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September 2022

22: Who is this guy?
Ever wonder how you might be viewed in prison? Everyone can be helpful in their own way! See what dangerous impressions one can leave!
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21: Across the Courtyard
I was moved from quarantine into General Population at Milan prison.  This is the next installment of my journey as a Jan 6 defendant!
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20: Unlikely Social Justice Warrior
As a Jan 6er who was in prison, I learned a lot about Trump's First Step Act. Read this so you are armed when someone asks "what did Trump do for the…
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19: Hallway disciple
Ever wonder if you could share God's word? I didn't know I'd be called upon. I didn't know I'd be taught a gut-wrenching lesson. I knew I'd have my…
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August 2022

18: Step Inside
Wonder what it's like to walk into a prison?  Here's what it was for me, as a Jan 6er, with a 30 day sentence at low-security Milan FCI in Michigan.
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17: Long Road to Milan
Getting ready for 30 days at "Smilin' Milan". I got ready for an experience I thought I would never have. The latest installment of my journey from Jan…
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16: Drama club comes to court
Over two hours in a sentencing hearing for a petty misdemeanor plea. Lights, camera, action! The latest in my journey from Jan 6 to today. Please…
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15: Wait and see
Having taken a plea deal, I now had to prepare for sentencing.  What is a pre-sentence report?  The latest in my journey as a jan 6er.
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14: Power Plea
What are the various incentives of a plea deal? What is a defendant REALLY leaving behind? Find out here. I have started to understand how the system…
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13: Lonely Circle
Forced into the emptiness of a world gone mad, I share my next step in the journey - pretrial, awaiting for what's next. Sign up to get ongoing posts on…
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July 2022

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