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"Fight battles big enough to matter and small enough to win." "Don't worry - be happy."

Heres another one I heard all of the time while I was in. "Federal inmates qualify for Social Security Disability or SSI and lump sum benefits upon release because you have become institutionalized" NOT HAPPENING Inmates had even typed up lists that were being passed around of all the benefits that were supposedly available through Social Security. All of them were bogus

Quote: Originally Posted by outraged Over the years, there have been countless rumors running through the BOP. Some have been really far out there and some have actually turned out to be true. Feel free to answer or comment on any or all of the following or add to the list if you wish. What is the most common rumor you hear about? What is the craziest? What is the one you want the most to come true? How do you deal with rumors when your...

The investigator in my son's case must have done his job very thoroughly. He mentioned that he worked formerly worked in a federal facility so he must have thought the PSR/PSI was very important. I can honestly say he was very detailed.

Wow! I am finding responses all over the board.. The system is not very consistent! I wonder if it depends on what the crime is?

Thank you very much for your answers I'd rather know the truth than any false hope (had too much of it during the whole process up to his sentencing).

Maybe once you see your Pre-sentence report, and the actual number 8, then you can relax. Rarely do government reps tell you that you aren't going to jail, so it seems to me that you can trust them. Your job will probably be contacted, unless you get unsupervised probation. i hope you are seeing a good therapist, this process is very anxiety producing for everyone who goes through it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Noc2rna My honeybaby is at USP Beaumont, the worst Federal prison in Texas, is relly bad there. beaumont is HOT, too hot for me, and they have hurricanes with Chemical Plants that can spread to the neighborhood if hit by hurricane/

Outraged is on the money. Aside from earning GCT, halfway house, and any reduction related to RDAP, there isn't anything else that will reduce his time. And commutation and/or pardon is EXTREMELY rare. Sorry

Outraged wouldn't you agree the most common is the imminent legislation reinstating parole and/or changing good time from 85% to 65%? Every day it seems someone unwittingly posts that they heard that was going to be passed into law tomorrow, and then you, bellisq, or zelda comes and tells them it's a fallacy.