Well, this administration is almost on its way out the door. Normally I wouldn't care much because I was under the impression that I couldn't vote because I was a convicted felon. I recently registered when I was at the DMV. I received my confirmation in the mail but we'll see when I get to the polls. Does it really matter anyways though? All the candidates make the promises you want to hear but once they're in power it's a different story. McCain scares me and Barack seems charming and thoughtful but then again his view on firearms are a little worrisome. Check out http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/gunning_for_obama.html.
Ron Paul made the most sense on all of the issues that concern me, especially dealing with our current economic crisis and the "Bail Out Plan"-- Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv6rQ0U01Yc
That's it for today. Oh, and I've finally obtained a Director position in a local company. Not bad for an ex-felon huh? Downside- Commission only. Upside- I make my own hours and I answer to the CEO only. My recommendation to anyone getting released from jail or already on the streets, set up a DBA at your local bank and work for yourself or find a job where you can be self governing. After all, most of us are strong minded and resistant to authority. Why not use our resistance to authority in a positive way and become the AUTHORITY. Be positive, stay focused and live legit. Don't give the Feds or any other law enforcement agency a reason to take your freedom from you. Talk to ya soon...
JOE CONVICT
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
BACK AGAIN
Well, to anyone that cares "I'm back". Sorry for yet another "vacation" but you'd be surprised how difficult it is to stay on top of this. I say to myself, "just do it tomorrow" and tomorrow turns into next week and next week turned into a month. But I feel obligated to let whoever's reading this know the insidiousness of the various branches of the United States government, particularly the judicial and prison system that houses people, like cattle, for dollars.
I know I left off with some stats on the overpopulated prison system. I know I'm no professor when it comes to the socioeconomic factors or psychological issues involved in the imprisonment of human beings but when it comes to first hand knowledge of being behind the walls I can tell you unequivocally that rehabilitation is nill. But why would you want to rehab people when those same people create millions and millions of dollars for privatized corporations and the government alike? Would Colonel Sanders change his chicken recipe? Of course not, so why would the prison system look to fix what, in their eyes, isn't broken? They wouldn't. Sure, alot of inmates have the ability to become contributing, law abiding citizens but to do so would be the equivalent of phasing out the Big Mac. With the majority of inmates being low level, non-violent offenders the task of rehabilitation isn't unreasonable but the profit loss to the government and privatized companies would not only be unreasonable but unacceptable. No one goes into business to fail.
Writing for The Atlantic Monthly in December 1998, Eric Schlosser said that "The 'prison-industrial complex' is not only a set of interest groups and institutions; it is also a state of mind. The lure of big money is corrupting the nation's criminal-justice system, replacing notions of safety and public service with a drive for higher profits. The eagerness of elected officials to pass tough-on-crime legislation — combined with their unwillingness to disclose the external and social costs of these laws — has encouraged all sorts of financial improprieties."
Critical Resistance, a political interest group that seeks to abolish the prison industrial complex, states that, "The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a complicated system situated at the intersection of governmental and private interests that uses prisons as a solution to social, political, and economic problems. The PIC depends upon the oppressive systems of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It includes human rights violations, the death penalty, industry and labor issues, policing, courts, media, community powerlessness, the imprisonment of political prisoners, and the elimination of dissent."
Keep your eyes and ears open. The government is slowly taking certain freedoms and liberties away from not only prisoners but law abiding citizens alike. Untill next time...
JOE CONVICT
I know I left off with some stats on the overpopulated prison system. I know I'm no professor when it comes to the socioeconomic factors or psychological issues involved in the imprisonment of human beings but when it comes to first hand knowledge of being behind the walls I can tell you unequivocally that rehabilitation is nill. But why would you want to rehab people when those same people create millions and millions of dollars for privatized corporations and the government alike? Would Colonel Sanders change his chicken recipe? Of course not, so why would the prison system look to fix what, in their eyes, isn't broken? They wouldn't. Sure, alot of inmates have the ability to become contributing, law abiding citizens but to do so would be the equivalent of phasing out the Big Mac. With the majority of inmates being low level, non-violent offenders the task of rehabilitation isn't unreasonable but the profit loss to the government and privatized companies would not only be unreasonable but unacceptable. No one goes into business to fail.
