The NFL has easily been America's favorite pastime for the past couple decades. The Superbowl is by far the largest televised, most profitable sporting event every year, and its players offer the greatest athleticism and skillset in the sport around the world. We love...
Martin Lockett
Understanding Addiction
It's no secret that most of us in prison (about 80% in fact) have been involved with and/or addicted to drugs and/or alcohol for many years, eventually leading us to where we are today. Manyâ if not virtually all of us â neglected our familial responsibilities, job...
Sharing the Impact
For the first twelve years of my incarceration I was convinced I had done everything I could to atone for my crime by honoring my victims' lives as I had promised their families during my sentencing hearing. I had earned a BS in Sociology and MS in Psychology in...
Counting My Blessings
It's not too often that we take time in our day to reflect on the many good things we have: a job, healthy kids, a home in a safe neighborhood, food on the table, and the list could obviously go on for pages. After all, we are so preoccupied with the hustle and bustle...
Review of Black Privilege by Charlamagne Tha God
What a name, right? When I intially read this title I thought to myself, "There's no way there's any truth to this statement!" Then I began to read and was quickly proven wrong. If you're familar with comedian, brash in-your-face radio personality Charlamagne, you...
Martin Luther King Jr., Speech
Please enjoy this speech delivered by our friend and featured writer Martin Lockett about Martin Luther King Jr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5DKFlHZDa4
More Than A Number
Inmate 1-2-6-6-4-1-7-5 â that's my other "name." The name I'm forced to answer to on a regular basis lest I be found in disobedience of a direct order by refusing to answer to a state-issued number, insisting on being called by the name my parents gave me at birth. In...
Letter To My Younger Self
Dear Martin, I write to you from the other side â the side that awaits you if you donât change your course of action soon. I know you are going through an extremely difficult time right now as you seek independence while trying to figure out your identity. Most...
Review of Houses of Healing by Robin Casarjian
Initially when I began reading this book, I thought it was going to give me all the reasons why I needed to change my thinking (as an inmate), yet offer not much in the way of breaking down how I could do it â thankfully I was wrong! Houses of Healing is a remarkable...
Review of Mr. Smith Goes to Prison by Senator Jeff Smith
What a book! This indepth, candid memoir depicts a prominent man's epic fall from being a young hot shot politician with a sky's-the-limit career staring him in the face to a convicted felon serving hard time in a federal...