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…
First Father’s Day What does it mean to be a father? I know how much my own dad means to me and what he meant to me over 12 years…
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…
There are many different ways to support a friend or family member who’s incarcerated. Here are seven different ideas and remember, if one isn’t available or doesn’t work, try another….