Anyone got any info on Seymour Johnson FPC in North Carolina? Also, I've heard that the BOP will occasionally give in home detention for people in this sentencing range depending on the nature of their offense and their past history. Mine was a "white collar" offense (copyright infringement) and I have no past history (first offense). Is there a way to petition the BOP to ask for home detention consideration? My wife and I have 2 young children, and our son has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I hate to leave my wife with having to take care of everything else and a hyperactive 6 year old.

I am not sure about your questions, someone should be along shortly who knows. I just wanted to welcome you to pto.

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I too have no answer to your questions. Maybe you could browse our federal system forum ? Or type in some key words in our search engine and some threads answering your question will come up ? The search is on the upper right side of this page.

Anyway, welcome to the PTO family, and good luck. :)

All my best wishes to you and yours.

Philippe

FPC Seymour Johnson is a fairly low key institution. It is located on an air force base (Seymour Johnson, AFB, obviously). The inmates provide a work cadre for the base. At first glance you wouldn't even notice it as it looks like community college, or at least something similar. Not too bad of a place to be - "if you have to do time".

As for petitioning the BOP for home confinement, I would not get your hopes up. It is extremely rare that someone gets to serve their sentence on home confinement, even more so now that John Ashcroft as clamped down on the BOP's use of halfway house/home confinement. I would not expect that to happen, regardless of your situation. It never hurts to ask, but don't get your hopes up.

On a sentence of 12 months and 1 day you will end up serving 10 months and 17 days. With an additional month off for halfway house if you choose to go. I would not expect more than that.

Good luck.
GyG

I don't have any info for you but want you to know that my prayers will be with you ... and I hope you encourage you wife to come on here and join the family so that we can support her in your absence ... good luck to you, I hope all goes well ...

Thanks for the info and the kind words. My sentencing was August 29th so I'm expecting my self surrender orders to arrive any day now. I've pretty much given up on getting home confinement and at this point I just want to hurry up and get started so I can get it over with.

I used to live on SJAFB and I can tell you Id rather have my husband out there any day than in a regualr prison. I have seen alot of things there and you will "enjoy" your time there. just keep your head up and focus on life on the ins, dont stress on the outs, its not gonna accomplish anything in fact if your wife knows your stressed its gonna stress her out more. Just have what fun you can have and SMILE.. I know youll love Seymour. Good luck

Thank you. I'm still waiting for my surrender orders to arrive. With every day that passes I'm both relieved and stressed. Relieved that I've survived another day, relieved that I get to tuck my kids in to bed one more time, relieved that I get to go to sleep next to my wife and wake up tomorrow and take my kids to school again. Tomorrow, there's where the stress begins. Sitting here waiting for the papers to arrive. Jumping up to look out the window every time I think I hear a vehicle pull in to the drive. I hate it. I want it to be over.

GOOD LUCK AND KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP...I KNOW IT'S EASY TO SAY BUT SOMETIMEZ HARD TO DO...STAY POSITIVE FOR YOUR FAMILY!!! ALL WILL WORK OUT...IF YOU HAVEN'T LET YOUR WIFE KNOW ABOUT THIS SITE...HOOK HER UP CUZ SHE CAN ALWAYZ COME HERE FOR LOTS OF LOVE,SUPPORT,ANSWERS AND STRENGTH!!!:) YOU WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS!!!

I spent three years at FPC SJ. Have been gone from there for awhile, but until recently corresponded with a friend, who is now back in the world.

First, the danger factor is about zero, so put that out of your mind.

A quick aside, thanks to the Enron mess, white collar types are now being singled out NOT TO GET home confinement or doing their sentence in a halfway house. This is now DOJ policy; check their website for the sad detail. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. A ray of hope: policies change from time to time.

There are 8 dorms. Two man cubes. Half of the population works on the Air Force base. There is one man in charge of the Base jobs, so go him and try and get the golf course assignment. Keep in mind, this is working on the golf course. If you get caught even touching a golf club, you may end up in the hole. Not fun. Still, it's a good job as it gets you away from the camp and into the out of doors. Other jobs on the base are landscaping and janitor work. The Air Force types treat you OK, but are told not even to speak to you. Once they see you are OK and not some thug, things get to normal.

Jobs in the camp are yard work and janitor work, laundry, and kitchen.

Yes, this is a camp and not behind walls and razor wire, but it is still prison. People say it is like a vacation. It's not. The noise in the dorms is constant. After awhile you'll come across some foam ear plugs.

The chow hall is segregated by choice. Whites sit on the right side and enter by the east door. Hispanics and Asians also eat in this section. Once in awhile the Wardens attempt to change this, but give up after a day or two.

Write your letters in longhand. As of a few months ago, there is only one functioning typewriter in library. You have to buy your own ribbon.

Visits, I last heard, are only on weekends, but there are no time limits. It's a bit of a hassle for visitors to get on base, so they need to arrive early.

Good luck and may the time pass quickly for you.

Thank you for the info. That's pretty much how I expected it to be. How does the typical day there go? Get up at a certain time, eat, go to work, etc? Thank you again for the info.

Datacon,
PM me and I'll be happy to share specifics.

Datacon,
With a sentence of 12 months plus 1 day doesn't that prep you for a boot camp situation? Have you looked into federal boot camp. I am currently waiting to be sentenced and my crime was white collar also. 1 count of bank fraud. If I am sentenced to 12 months which the AUSA thinks I will be, my attorney will be asking for 12 plus 1 day for me also so that I can possibly go to boot camp. Boot camp could take 6 months off of my term.
I know how you feel waiting for the mail to arrive. I feel your frustration and you can PM me anytime if you just want to vent. PTO is an excellent source of encouragement, guidance and comfort so stick with it until your day comes.

I don't think I could do the boot camp. 10 years ago, maybe, but not now. I've got too many back problems and things like that to be running around playing GI Joe.

DataCon,
Last I heard, Seymour Johnson still has a Toastmasters Club. You find some of the good guys in this organization. Also, check your PM.
Good Luck!