I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT COULD GIVE ME SOME INFO. ABOUT FEDERAL PRISON CAMP BRYAN. MY MOM WAS SENTENCED THERE AND LEFT A WEEK AGO. I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE OR IF IT IS A HORRIBLE PLACE OR EVEN IF SHE WILL LIVE TO SEE THE END. ANY INFO WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED OR ANY OTHER WEB SIGHT. PLEASE HELP ME. IAM SCARED AND I KNOW SHE IS.
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FPC Bryan, TX is a community college type atmosphere - no fences, no bars, etc. Your Mam will probably be safe there - as long as there are no major medical issues. After she has been there about 10 days or so, you should get a cal. It takes about that long to set up the authorized calling list.

Welcome to PTO Jason! :wave:
I am glad you are here. And I hope you will find answers and feel the comforting touch! We understand the feeling of having a loved one inside! If there is anything I can do to help you here on PTO, please just ask! I will try to do what I can.


I found these links when searching for FPC Bryan here on PTO> Mabey you can check them out.

http://http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=4148&highlight=bryan+prison+camp




http://http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12052&highlight=FPC+Bryan

Diane

Hi, Jason,

I am going to give you a link to a thread. I hope that this helps. There is also a couple of threads in the Prison Profile and Letters from Inmates and X-Con forum from ToniB. This is info about Carswell though, but you may be able to gleen some general info from them. Look at the links that Diane has given you too.

This is a stressful time for both you and your Mom, but I hope that this information helps you and her. There a many, many wonderful people here that are very supportive and wonderful folks.

Patti

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3522

Originally posted by hkieffer
FPC Bryan, TX is a community college type atmosphere - no fences, no bars, etc. Your Mam will probably be safe there - as long as there are no major medical issues. After she has been there about 10 days or so, you should get a cal. It takes about that long to set up the authorized calling list.

Howard O. Kieffer
Federal Defense Associates

Actually, FPC Bryan is surrounded by fences. This used not to be the case but a number of years back they added the fence due to people form the outside coming in to eat! So, now the entire compound has barbed wire topped fences, much of it with covering so you can't see in or out.

This may be the same link as mentioned above but it shows pictures of the institution that I took about a year ago.

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=4148&highlight=FPC+Bryan+Pictures

If it helps you feel better, I had a friend who was in her 70's who was sentenced to 5 years and did her time there. She'd never been in any legal trouble before. (Sad story of how she ended up convicted because of kind-heartedly helping some low-lifes who then turned on her to get themselves out of a jam.) She did just fine there - concentrated on reading and informally teaching other prisoners there and not feeling sorry for herself. Made it through - no problem. Zelda

Jason, Go to the road to prison forum. I have posted a lot of stuff on there requarding Bryan. My girlfriend is currently there and beleive me if your mom has to go somewhere that is as good as it gets.

Jason-I am scheduled to self surrender @ Bryan 1-5-03. Let me know what you hear from your mom and if there is anything I can do. This is my first time ever in legal trouble got sentenced to 18 months. i am a mom myself of two teenagers and so worried about them

God's Blessings
Tammi

Jason to make a comment about your fear for your mom. My girlfriend has never from day one experienced and trouble, Physical violance, Fights or anything since she has been in Bryan. Most of the ladies at Bryan understand how good they have it there and do not want to take a chance of getting transfered to another facility so they follow the rules. Fex ex is correct about the fences. I was told that there is no fear of the ladies walking out and if they wanted to they still could. But they had to put the fence up to keep the people from the outside out.

Please keep as much "non-personal" info in the forums as possible. I realize that is mostly being done as I have read much of it, but to those who may be talking about particulars of an institution privately, please consider how this info will help others if posted public.

Thanks!
Fed-X

Jason,
I did some time at FPC Bryan. Your mom will be fine. The hardest part for her will be missing you and wondering if you are ok. So, you can play a big role in helping to make her time easier. I don't know if you are an adult or a young person, but either way you can help by: sending money to your mom's account so that she will have the funds to call you (she'll send you the information about how to do that); write her a letter once a week and tell her everything that's going on in your life; and finally, be home at the times she's able to call and let her advise you on whatever problems you're dealing with so that she can still feel involved in your life. Also take good care of yourself and any other family members so that she won't worry. Nothing helped more than to be able to call my 2 adult sons and hear their voices telling me that they were fine...

Jason,

FPC Bryan is a VERY strict facility, which means it is a safe place. There are very few REAL dangerous situations going on there, mostly a lot of name calling. A level 100 shot or incident report (for physical fighting) is a one way ticket to a higher security prison at that facility. Most women at Bryan are just normal regular women you'd meet on the street, down to earth and mature. A few are not seasoned as well so they cause problems, those don't last there very long or are in constant trouble. What I'm trying to say is Bryan is a very safe place as long as you don't start messing with people. So, your mom should be just fine.

The facility is smack dab in the middle of a low-income section of town so a fence was put up to protect us and to keep the girls from wandering to the bar up the street with their rolls of quarters. At one time they wore street clothes and had quaters for the vending machines.

Some of the people in the neighborhood are crass and rude to the inmates through the fence but for the most part the facility gets little attention from the outside. Except for that streaker from time to time.

The hardest part to living in FPC Bryan is learning all the rules! There are rules for everything, all the time. With plenty of people harassing you about them. It's strict but safe. Lt. Kelleman expressed that to me on more than one occasion.

As Maria expressed writing is ohh so important to someone in prison, sometimes it's the only thing to look forward to. The phone calls are monitored and you have to stand while you talk so letters are great! You can read them over and over again and share with your roommates, which everyone does. Pictures are the best to get because we all show off our kids and loved ones. Only 25 pictures are allowed in your locker at one time so they have to get sent home sometimes when they build up.

There is LOTS of things for a new person to do at Bryan, one of the few facilities that have so many educational programs. At the time I was there Horticulture, Computer Repair, Cosmotology, Data Entry, and Blinn College were being offered at relatively low cost. Like 50 to 200 dollars depending. Plus there is all the rec classes like beading, crochet, FIMO clay, ceramics, knitting, yoga, weight lifting, jazzercise, aerobics and so on. There is also all the psychology classes for meditation and disstress relief and coping issues. So, a new person could stay very busy for quite a while and suddenly the time is passed. Which is the best thing to do or it can get too easy to become depressed.

Federal holidays are the best mostly of course because you don't have to work unless you are in the kitchen, then no dice. And all new people end up in the kitchen or compound duty till you find yourself a better job. Anyway, there is usually a big Bingo game with prize bags of snack food. The very strict Lt. Kelleman stopped the cool prize bags of hair care products and nail stuff. There are also games and competitions troughout the day with MORE junk food bags to win. Like dominoes, yatzee, spades, and Jenga. We looked forward to the holidays immensely. The day to day monotony is hard to take after a while. The routine kills you. Which is why the drama starts, women love the drama and that place is not immune.

The facility is usually overcrowded and noisy. There are no doors on the rooms so all the racket from the common area comes right into your room. Which by the way has 4 women, two bunk beds, 4 lockers and a desk crammed into an 8 1/2 foot by 6 foot room. Never having one second by yourself in peace is difficult to get used to.

There is also UNICOR to work at if you can get on the list and make it through the screening tests. The benifit is a much better job with much better pay. Working anywhere in the compound is .12 cents an hour, UNICOR starts at .46 cents and gets higher the longer you work there. At grade 1 and over time a person can make a few hundred a month to support yourself or save for release.

Hope this give you some idea about what's going on over there. If you'd like more info just post it and I'll do my best.

Queenofswords33:D