
I am SimpliSafe now in my first house that I bought in September 2023. With me being a returning citizen who served over thirty years (1988-2018) in the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons, it makes me proud to show what I have accomplished since my release. If you want to learn more about my reentry process and the day, I completed the 420-month federal prison sentence I had served, please check out Electronic Chain on this website.
Buying a house and installing a SimpliSafe Home Security system are two of many things I’ve done that prove returning citizens can be successful.
And I am only one of thousands released from prisons across the United States and throughout the world to verify that statement.
SIMPLISAFE LIVE MONITORING
I pay $30 per month for 24/7 Live Guard Monitoring/Protection. If I preferred, I could monitor the system without having to pay for the service, but I like the peace of mind of knowing my house is protected, even if I don’t have my phone available.
Overall, I am more pleased with the result of the Inside Security Camera and motion sensors by SimpliSafe than I am with the outside security camera and doorbell camera. Any movement inside the house triggers the alarm system when I am away.
I installed motion sensors in every room of the house to cover every entry point to keep my house secure when I am away. With my job being sixty miles from the house, I do a lot of traveling, so I felt safer once I had the system up and running to protect the most expensive investment I have ever made: a house.
If you are interested, you can use the following link to receive a discount on the purchase of the SimpliSafe security system, which you can build yourself, or use their recommended packages. Installation is also available; however, installing most of the system is easy, but if planning to use the outside security cameras, you may need assistance. Here’s the code: https://share.simplisafe.com/x/uIFmRd
SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH
In addition to the above, one thing I began focusing on before my release was to establish a social media presence to increase my chance of success upon release.
To do so, I had a Facebook page set up shortly after becoming a published author in 2015, which is also when I paid my publisher to create this website with the primary purpose of advertising my books, and then it became much more than a platform for me to sell books.
Speaking of such, if you would like to purchase either of my books, paperbacks and eBooks may be found on Amazon.com and many other online retailers.
These are two of my favorites that I redone after I had access to the Internet and my Amazon account. Click on the covers to order or search the titles online for your favorite online bookseller:

Essay & More Straight from the Pen by Wayne T. Dowdy

Unknown Innocence by Wayne T. Dowdy
If you have any questions you would like to ask about any issue, check out Quora.com. Here is a link to another blog I hope you can find time to check out, as well as the links to my YouTube channels (https://www.youtube.com/@straightfromthepen and https://www.youtube.com/@WayneTDowdy3).
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The following post concerns my content on Quora.com in response to the difference between serving a prison sentence in a State Prison versus the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons: https://straightfromthepen.com/2023/09/29/serving-time-in-federal-v-state-prison/