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If . . .
If only . . .What if . . . These phrases haunted me for months and months in late 2017; the guilt caused many sleepless nights. Could I have stopped this accident from happening? What if I had answered my phone that afternoon? I returned to my desk at work [...]
YES. There are Christians in Prisons
“I bet you didn’t go to church on the streets.” This is a comment you will hear from time to time in prison. You’ll hear it from the COs and see disgust in their eyes as they shake their heads. You’ll hear it from other inmates, those who want to [...]
Hot and Bothered in a California Prison
The class was called Alcoholics Anonymous, so we pretended not to know one another, even though we had been living together for months, years – decades, in some cases. We were all wearing the standard costume – light blue baggy tees with deep blue canvas pants – one of the [...]
State-Sponsored Rehabilitation
THE TOP 26 LESSONS THE CDCR TAUGHT ME IN PRISON 26. Violence is always a viable option. 25. Unprofessional conduct is the standard to aim for. Unless someone important is watching. 24. Waste happens. Who cares? It’s not my money. 23. Mindlessly submit to authority at all times. 22. Don’t [...]
Prisoners Are People Too
Why Does this Blog Exist? Our goal is to rehumanize the men and women who are incarcerated, to remind those of us who’ve forgotten, that the mass of human beings concealed behind the label of ‘prisoner’ are our fathers and daughters, our sons and mothers, our sisters and brothers, [...]
