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Letters From Prison: Hope is a Scarce Commodity
An excerpt of a letter from Rick in February of 2014, when he was still in county jail, and about six months before he was moved to prison. He writes about his idea to start Adopt an Inmate. I feel as though I am the most well-taken-care-of inmate in Del Valle. Having...
Clean & Sober 19 Years Later
On September 5, 2024 I celebrated 19 years of sobriety, and honestly, I'm of two minds. On the one hand, it feels great to be able to say I am clean and sober today. On the other hand, I do retain significant shame knowing that if I had been responsible and stayed...
AI Winter 2024-2025 Quarterly E-Newsletter
Back from a lengthy hiatus and reviving our Quarterly-ish Newsletter! Click below for our latest issue. Don’t forget to share, and send a copy to your loved one inside. We welcome your feedback and comments.
The Quantum Realm of Prison
Photo by FlyD on Unsplash Prison time can feel a lot like quantum physics. Sounds crazy, I know. But it’s true. Quantum physics is an obscure, often confusing field of particle science. The short version explains that quantum physics involves the study of particles...
Wise Communications – New Courses
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash We are happy to share these courses offered by Wise Communications and developed by our featured writer Dr. Eric Burnham. The information in our home-studies is based upon the finest work done in the field by the National...
…At least the good ones are
Photo by Feliphe Schiarolli on Unsplash I still can’t believe it. When I think about it, it still feels impossible, but you guys are really gone. Honestly, it is difficult to resist an encroaching sense of bitterness toward a bureaucratic system that failed to take...
“Cruel and Unusual” is Not So Unusual in Prison
From a person who has been locked up almost 30 years in the custody of the Illinois department of corrections, I would have thought that communication married to reunification with family & friends would be the foundation (next to protecting society) to their...
