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Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around The Block

Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around The Block

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 Facing federal prison or navigating the system from the outside? Adjusting to life after prison and building a new one? Looking for ways to make the system work better? Maybe just curious? Around the Block, presented by Federal Prison Authorities' Bruce W. Cameron and Susan M. Giddings, unlocks the world of prisons and the road to reentry. Bruce and Susan bring decades of adult federal corrections experience to their audience. Join them and their guests as they cover topics from presentence reports and prison policy to the impacts of legislation and the barriers to successful reentry. Tune in with Bruce and Susan as they go Around the Block. Listen Live Monday 1:00PM (PST), On LA Talk Radio (latalkradio.com) Career Success Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • The FSA Conditional Calculator

    The FSA Conditional Calculator
    Jun 30 2025
    This week's episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan immediately jump into action, discussing new laws and rulings passed in the past couple of weeks. However, they provide clarification on what the laws mean and how they are implemented for inmates and their families. One new change Susan discusses is the FSA Conditional Calculator, which deals with time credits and helps organize release dates, providing more concrete assessments of time. Bruce and Susan spend most of the episode discussing new implications and the pros and cons of the latest changes brought on by the Federal prison system. To conclude the show, Bruce and Susan talk about their books and a new article that impacts the Federal System and will help inform inmates more. Please feel free to send questions to Bruce and Susan. Dr. Susan Giddings can be found on their shared website https://federalprisonauthority.com/who-we-are/ Bruce can be reached through his cell (214) 431-2032, and their First Step Act Book: https://a.co/d/2dWCECE
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    55 mins
  • Listener Questions

    Listener Questions
    Jun 16 2025
    On this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan open the episode by discussing many questions sent in by listeners and help explain the complex process of the federal prison system. During this portion of the episode, Susan explains the purpose of time credits and halfway housing. This will hopefully help inmates and their families view the system through the appropriate lens and perspective. This episode covers a lot of halfway housing information, the process of getting credits, and how to become eligible. The information is helpful for those seeking help in this area. Please feel free to send questions to Bruce and Susan. Dr. Susan Giddings can be found on their shared website https://federalprisonauthority.com/who-we-are/. Bruce through his cell (214) 431-2032 and their First Step Act Book: https://a.co/d/2dWCECE
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    55 mins
  • Clemency

    Clemency
    Jun 9 2025
    In this episode of Federal Prison Authority Presents: Around the Block, Bruce and Susan discuss an article that claims some false information. Clemency is the main topic of this episode. Susan and Bruce explore the best way to receive clemency and how to help your case. About halfway through the program, Susan goes over how many housing resources are used and how the 1st step Act has impacted halfway housing and, by proxy, the inmates and their families. A statistic Bruce and Susan explore towards the end of the show is how only 35% of inmates are eligible for halfway housing. They further explore a lot of confusion about who is eligible and who is not. To wrap up the show, Susan talks about how offender inmates need treatment since that is the reason a lot of the treatment is there, to help the least of these. This episode does a great job of clarifying many confusing topics while exploring new material. Please feel free to send questions to Bruce and Susan. Dr. Susan Giddings can be found on their shared website https://federalprisonauthority.com/who-we-are/ Bruce through his cell (214) 431-2032 and their First Step Act Book: https://a.co/d/2dWCECE
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    55 mins
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