Having my neighbor Joe in my life has been one of the greatest blessings to my reintegration back into society. Getting out of prison has not been easy and it…
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Return To That Place | Christopher Warren
November 19, 2020My family had a long-standing tradition while I was growing up: a camping trip to MacKerricher State Park in Mendocino County, California. Every summer, we would return and spend a…
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Writing to Save Your Life | Noah Bergland
October 9, 2020Writing Poetry to Save Your Life by Maria Mazziotti Gillan Picture Credit: Amazon I don’t care if you have zero interest in poetry, this book is about writing, period! Whether…
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The Truth Behind Snitching | Noah Bergland
October 7, 2020It’s said there are only two types of people in the Bureau of Prison system, those who snitched and those who wish they would have. A snitch is defined as…
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Sober Living | Johanna Bergland
October 2, 2020After 8 years of heavy drinking, I’d gotten myself clean and spent 3 months in the Progress Valley halfway house in Bloomington, Minnesota. I was nearly finished with the program…
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11 Unwritten Rules of Prison | Noah Bergland
September 19, 2020Prison is full of rules. Unfortunately, the written rules will only keep you from conflict with the staff. If you want to make it through your sentence, the most important rules to…