Interviews

Interview Date: July 15, 2024

Interview Date: July 16, 2024

Name: Lori W
Age: 69
Crime: Conspiracy to distribute via the US Mail
Sentence Length: 15 months
FSA Eligible: Yes
Prior Locations: Pennington County Jail, Winner City County Jail, Missouri Greene County Jail, Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center then finally arriving at VV SPC
Release Date: 7/18/24
Total Time to Date: 8/31/2023 to 7/18/2024 (10 months and 18 days)
One piece of advice to share: Don’t get caught
What is something you learned during incarceration?: Keep to yourself, mind your P’s and Q’s, and don’t trust anyone in jail or prison.

Interview Date: July 24, 2024

Name: Hilda H.
Age: 65
Crime: Healthcare Fraud
Sentence Length: 13 months
FSA Eligible: Yes
Prior Locations: No
Total Time to Date: 1/8/2024-7/30/2024 (6 months, 22 days)
Release Date: 7/30/2024
One piece of advice to share: Read the handbook and follow the rules. Stay problem free.
What is something you learned during incarceration?: Value your life outside and appreciate whatever you have. Don’t be greedy.

Interview Date: July 30, 2024

Name: Ruby Z.
Age: 48
Crime: Importation of Narcotics
Sentence Length: 30 months
FSA Eligible: Yes
Prior Locations: Dublin, then transferred to Victorville
Total Time to Date: 3/20/2023-7/29/2024 (17 months)
Release Date: 7/29/2024
One piece of advice to share: 2x widow, lost job and needed to pay house, did what I thought I had to do. Should have found alternate solutions. Doesn’t pay off. Loss of time with family not worth it.
What is something you learned during incarceration?: Appreciate the small things. Even what to wear, what to eat and when to eat. Appreciate family. Love and freedom is irreplaceable.

Interview Date: July 30, 2024

Name: Maria H.
Age: 57
Crime: Importation of narcotics
Sentence Length: 24 months
FSA Eligible: Yes
Prior Locations: No
Total Time to Date: 6/3/2023-8/6/2024 (14 months)
Release Date: 8/6/2024
One piece of advice to share: Don’t come here it’s hell.
What is something you learned during incarceration?: Don’t be a giver. Also, learned how to cook with an iron.

Interview Date: July 30, 2024

Name: Jenny M.
Age: 49
Crime: Drug Trafficking with a gun enhancement
Sentence Length: 8 years (96 months)
FSA Eligible: No
Prior Locations: Missoula, MT County Jail, Dublin and now Victorville
Total Time to Date: 11/14/2018-8/27/2024 (5 years and 10 months)
Release Date: 8/27/2024 to halfwayhouse
One piece of advice to share: Bring your medical records with you wherever you go!
What is something you learned during incarceration?: Patience, how to wait in line!

Interview Date: August 13, 2024

Name: Katie P.
Age: 54
Crime: Transporting Illegal Aliens with a Gun Enhancement
Sentence Length: 18 months
FSA Eligible: Yes
Prior Locations: Dona Ana County, Los Cruces, NM, OK transfer center, Victorville Prison Camp
Total Time to Date: 7/10/2023-8/14/2024 (13 months 4 days)
Release Date: PRD – 9/2/2024
One piece of advice to share: Don’t take anyone along with you while commiting a crime.
What is something you learned during incarceration?: Learned how to make a sushi roll with tuna.

Interview Date: August 13, 2024

More Interviews Coming Soon….

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