My family had a long-standing tradition while I was growing up: a camping trip to MacKerricher State Park in Mendocino County, California. Every summer, we would return and spend a…
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The Truth Behind Snitching | Noah Bergland
October 7, 2020It’s said there are only two types of people in the Bureau of Prison system, those who snitched and those who wish they would have. A snitch is defined as…
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11 Unwritten Rules of Prison | Noah Bergland
September 19, 2020Prison is full of rules. Unfortunately, the written rules will only keep you from conflict with the staff. If you want to make it through your sentence, the most important rules to…
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My Best Friend | Johanna Bergland
September 18, 2020Even though we did everything together, I knew I had to break up with my best friend. Addiction does not discriminate, it affects all walks of life. Statistically, 1 out…
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7 Written Rules of Prison | Noah Bergland
September 11, 2020Of course, there are written rules in prison, and you can find them in the handbook at your institution. However, even though I served seven years, I didn’t find the…
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Clean and Sober | Noah Bergland
September 1, 2020September 1st, 2016 is my clean (sobriety) date. I went to prison on September 3rd, 2013, so the last time I used drugs was during my incarceration. When I went…