This week’s Sunday Read brings together poetry, shared books, transformation, remembrance, and a candid conversation about addiction inside prison—along with updates from the Adopt an Inmate hive and our upcoming 10th Annual Volunteer Weekend.
On this episode of “40 Minutes With 40”, founder “Free,” and an anonymous guest known as “Black” discuss addiction from inside the Virginia DOC. From the fentanyl crisis during COVID to the “Paper” taking hold, today, Free and Black talk about the impact of drug use, the draw, and alternatives we can implement to better support addiction recovery among the DOC population.
While serving a life sentence in Oregon, Dr. Eric Burnham earned his PhD and transformed decades of study, reflection, and lived experience into three books addressing addiction, trauma, emotional intelligence, and healthier relationships. As he approaches a parole hearing this September, we are proud to share the work he has created to help others heal and grow.
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...
Note from the staff: We started this organization in an effort to help inmates and expose the public, one connection at a time,...
Whether you are for or against inmates being able to receive stimulus checks like rest of the country, the choice was made by a...
Being incarcerated for any length of time can be a brutal, psychologically taxing experience. As of this writing, I am...
We are pleased to share this Opinion Piece in The Oregonian by guest columnist and frequent AI blogger Martin Lockett. I had...
It's not too often that we take time in our day to reflect on the many good things we have: a job, healthy kids, a home in a...
Any woman in a relationship with a man in prison can attest to the fact that there will, unfortunately, be many in their...