 I know of a lawyer serving a 15 year sentence in Federal Prison. His name is Oscar Stilley. He has filed 21 pleadings in 8 separate proceedings in 5 tribunals seeking just one result. A cessation of the DOJ-BOP's interference with his rights of reasonable access to the courts. You can read about it on his blog. oastilley.wordpress.com

Prior to his incarceration Oscar Stilley practiced law for 19 years. He was the attorney for Mr Robert Lawrence of Peoria, Illinois. In 2006 Mr Lawrence was charged with three counts each of willful failure to file a federal tax return and tax evasion. Attorney Stilley filed an electronic docket that is viewable using PACER. It outlined his defense strategy. The day before the trial began the IRS filed a motion to dismiss all charges with prejudice!

In 2010 Oscar Stilley was disbarred in the state of Arkansas. Mr Stark Ligon brought forth the disbarrment complaints. The special master instructed Mr Ligon to recite specific items of evidence that supported any of the 32 counts in his complaint. Mr Ligon went count by count and was unable to produce one single exhibit admitted or testimony given for any of the 32 counts. Why was Oscar Stilley disbarred?

The answer to that question faces every honest lawyer in this country today. The court records are open. You will understand the technicalities of the legal terms. I am by occupation a registered nurse. I do not understand everything I have found on Oscars blog. To my understanding there are serious ethical questions to the actions of the court. Judge Stephen P. Friot of the US District Court Western Oklahoma seems to of misused his authority. I never knew a judge could "refuse to rule". If the decision is beyond his ability I thought the case would be referred to a higher court. Sending a man to prison by ignoring his defending statements is incredible. 
The main charges were against defendant Lindsey Springer. They pinned three onto Oscar Stilley. I believe the counts were class C misdemeanors with a maximum prison term of 2 years. How did Justice Friot inflate the sentence to a felony with a 15 year sentence? They marched Oscar from the courtroom wearing handcuffs and leg irons. His appeal brief was rejected by "matter of Law"??? He was given ten minutes to say goodbye to his wife. He has four children. Two are adopted Russian girls. Welcome to America comrades? I would not be surprised if they go back to Russia when they turn 18. At least Russia is not hypocritcal, you can expect your human rights to be violated there. What has happened to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?

Currently Oscar Stilley is on a hunger strike for his rights. He has been force feed twice before at the prison. If you would like to write him and get his side of the story his address is below. The prison guards have been ordered to confiscate the salt rations provided in Oscars daily meals. Oscar wants the salt in order to maintain his electrolyte balance and hydration. The prison authorities confiscate it to bring Oscar to a state of physical imparment. You might want to send any correspondence by priority mail, he won't last long under such conditions. Anything you can do would be helpful at this point. Spend 50 cents and mail him a letter. It will let the warden know he has someone watching. Oscar has wrote a book soon to be published. It is to cost $9.95 at Amazon.com. The title will be "Letters of an Outlaw in federal prison". Every lawyer should get a copy maybe two. Give the other one to a law student so they won't be caught unaware in the future.
To my way of seeing things it appears that the ethical man has been violated and is behind bars. The corrupt are enjoying complete freedom. If the legal profession allows such antics it is no wonder lawyers have a bad name. Lets clean house and get Oscar Stilley out of prison. He has already suffered two years in the federal pen. There are plenty of areas for lawyers of different specialities to help improve the system. Oscar has pleaded with OSHA over the dangerous electrical conditions in the facility. He has appealled to the board of health to prevent staph infected prisoners from serving meals. He has asked BOP where various rules and regulations are written that the prison enforces. All to no effect. Basic health and hygiene practices are impossible. The prison restricts access to soap. Oscar was given a job to place alcohol based hand scrub in the dining facility. The prison later fired him and replaced him with nobody. The kitchen staff have one toilet for everyone. The rest of the facility has even fewer toilets per person. The prison is over crowded. Medical and dental care are very poor. The first question the health care staff ask "How long before you get out?" Oscar requests that no more inmates be added to the prison system. The resources are already stretched to their limits or simply with held. Lines for the phones, toilets, showers, food. Tax payers are getting taken to the laundry. Our country imprisons at 5 times the rate of any other western country. We have the highest rate of recidivism. Prison reform is a must. Oscar addresses all these problems in his book. 

Oscar Stilley 10579-062
FCC Forrest City Low
PO 9000
Forrest City, AR 72336