
- Important things you need to do in the first 24 hours
- What the living conditions are like
- Important points about prison etiquette
- Settling in
- Walk through a typical day in the B.O.P.
- The different options you have available to you for spending your time constructively
- Meals, communication, and the inside economy
- Preparing yourself to be released from prison
- Your halfway house options
- The halfway house accountability system
- Dealing with your criminal background when searching for a job
- You are provided with a number of resources for all three phases of your incarceration: pre-trial, prison, and halfway house
- plus bonus chapter for those individuals who are entering prison as a Sex Offender.