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My Reluctant Ministry – Family
The most remarkable part of being locked up is not the lack of remorse and compassion from these prisoners, but the level of humanness of these so called hardened criminals. A man came to me the other day because, he said, I was a father and he didnât know what to do...
Update: Shawn Ali Bahrami
Yesterday I received a letter from our friend and featured writer Shawn Ali Bahrami. Notice the note at bottom left: Read the great news for yourself: Join us in wishing Shawn a successful journey back to his family and his community. We know he's going to do great...
Wife of Inmate Strip-Searched, Nothing Found, Still Denied Visit
Sonya Staples was attempting to visit her husband at Deep Meadow Correctional Center in State Farm, VA - something she had done many times before. This is what happened to her. Sonya's husband was put in solitary after the incident, and moved back into general...
It’s A Violation
Human beings are sexual creatures by nature. It's literally written into our DNA. Sexual expression is a remarkably healthy activity, both physically and psychologically, as long as it is not forced, exploitative, or directed toward children. Forced, exploitative, or...
Poetry From Prison – Tenth Birthday Reminder
Tenth Birthday Reminder Like the shadow stitched to your foot Like the breath filling your lungs Like a tail to its dog Like the waves to the sea Like starlight dancing on night skies Like life's cosmic energy tossed by the sun Sometimes obvious, sometimes bold...
Education Matters
My name is Eric Burnham, but these days I'm better known as inmate #12729124. I grew up in a low-income, single-mother home. Nobody in my family had ever graduated high school, so any thoughts of college were "what if" dreams. As a young teenager, I arrived at the...