Writing for The Atlantic Monthly in December 1998, Eric Schlosser said that "The 'prison-industrial complex' is not only a set of interest groups and institutions; it is also a state of mind. The lure of big money is corrupting the nation's criminal-justice system, replacing notions of safety and public service with a drive for higher profits. The eagerness of elected officials to pass tough-on-crime legislation — combined with their unwillingness to disclose the external and social costs of these laws — has encouraged all sorts of financial improprieties."
Critical Resistance, a political interest group that seeks to abolish the prison industrial complex, states that, "The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a complicated system situated at the intersection of governmental and private interests that uses prisons as a solution to social, political, and economic problems. The PIC depends upon the oppressive systems of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It includes human rights violations, the death penalty, industry and labor issues, policing, courts, media, community powerlessness, the imprisonment of political prisoners, and the elimination of dissent."
Keep your eyes and ears open. The government is slowly taking certain freedoms and liberties away from not only prisoners but law abiding citizens alike. Untill next time...
JOE CONVICT
Friday, May 9, 2008
Sorry for the hiatus...so many opportunities so little time.
It seems simple enough to add to this blog every day. Why not? I'm currently unemployed (I wonder why nobody will hire me? Hmmmm.) and living with my wife's family, yet some how there's still not enough time in the day. Between sifting through numerous employment opportunities such as Wendy's and McDonalds, and deciding what to wear when going to see my probation officer, the day quickly turns to night. I mean I'm up to my ears in paperwork and the calls for second interviews are mounting at a staggering rate.
If you can't tell I'm being facetious. Except for the 'not enough hours in the day'. That part's probably the same for civilians and ex-cons alike. Everyday is a hustle and sometimes it feels as if one may never pick up the pieces but what can you do? When a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas are the same you know times are rough. The mortgage meltdown and the current administrations ineptness at anything and everything makes it that much more difficult for everyone. You'd think the oxygen thieves in congress would come up with some plausible solutions or even implausible ones. That would be better received than the empty stare and dumbfounded grin that our Commander in Chief flashes at any and every chance that he gets.
Well, that's enough for me. Just a little rant on a rainy Friday. What else better to do than complain? How about complaining FOR a purpose?
Think about it.
JOE CONVICT
If you can't tell I'm being facetious. Except for the 'not enough hours in the day'. That part's probably the same for civilians and ex-cons alike. Everyday is a hustle and sometimes it feels as if one may never pick up the pieces but what can you do? When a gallon of milk and a gallon of gas are the same you know times are rough. The mortgage meltdown and the current administrations ineptness at anything and everything makes it that much more difficult for everyone. You'd think the oxygen thieves in congress would come up with some plausible solutions or even implausible ones. That would be better received than the empty stare and dumbfounded grin that our Commander in Chief flashes at any and every chance that he gets.
Well, that's enough for me. Just a little rant on a rainy Friday. What else better to do than complain? How about complaining FOR a purpose?
Think about it.
JOE CONVICT
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Money $$$ Made off Inmate Phones
So the official count from the FBOP website for the current inmate population is:
201,438
Each of those 201,438 inmates are given 300 minutes of phone time a month. Of course the inmates or the inmates families must pay to make these phone calls. The standard rate is .23 cents a minute or $69 a month. So lets make a conservative estimate and say that only one out of four inmates uses all 300 minutes, while the other three out of the four inmates use no phone minutes at all. This estimate is not realistic but more on the cautious side to show you the least amount generated, per month and yearly, off the phone systems alone by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
TOTAL Population= 201,438
1/4TH of the prison population= 50,359.5
TOTAL $ Generated by 1/4TH of prison population
MONTHLY- $3,474,805.50
YEARLY- $41,697,666
This money received obviously doesn't take into account the weekly commissary or the monthly fines imposed by the courts which generated much more than the aforementioned funds generated by the phone system.
