How can I forgive you and not myself? I canāt forgive myself, yet I can forgive everybody else. I forgive you for never being...
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prison writing:
Review of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
What's Mercy, Anyway? Reading a book about the work of someone who has dedicated his life to freeing the innocent is inspiring....
When The State Kills
Both proponents and detractors of the death penalty skip the question of authority. Due to history and practice, it is assumed that governments must possess the power to murder. Yet, no explicit power to murder is listed in our state or federal constitutions, a prerequisite to its legitimate use. Nor could it be, no matter how hard potential despots might wish it so.
No Mail – by Andre Washington
[Chorus] Lost in a battle that I canāt win I donāt know when Iāll see my family again No mail, oh well Iāll just sit in my cell...
Yvette M Louisell: How to Survive in Prison
One of our adoptees, Yvette Louisell, was awardedĀ Third Place in memoir in the 2011 Prison Writing Contest for this piece....