Author: Portia Louder

Goodbye Annie

Saying Goodbye to My First Roommate – Annie This morning Karin and I walked our roommate Ann to the front gate to say goodbye.  Ann is a simple, sweet girl

Bullies

Bullying in Prison is Hard for Me to Tolerate Some things go on in Federal Prison that is hard for me to tolerate; the bullying and the gang mentality is

Missing Lake Powell

Favorite Place on Earth … Lake Powell The last 2 weeks have been challenging for me. Chad and the kids went to Lake Powell with some incredible friends of ours

What I Miss Most

Meeting Courtney and Things I Miss the Most in Prison It’s been a pretty good week.  I finally received my garments and I’m so grateful to have them.   I

Memorial Day Prison

Memorial Day, Remembering Dad My first Memorial Day in Federal Prison, like most days, started at 4:00 am.  My boss came back from training and asked me nicely if I

New Job

Finding Strength and Healing I knew that I would be cut off from the outside world when I came to prison.  I was afraid to be disconnected from my friends

1 Month

Surrendering to FCI Dublin Federal Prison I self-surrendered almost a month ago to FCI Dublin federal prison.  It is so much different than I expected or hoped it would be!

Say Goodbye

Saying Goodbye Is the Hardest Thing I’ve Had to Do. I knew it would be hard to say goodbye; I didn’t realize it would be this hard!  There is no

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