As soon as count cleared, I logged in to check my messages. "She's gone... " There it was, the message I was expecting and simultaneously hoping wouldn't come. She was found on August 25th and taken to the hospital where she was placed on life support. An infection...
During our 2025 Volunteer Bee Fest weekend, Leah opened a piece of writing from Dortell Williams, an incarcerated writer in California. His words, his transformation is a reminder of what’s possible, and why this work matters.
In this moving piece titled My Momma, one writer behind bars paints a vivid portrait of love, memory, and resilience. Read by a theater student in our Letters from Prison video series, it’s a reminder that even from behind walls, gratitude and reverence still bloom.
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...
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...
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...
Hi everyone. My name is Bobby Bostic. Look me up to learn about my story. I came to prison at 16 years old for robbery and I was sentenced to die in prison although no one was seriously injured in my crime. The judge told me "Bobby Bostic you will die in the...
Photo by Boudewijn Huysmans on Unsplash There are many ideas of what it is like to be incarcerated. I have often heard people say they would not be able to cope if they were ever "Put Away," and to be honest, I, too, thought as much before my lock up. But come to find...
Physical mental and emotional torture. That's what solitary confinement amounts to. And is this just my opinion from my own personal experience? No this is scientifically proven. What I'm about to share is scientific testimony out of case law, which you can find on...
"You've got three hots and a cot, the state provides everything you need!" I've heard people say that on TV, and I've received letters in which people have told me that. But that's a delusional belief. Let me show you. Number one, the state of Florida doesn't provide...