Like I said, the Prison System is BIG BUSINESS!
JOE CONVICT
201,438
Each of those 201,438 inmates are given 300 minutes of phone time a month. Of course the inmates or the inmates families must pay to make these phone calls. The standard rate is .23 cents a minute or $69 a month. So lets make a conservative estimate and say that only one out of four inmates uses all 300 minutes, while the other three out of the four inmates use no phone minutes at all. This estimate is not realistic but more on the cautious side to show you the least amount generated, per month and yearly, off the phone systems alone by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
TOTAL Population= 201,438
1/4TH of the prison population= 50,359.5
TOTAL $ Generated by 1/4TH of prison population
MONTHLY- $3,474,805.50
YEARLY- $41,697,666
This money received obviously doesn't take into account the weekly commissary or the monthly fines imposed by the courts which generated much more than the aforementioned funds generated by the phone system.
Like I said, the Prison System is BIG BUSINESS!
JOE CONVICT
STATISTICS
Weekly Population Report
The weekly population report is generated every Thursday at 12:00 a.m.
Total Federal Inmates: 201,438
Report Breakdown: BOP Facilities / Privately-Managed Facilities / CCM Offices
BOP Facilities
Facility
State
Count
ALDERSON FPC
WV
1,107
ALLENWOOD LOW FCI
PA
1,403
ALLENWOOD MED FCI
PA
1,455
ALLENWOOD USP
PA
1,144
ASHLAND FCI
KY
1,219
ASHLAND-CAMP
KY
308
ATLANTA USP
GA
2,056
ATLANTA-CAMP
GA
479
ATWATER USP
CA
1,158
ATWATER-CAMP
CA
128
BASTROP FCI
TX
1,199
BASTROP-CAMP
TX
182
BEAUMONT LOW FCI
TX
1,841
BEAUMONT MED FCI
TX
1,767
BEAUMONT USP
TX
921
BEAUMONT USP-CAMP
TX
431
BECKLEY FCI
WV
1,709
BECKLEY-CAMP
WV
414
BENNETTSVILLE FCI
SC
1,706
BENNETTSVILE-CAMP
SC
136
BIG SANDY USP
KY
1,605
BIG SANDY-CAMP
KY
123
BIG SPRING FCI
TX
1,110
BIG SPRING-CAMP
TX
182
BROOKLYN MDC
NY
2,540
BRYAN FPC
TX
967
BUTNER FMC
NC
941
BUTNER LOW FCI
NC
1,234
BUTNER MED I FCI
NC
696
BUTNER-CAMP
NC
323
BUTNER MED II FCI
NC
1,215
CANAAN USP
PA
1,118
CANAAN-CAMP
PA
118
CARSWELL FMC
TX
1,563
CARSWELL-CAMP
TX
280
CHICAGO MCC
IL
706
COLEMAN I USP
FL
1,535
COLEMAN II USP
FL
1,600
COLEMAN LOW FCI
FL
1,935
COLEMAN MED FCI
FL
1,789
COLEMAN MED FCI-CAMP
FL
482
CUMBERLAND FCI
MD
1,207
CUMBERLAND-CAMP
MD
318
DANBURY FCI
CT
1,241
DANBURY-CAMP
CT
189
DEVENS FMC
MA
1,028
