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18 and Change
Photo by kalei peek on Unsplash We don't see things the way they are. We see them the way we are. — The Talmud Most teenagers can't wait to turn 18, a time marked by the independence (and adventure) of them moving out on their own, embarking on their dreams via...
Tempted by the Taste of Tomorrow, A Work of Fiction…
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash He knew it was deep. He felt the blade push against his body and knock him off center. And another one. And another. Fifteen times as he tried to get out of the grasp of the two guys holding him. He felt no pain though. All he could...
Rory Andes’s Review of 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
After finishing "84, Charing Cross Road" by Helene Hanff, I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the power of correspondence. Hanff, through her own personal accounts, shares the ability to know the people you've never met. As an incarcerated person myself, most new...
KOCF Interview with Adopt An Inmate’s She-EO Melissa Schmitt
Photo by Michal Czyz on Unsplash She-EO, Melissa Schmitt was interviewed by Fern Ridge Community Radio (KOCF) to talk abut Adopt an Inmate, our mission, and some of the issues that people in prison face every day. Adopt An Inmate · KOCF Interview w/Melissa Schmitt...
This is What Your Stupid Justice System Does to People
My name is [redacted], I am 28 years old, I am a father of three, I’m from Odessa Texas and I am currently serving a sentence that I believe I do not deserve. This is my story. On August 15, 2018, after I was picked up from a friend's house, he was taking me back to...
Daily Prison Life Series: Convoluted
Photo by marianne bos on Unsplash For all the world to see, Hello my fellow travelers in the A.I. Universe, I will be as plain spoken about about the issues concerning incarcerated persons as I can. Sometimes I may have to backtrack to clarify things because this...