Joel Freedman In a video, former U.S. Rep. Chris Collins said, “You may know me as a former member of Congress, a former inmate at the federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, pardoned by President Trump on Dec. 22, now home with my family. I have a lot to share with my many years experience in the business world, the political world and also just current affairs. So I hope you’ll tune in to my various social media platforms and we can have a communication going forward.” Collins was sentenced to 26 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony insider stock trading. He was imprisoned for only 10 weeks when he was pardoned. What Collins experienced during those 10 weeks has prompted Collins to have a “passion” for prison reform.