DEVENS-CAMP
MA
111
DUBLIN FCI
CA
1,115
DUBLIN-CAMP
CA
286
DULUTH FPC
MN
824
EDGEFIELD FCI
SC
1,709
EDGEFIELD-CAMP
SC
499
EL RENO FCI
OK
1,122
EL RENO-CAMP
OK
250
ELKTON FCI
OH
1,916
ELKTON-FSL
OH
559
ENGLEWOOD FCI
CO
1,002
ENGLEWOOD-CAMP
CO
77
ESTILL FCI
SC
1,147
ESTILL-CAMP
SC
280
FAIRTON FCI
NJ
1,409
FAIRTON-CAMP
NJ
108
FLORENCE ADMAX USP
CO
564
FLORENCE USP-CAMP
CO
344
FLORENCE FCI
CO
1,198
FLORENCE HIGH USP
CO
885
FORREST CITY FCI
AR
1,908
FORREST CITY FCI-CAMP
AR
310
FORREST CITY MED FCI
AR
1,656
FORT DIX FCI
NJ
2,977
FORT DIX-CAMP
NJ
415
FORT WORTH FCI
TX
1,786
GILMER FCI
WV
1,779
GILMER-CAMP
WV
127
GREENVILLE FCI
IL
1,194
GREENVILLE-CAMP
IL
304
GUAYNABO MDC
RQ
1,382
HAZELTON USP
WV
1,635
HAZELTON-CAMP
WV
122
HAZELTON-FEMALE
WV
689
HERLONG FCI
CA
921
HERLONG-CAMP
CA
124
HONOLULU FDC
HI
613
HOUSTON FDC
TX
929
JESUP FCI
GA
1,118
JESUP-CAMP
GA
156
JESUP-FSL
GA
591
LA TUNA FCI
TX
1,036
LA TUNA-CAMP
TX
262
LA TUNA-FSL (EL PASO)
TX
429
LEAVENWORTH USP
KS
1,825
LEAVENWORTH-CAMP
KS
351
LEE USP
VA
1,650
LEE USP-CAMP
VA
120
LEWISBURG USP
PA
1,477
LEWISBURG-CAMP
PA
542
LEXINGTON FMC
KY
1,412
LEXINGTON-CAMP
KY
279
LOMPOC FCI
CA
1,406
LOMPOC USP
CA
1,693
LOMPOC USP-CAMP
CA
521
LORETTO FCI
PA
1,293
LORETTO-CAMP
PA
137
LOS ANGELES MDC
CA
1,033
MANCHESTER FCI
KY
1,164
MANCHESTER-CAMP
KY
476
MARIANNA FCI
FL
1,230
MARIANNA-CAMP
FL
288
MARION USP
IL
887
MARION-CAMP
IL
297
MCCREARY USP
KY
853
MCCREARY-CAMP
KY
131
MCKEAN FCI
PA
1,230
MCKEAN-CAMP
PA
276
MEMPHIS FCI
TN
1,172
MEMPHIS-CAMP
TN
325
MIAMI FCI
FL
1,039
MIAMI FCI-CAMP
FL
396
MIAMI FDC
FL
1,567
MILAN FCI
MI
1,498
MONTGOMERY FPC
AL
858
MORGANTOWN FCI
WV
1,043
NEW YORK MCC
NY
761
OAKDALE FCI
LA
1,372
OAKDALE FDC
LA
663
OAKDALE FDC-CAMP
LA
141
OKLAHOMA CITY FTC
OK
1,565
OTISVILLE FCI
NY
1,105
OTISVILLE-CAMP
NY
109
OXFORD FCI
WI
1,045
OXFORD-CAMP
WI
162
PEKIN FCI
IL
1,179
PEKIN-CAMP
IL
317
PENSACOLA FPC
FL
689
PETERSBURG FCI
VA
1,262
PETERSBURG FCI-CAMP
VA
343
PETERSBURG MED FCI
VA
1,833
PHILADELPHIA FDC
PA
1,172
PHOENIX FCI
AZ
1,098
PHOENIX-CAMP
AZ
298
POLLOCK USP
LA
1,514
POLLOCK-CAMP
LA
134
RAY BROOK FCI
NY
1,211
ROCHESTER FMC
MN
851
SAFFORD FCI
AZ
766
SAN DIEGO MCC
CA
1,041
SANDSTONE FCI
MN
1,241
SCHUYLKILL FCI
PA
1,299
SCHUYLKILL-CAMP
PA
296
SEAGOVILLE FCI
TX
1,880
SEAGOVILLE-CAMP
TX
157
SEATAC FDC
WA
906
SHERIDAN FCI
OR
1,521
SHERIDAN-CAMP
OR
354
SPRINGFIELD USMCFP
MO
1,083
TALLADEGA FCI
AL
