From a person who has been locked up almost 30 years in the custody of the Illinois department of corrections, I would have...
“Cruel and Unusual” is Not So Unusual in Prison
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Why Bother
Any woman in a relationship with a man in prison can attest to the fact that there will, unfortunately, be many in their...
The Ripple Effect
For too many years of my life I assumed my actions affected me and only me. So what if I chose to drink away my pain? So what if...
Cards, Letters and Jail Shenanigans
Regardless of the typical squabbles between siblings, my brother has always been someone I've looked up to — it's even fair to...