Holidays and birthdays in prison can be challenging times, as you can imagine. Even though there are many amazing people in prison, you are not surrounded by lifelong friends and…
Prison 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…
Of course, there are written rules in prison, and you can find them in the handbook at your institution. However, even though I served seven years, I didn’t find the…
I’ve been through some traumatic experiences; I lost two high school friends in two separate car accidents when I was 16. Then my father passed away suddenly during my junior…
Addiction A lot has changed recently, my friend Noah is home and I am still here in prison. Yes, that is both jealousy and envy that you hear. I am…
Today, I feel hope. After 13 years of incarceration, I’m being released. The night before a few friends from my recovery program cooked me my last prison rice bowl: cheese…