907
TALLADEGA-CAMP
AL
344
TALLAHASSEE FCI
FL
1,350
TERMINAL ISLAND FCI
CA
1,103
TERRE HAUTE FCI
IN
1,234
TERRE HAUTE FCI-CAMP
IN
405
TERRE HAUTE USP
IN
1,713
TEXARKANA FCI
TX
1,380
TEXARKANA-CAMP
TX
351
THREE RIVERS FCI
TX
1,136
THREE RIVERS-CAMP
TX
342
TUCSON FCI
AZ
768
TUCSON USP
AZ
891
TUCSON-CAMP
AZ
128
VICTORVILLE MED I FCI
CA
1,620
VICTORVILLE MED II FCI
CA
1,310
VICTORVILLE MED II-CAMP
CA
294
VICTORVILLE USP
CA
1,576
WASECA FCI
MN
1,087
WILLIAMSBURG FCI
SC
1,638
WILLIAMSBURG-CAMP
SC
136
YANKTON FPC
SD
816
YAZOO CITY FCI
MS
1,636
YAZOO-CAMP
MS
126
YAZOO CITY MED FCI
MS
1,460
BOP Facilities Count: 166,264
Privately-Managed Facilities
Facility
State
Count
BIG SPRING CI
TX
3,478
CALIFORNIA CITY CI
CA
2,639
CIBOLA COUNTY CI
NM
1,142
DALBY CI
TX
1,890
EDEN CI
TX
1,539
MCRAE CI
GA
1,730
MOSHANNON VALLEY CI
PA
1,488
NE OHIO CORR CTR CI
OH
1,371
PINE PRAIRIE CI
LA
606
REEVES CI
TX
2,187
REEVES DC
TX
1,351
RIVERS CI
NC
1,326
TAFT CI
CA
1,751
TAFT-CAMP
CA
537
Privately-Managed Facilities Count: 23,035
CCM Offices
Facility
Count
LONG-TERM BOARDERS
182
RRC'S
8,131
HOME CONFINEMENT
1,465
JAIL/SHORT-TERM DETENTION
2,187
CONTRACT JUVENILES
174
CCM Inmate Count: 12,139
Total Federal Inmates: 201,438
The weekly population report is generated every Thursday at 12:00 a.m.
Total Federal Inmates: 201,438
Report Breakdown: BOP Facilities / Privately-Managed Facilities / CCM Offices
BOP Facilities
Facility
State
Count
ALDERSON FPC
WV
1,107
ALLENWOOD LOW FCI
PA
1,403
ALLENWOOD MED FCI
PA
1,455
ALLENWOOD USP
PA
1,144
ASHLAND FCI
KY
1,219
ASHLAND-CAMP
KY
308
ATLANTA USP
GA
2,056
ATLANTA-CAMP
GA
479
ATWATER USP
CA
1,158
ATWATER-CAMP
CA
128
BASTROP FCI
TX
1,199
BASTROP-CAMP
TX
182
BEAUMONT LOW FCI
TX
1,841
BEAUMONT MED FCI
TX
1,767
BEAUMONT USP
TX
921
BEAUMONT USP-CAMP
TX
431
BECKLEY FCI
WV
1,709
BECKLEY-CAMP
WV
414
BENNETTSVILLE FCI
SC
1,706
BENNETTSVILE-CAMP
SC
136
BIG SANDY USP
KY
1,605
BIG SANDY-CAMP
KY
123
BIG SPRING FCI
TX
1,110
BIG SPRING-CAMP
TX
182
BROOKLYN MDC
NY
2,540
BRYAN FPC
TX
967
BUTNER FMC
NC
941
BUTNER LOW FCI
NC
1,234
BUTNER MED I FCI
NC
696
BUTNER-CAMP
NC
323
BUTNER MED II FCI
NC
1,215
CANAAN USP
PA
1,118
CANAAN-CAMP
PA
118
CARSWELL FMC
TX
1,563
CARSWELL-CAMP
TX
280
CHICAGO MCC
IL
706
COLEMAN I USP
FL
1,535
COLEMAN II USP
FL
1,600
COLEMAN LOW FCI
FL
1,935
COLEMAN MED FCI
FL
1,789
COLEMAN MED FCI-CAMP
FL
482
CUMBERLAND FCI
MD
1,207
