u/True-Willow9229

A friend of a friend is getting released out of USP Hazelton to a halfway house at the end of the month. His mother recently got some sort of newsletter saying inmates are not being given their property on release. We are doing our best to help be a resource to her but she does have some memory issues and is a bit gullible to misinformation. My understanding is that unless his property is contraband they cannot keep it. Is it possible for them to hold his possessions for any period of time? She’s worried he will have no change of clothes or food on the day and a half bus ride. I know they at least give a meal stipend when they release them.

Probably not the usual question for this community, but I’m hoping someone can help me solve this riddle.

My BF was in federal prison (released about 3 years ago) and was quite the prison chef. He likes recreating his favorite foods on the outside for me and his coworkers. We’ve searched every local ethnic food store for hot peppers in oil and cannot find it. Finally today he heard from an old buddy that’s still locked up and we got the brand (FreshStart), but googling gives me nothing.

I also did federal time and remember the peppers but I keep hitting dead ends trying to find a place to buy them. Anyone remember these? Know who sells them?

(And for the curious we are both now happy, sober, employed and on the up and up. Our biggest problem is tracking down these darn peppers and me mocking prison food because we aren’t in prison anymore and no one in or out of prison should eat mackerel. Also any hints on mackerel that is actually boneless and isn’t super expensive…? We can’t find the packets like they have on commissary.)