Ninety Four Days Until Release From Taft Prison Camp

As I sat to write this morning’s blog, I realized that today was Valentine’s Day. This was the holiday for people in love, yet I was alone, as I had been for the past ten months. Living in prison meant living within a community of men, separated from the fairer gender. I missed women, and [...]

Ninety-five Days Until Release From Taft Prison Camp

I read an article in a news magazine that intrigued me. It described a young gang member from Los Angeles who was struggling to reform. The gang member was covered in tattoos and he was participating in a program to remove the tattoos through surgery. That was a step he needed to take, the gang [...]

Ninety-Six Days Until Release From Taft Prison Camp

Over the course of my imprisonment, I’ve had ample opportunity to read. Since I chose to avoid the potential for conflict that came with crowded television rooms, reading was one of the ways I could make use of idle time. That was a change from the life I had led during the decade separating my [...]

Ninety-Seven Days Until Release from Taft Prison Camp

Yesterday I heard news that the ninth circuit court of appeals had issued an order that would result in the state of California’s prison system having to release tens of thousands of prisoners before their sentences had expired. Prior to my own experience with the criminal justice system, such news would have appalled me. After [...]

Ninety-Eight Days Until Release From Taft Prison

In three more days, on Friday the thirteenth, I will visit with my friend and business partner, Sam Pompeo. Sam has been incredibly supportive of me ever since I first learned that I was facing problems with my employer, UBS, and then with the criminal justice system. His friendship means a great deal to me, [...]

Ninety-Nine Days Until Release From Taft Prison Camp

I am pleased to introduce myself to the readers of PrisonNewsBlog.com. My name is Justin Paperny and I am coming to the end of an 18-month sentence I served for violations of securities fraud. I graduated from the University of Southern California, built a career as a stock broker at Bear Stearns, and then UBS. [...]