CUMBERLAND-CAMP
MD
318
DANBURY FCI
CT
1,241
DANBURY-CAMP
CT
189
DEVENS FMC
MA
1,028
DEVENS-CAMP
MA
111
DUBLIN FCI
CA
1,115
DUBLIN-CAMP
CA
286
DULUTH FPC
MN
824
EDGEFIELD FCI
SC
1,709
EDGEFIELD-CAMP
SC
499
EL RENO FCI
OK
1,122
EL RENO-CAMP
OK
250
ELKTON FCI
OH
1,916
ELKTON-FSL
OH
559
ENGLEWOOD FCI
CO
1,002
ENGLEWOOD-CAMP
CO
77
ESTILL FCI
SC
1,147
ESTILL-CAMP
SC
280
FAIRTON FCI
NJ
1,409
FAIRTON-CAMP
NJ
108
FLORENCE ADMAX USP
CO
564
FLORENCE USP-CAMP
CO
344
FLORENCE FCI
CO
1,198
FLORENCE HIGH USP
CO
885
FORREST CITY FCI
AR
1,908
FORREST CITY FCI-CAMP
AR
310
FORREST CITY MED FCI
AR
1,656
FORT DIX FCI
NJ
2,977
FORT DIX-CAMP
NJ
415
FORT WORTH FCI
TX
1,786
GILMER FCI
WV
1,779
GILMER-CAMP
WV
127
GREENVILLE FCI
IL
1,194
GREENVILLE-CAMP
IL
304
GUAYNABO MDC
RQ
1,382
HAZELTON USP
WV
1,635
HAZELTON-CAMP
WV
122
HAZELTON-FEMALE
WV
689
HERLONG FCI
CA
921
HERLONG-CAMP
CA
124
HONOLULU FDC
HI
613
HOUSTON FDC
TX
929
JESUP FCI
GA
1,118
JESUP-CAMP
GA
156
JESUP-FSL
GA
591
LA TUNA FCI
TX
1,036
LA TUNA-CAMP
TX
262
LA TUNA-FSL (EL PASO)
TX
429
LEAVENWORTH USP
KS
1,825
LEAVENWORTH-CAMP
KS
351
LEE USP
VA
1,650
LEE USP-CAMP
VA
120
LEWISBURG USP
PA
1,477
LEWISBURG-CAMP
PA
542
LEXINGTON FMC
KY
1,412
LEXINGTON-CAMP
KY
279
LOMPOC FCI
CA
1,406
LOMPOC USP
CA
1,693
LOMPOC USP-CAMP
CA
521
LORETTO FCI
PA
1,293
LORETTO-CAMP
PA
137
LOS ANGELES MDC
CA
1,033
MANCHESTER FCI
KY
1,164
MANCHESTER-CAMP
KY
476
MARIANNA FCI
FL
1,230
MARIANNA-CAMP
FL
288
MARION USP
IL
887
MARION-CAMP
IL
297
MCCREARY USP
KY
853
MCCREARY-CAMP
KY
131
MCKEAN FCI
PA
1,230
MCKEAN-CAMP
PA
276
MEMPHIS FCI
TN
1,172
MEMPHIS-CAMP
TN
325
MIAMI FCI
FL
1,039
MIAMI FCI-CAMP
FL
396
MIAMI FDC
FL
1,567
MILAN FCI
MI
1,498
MONTGOMERY FPC
AL
858
MORGANTOWN FCI
WV
1,043
NEW YORK MCC
NY
761
OAKDALE FCI
LA
1,372
OAKDALE FDC
LA
663
OAKDALE FDC-CAMP
LA
141
OKLAHOMA CITY FTC
OK
1,565
OTISVILLE FCI
NY
1,105
OTISVILLE-CAMP
NY
109
OXFORD FCI
WI
1,045
OXFORD-CAMP
WI
162
PEKIN FCI
IL
1,179
PEKIN-CAMP
IL
317
PENSACOLA FPC
FL
689
PETERSBURG FCI
VA
1,262
PETERSBURG FCI-CAMP
VA
343
PETERSBURG MED FCI
VA
1,833
PHILADELPHIA FDC
PA
1,172
PHOENIX FCI
AZ
1,098
PHOENIX-CAMP
AZ
298
POLLOCK USP
LA
1,514
POLLOCK-CAMP
LA
134
RAY BROOK FCI
NY
1,211
ROCHESTER FMC
MN
851
SAFFORD FCI
AZ
766
SAN DIEGO MCC
CA
1,041
SANDSTONE FCI
MN
1,241
SCHUYLKILL FCI
PA
1,299
SCHUYLKILL-CAMP
PA
296
SEAGOVILLE FCI
TX
1,880
SEAGOVILLE-CAMP
TX
157
SEATAC FDC
WA
906
