My prison sentence began at a Federal Correctional Facility, (FCI) in Dublin, CA. The FCI houses women convicted of many different types of offenses; some are even serving life sentences.

Hi, this is Chad. It’s been a while since Portia’s written anything, and we wanted to provide an update. A heartfelt THANK YOU to EVERYONE (So many) for the kindness,

I was called into my case workers office 2 days ago and told that the Bureau of Prisons has decided to keep me in prison another 3 months and that

Goodbye Waseca – Hello Victorville I lived in Minnesota, at the Waseca FCI (Federal Correctional Institution) for over 2 and a half years. I had a lot of good experiences

Last Christmas in Prison Today is Sunday, December 30, 2018, and we recently celebrated Christmas, and the year is almost over. This was the last Christmas I will spend in

I haven’t written a blog post for a long time. My focus has been on healing and growth for the past several months, and the time and energy I’ve spent

The Greatest Journey of My Life I woke up today and looked out a window through metal bars, and saw a fence with razor wire around it. I am grateful

Today I Found Out Who I Am I had a great visit with my family a few weeks ago. Chad came by himself one morning, and we shared some tender