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How do I know if he’s in the “shu” (isolated)?

I’m sure you figured it out by now. But if he or she is in the SHU you won’t know till they can write you & most of the time it will take 2 weeks to get writting supplies from commissary. And that is even if they arrived with their stuff & address books. A lot of times guards with blessings of...
- Balsam1951
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- Aug 7, 2023
- Forum: Federal
New here but new to situation

I’m Balsam I have a son in federal prison in Kentucky at Manchester FCI currently. He has one year to go till he is released. Chances are he will be moved around every few months or at least that is how it’s been going over the past 10 months. Just wanted to say hi to those here. Have been...
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- Aug 7, 2023
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- Forum: Federal

Martha Stewart example

Sentence

5 months

Reported to prison

October 8, 2004

Released from prison

March 4, 2005

Early release

4 days

Extra days in prison

0 days

Martha carefully picked the day she started her incarceration, leveraging technicalities, and got out 4 days early.

Lori Loughlin example

Sentence

2 months

Reported to prison

October 30, 2020

Released from prison

December 28, 2020

Early release

1 day

Extra days in prison

3 days

Lori left it to chance and ended up spending an extra 3 days in prison. If she had reported to prison 1 day earlier (Oct 29), she would have gotten out 4 days earlier (Dec 24), and been home for Christmas.

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