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Steve Thompson,Yahoo! Contributor Network Jan 27, 2008 The worst has happened: You've been arrested, either because you committed a crime, or because the police think you did. Either way, you're going to need a competent criminal defense attorney to represent you at trial. Of course, if you've n...

December 3, 2011 Denied: An unemployed African American man from the District who sought a pardon to improve his financial stability and better care for his son. He was recommended for denial because he lacked financial stability. The applicant was 19 at the time of his only conviction, for sell...

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments generally aren’t payable for months that you’re confined to a jail, prison, or certain other public institutions for committing a crime. You’re not automatically eligible for Social Security or SSI payment...

I am a former political prisoner of the United States Government. I have served time in both the California Department of Corrections and most recently the Federal Bureau of Prisons. I have a very thick FBI file. The Pentagon and CIA are not fond of me either.In the October 19, 2009 New Yorker, I...

Packs of Fish Catch On as Currency, Former Inmates Say; Officials Carp October 2, 2008   By JUSTIN SCHECK  Wall Street Journal When Larry Levine helped prepare divorce papers for a client a few years ago, he got paid in mackerel. Once the case ended, he...

By Ben Paynter January 31, 2011   Nothing makes you more powerful inside the joint than a strong grounding in currency arbitrage. Inmates in federal penitentiaries aren’t allowed to have actual money; family members can load up prison commissary accoun...

Surviving White-Collar Prison By Teddy Wayne  October 27, 2011 Introduction You’ve experienced a career setback. But there’s good news: You’ve been deemed not to pose a violent threat! This means you can take showers in relative peace. With the right preparation, you’ll be in a halfway house ...

by paapeseed in Life  -  January 25, 2012 I have to admit that knowing someone who is in prison has really changed my perspective on the legal system in general. It may come as no surprise, but police, courts, lawyers, jail, inmates, prison - it's not anything like it is on prime-time TV. Usua...

By Michael Santos Self-surrendering to federal prison is never easy, but I can help by providing some insight with regard to what a person can expect. I know a great deal about living in prison because I’ve been incarcerated continuously since 1987. I’ve been confined in four federal prison cam...