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Letter To My Younger Self
Dear Martin, I write to you from the other side — the side that awaits you if you don’t 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...
The Four Agreements – Part Three of a Five Part Series
We’re excited to offer the third in Eric Burnham’s five-part series on "The Four Agreements," by bestselling author Don Miguel Ruiz. In the book, Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec...
What Really Matters
It took several agonizing months of listening to cellmate's stories before I realized that my innocence didn't matter. At fifty-one, I'd had a pretty full life. So, what really matters? This 17-year-old African American boy, arrested in front of school merely because...
Announcement: Hiatus From New Requests
IMPORTANT NOTICE We receive over 1,000 pieces of mail each month, and are currently overwhelmed with requests from inmates and their families. Everything we do is accomplished only with the help of volunteers, small donations, and money from our own pockets. As of...
BOP Implements New Correspondence Restrictions
Received via Corrlinks (the email system for BOP [Federal] inmates) today from our friend Mickey: Gosh, It's so great to be out of the Hole after 35 days! It feels super weird to me after being locked in a 12' x 8' cell for over a month with the window...
Houston Chronicle Quotes AI About Heat in Texas Prisons
Help is on the way for vulnerable Texas prison inmates suffering through summer heat By Gabrielle Banks Updated 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Relief may be in sight for hundreds of heat-sensitive inmates at the Pack Unit northwest of Houston. State officials on...