prison writing Archives - Adopt an Inmate

New Series: The Good, The Bad, The Change

At Adopt an Inmate, we believe in the power of storytelling to change hearts and minds. Our Good, Bad, Change campaign invites...

by Rory Andes | Dec 8, 2021 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash He knew it was deep. He felt the blade push against his body and knock him off center. And...

We're thrilled to congratulate our friend Martin Lockett on the publication of his second book, My Prison Life: A Blogger's...

Hello Everyone! I love that I get to learn something new every day no matter where I am in life or actuality. Today I learned...

by Rick Fisk | Sep 6, 2017 | Inmate Contributors | 0 Comments

It took several agonizing months of listening to cellmate's stories before I realized that my innocence didn't matter. At...

My brother lives in an old farm house in Ohio with this great front yard of plush green grass that in the heart of the season is...

Shake down Go ahead and take it from me Shake down In the middle of the night Shake down I’m sleeping here can’t you see...

"How am I racist? I’m Black!” Racism is something I never gave much thought to for most of my life, I just didn’t ascribe to the...

The most remarkable part of being locked up is not the lack of remorse and compassion from these prisoners, but the level of...

When you finally acknowledge and really accept that you can do and be more than the limitations others have set before you,...