SHERIDAN FCI
OR
1,521
SHERIDAN-CAMP
OR
354
SPRINGFIELD USMCFP
MO
1,083
TALLADEGA FCI
AL
907
TALLADEGA-CAMP
AL
344
TALLAHASSEE FCI
FL
1,350
TERMINAL ISLAND FCI
CA
1,103
TERRE HAUTE FCI
IN
1,234
TERRE HAUTE FCI-CAMP
IN
405
TERRE HAUTE USP
IN
1,713
TEXARKANA FCI
TX
1,380
TEXARKANA-CAMP
TX
351
THREE RIVERS FCI
TX
1,136
THREE RIVERS-CAMP
TX
342
TUCSON FCI
AZ
768
TUCSON USP
AZ
891
TUCSON-CAMP
AZ
128
VICTORVILLE MED I FCI
CA
1,620
VICTORVILLE MED II FCI
CA
1,310
VICTORVILLE MED II-CAMP
CA
294
VICTORVILLE USP
CA
1,576
WASECA FCI
MN
1,087
WILLIAMSBURG FCI
SC
1,638
WILLIAMSBURG-CAMP
SC
136
YANKTON FPC
SD
816
YAZOO CITY FCI
MS
1,636
YAZOO-CAMP
MS
126
YAZOO CITY MED FCI
MS
1,460
BOP Facilities Count: 166,264
Privately-Managed Facilities
Facility
State
Count
BIG SPRING CI
TX
3,478
CALIFORNIA CITY CI
CA
2,639
CIBOLA COUNTY CI
NM
1,142
DALBY CI
TX
1,890
EDEN CI
TX
1,539
MCRAE CI
GA
1,730
MOSHANNON VALLEY CI
PA
1,488
NE OHIO CORR CTR CI
OH
1,371
PINE PRAIRIE CI
LA
606
REEVES CI
TX
2,187
REEVES DC
TX
1,351
RIVERS CI
NC
1,326
TAFT CI
CA
1,751
TAFT-CAMP
CA
537
Privately-Managed Facilities Count: 23,035
CCM Offices
Facility
Count
LONG-TERM BOARDERS
182
RRC'S
8,131
HOME CONFINEMENT
1,465
JAIL/SHORT-TERM DETENTION
2,187
CONTRACT JUVENILES
174
CCM Inmate Count: 12,139
Total Federal Inmates: 201,438
Friday, April 25, 2008
Best Website you'll ever pay for!
Go to http://www.whosarat.com/ to find out about confidential informants. It's a shame that people would be involved in criminal activities only to tell everything once they themselves get caught. If you're going to do the crime be man enough to sit in a 6 by 9 foot cell and live with the decisions you made. Don't take another man or woman away from their family and loved ones. Plus, who wants to walk around looking over their shoulder? And if that doesn't bother them, maybe the shame would deter them. You can't even walk around with your head high. At least do it for your kids. Who wants a RAT for a father or mother? Keeping your mouth shut is a badge of honor as far as I'm concerned. It's taking responsibility for your own actions. But if you or someone you know is cooperating with the government look at it this way---Over 80% are RATS. So like Michael Jackson said "You are not alone". If you can't take the heat stay out the kitchen and if you can't handle what the streets will do to you, stay on the porch.
JOE CONVICT
JOE CONVICT
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Brief Synopsis of U.S vs Booker!!!
Background of the case
On February 26, 2003, Booker was arrested after police officers found 92.5 grams of crack cocaine in his duffle bag. He later gave a written statement to the police admitting to selling an additional 566 grams of crack cocaine. In 2003, a jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin found Booker guilty of possessing with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(iii) provided for a statutory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison with a maximum sentence of life.
At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant: (1) distributed 566 grams over and above the 92.5 grams that the jury had to have found and (2) had obstructed justice. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the judges finding increased the defendant's base offense level from 32 to 36, U.S.S.G. §§ 2D1.1(c)(2), (4). The enhancement for the drug possession and obstruction of justice (U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1) made Booker's sentencing range of 30 years to life; the judge sentenced Booker to the minimum.
Booker appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit claiming the sentencing guidelines violated his Sixth Amendment rights as the judge was able to find facts, other than his criminal history, that determine the defendant’s sentencing range absent findings of the jury. The Seventh Circuit affirmed Booker's conviction but found the application of the Guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment as interpreted in Blakely, reversing Booker's sentence. The Government appealed the 7th Circuit's ruling to the Supreme Court.
These severely imposed sentences are rather ubiquitous in the Federal Courts of Law.
Now, lets check out the Range of sentences imposed upon CHILD MOLESTERS and sexual predators...
GRAYDON EARL COMSTOCK JR.: Finished serving a three-year term in federal prison in November for receiving child pornography and forfeiture. Convicted of other sex crimes in Kansas.
THOMAS MATHERLY: Finished serving a three- to four-year federal prison sentence in November for his guilty plea on one count of possessing child pornography.
MARKIS REVLAND: Completed his five-year prison term in November for possession of child pornography.
MARVIN VIGIL: Pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor, serving an eight year prison term.
JOE CONVICT
On February 26, 2003, Booker was arrested after police officers found 92.5 grams of crack cocaine in his duffle bag. He later gave a written statement to the police admitting to selling an additional 566 grams of crack cocaine. In 2003, a jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin found Booker guilty of possessing with intent to distribute at least 50 grams of cocaine base. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(iii) provided for a statutory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison with a maximum sentence of life.
At sentencing, the judge found by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant: (1) distributed 566 grams over and above the 92.5 grams that the jury had to have found and (2) had obstructed justice. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the judges finding increased the defendant's base offense level from 32 to 36, U.S.S.G. §§ 2D1.1(c)(2), (4). The enhancement for the drug possession and obstruction of justice (U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1) made Booker's sentencing range of 30 years to life; the judge sentenced Booker to the minimum.
Booker appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit claiming the sentencing guidelines violated his Sixth Amendment rights as the judge was able to find facts, other than his criminal history, that determine the defendant’s sentencing range absent findings of the jury. The Seventh Circuit affirmed Booker's conviction but found the application of the Guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment as interpreted in Blakely, reversing Booker's sentence. The Government appealed the 7th Circuit's ruling to the Supreme Court.
These severely imposed sentences are rather ubiquitous in the Federal Courts of Law.
Now, lets check out the Range of sentences imposed upon CHILD MOLESTERS and sexual predators...
GRAYDON EARL COMSTOCK JR.: Finished serving a three-year term in federal prison in November for receiving child pornography and forfeiture. Convicted of other sex crimes in Kansas.
THOMAS MATHERLY: Finished serving a three- to four-year federal prison sentence in November for his guilty plea on one count of possessing child pornography.
MARKIS REVLAND: Completed his five-year prison term in November for possession of child pornography.
MARVIN VIGIL: Pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor, serving an eight year prison term.
JOE CONVICT
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