I’ve Been in Prison 48-Years With A Wrongful Life Sentence
Charles Norman went to prison in 1978 on what he has been claiming ever since was a wrongful life sentence. He wrote this article exactly…
Charles Norman went to prison in 1978 on what he has been claiming ever since was a wrongful life sentence. He wrote this article exactly…
Charles Norman writes about prison gangs in Florida in a way only someone who has been in prison for more than FOUR decades could. Two…
Mama Herc was a genuine prison legend, infamous beyond his razor wire boundaries. When I was in the county jail for a couple of years,…
Hoowee. The “h” is silent. Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language in which word meanings are enhanced by pronunciation of musical notes, emphases rising and…
A friend asked me about forgiveness. I decided I would explain how I became a better man by putting my life in God’s hands. Learning…
On Monday, January 9, 2023, I reported to the classification building for my annual progress report. They verify your current emergency contact information in case…
Tex McClain had nothing but his word. Old and sick, having outlived anyone in society who might help him, he had to live by…
First one voice joined in, then another and another. I repeated the Jingle Bells chorus, and more of the wing joined in, laughing like crazy,…
Here are two more unforgettable prison characters from the early days of my imprisonment. Murph the Surf. And Bobby B. To maintain his dignity…
They made a journalist out of me. And that, my friends, is something of extreme significance. I came to prison with an eight grade education.…
Prisoners beaten to death by guards. A prisoner boiled alive until he died. A murder contract taken out against a released inmate by racist Ku Klux…
Big Willie Taylor came to my cell one evening after supper with a question. I knew it was a question because he never came to…
Monday, Tomoka's first fatality was recorded. No info on who it was or cause of death. Latest TV news reported 18 prisoners and 4 staff…
Where is Ted Bundy's Daughter? Charles Norman, who has been in prison for decades, knew Ted Bundy, knows how he was able to impregnate a…
Murph the Surf and I are walking in the rain past the steam plant heading back to the Southwest Unit. The chapel is off…
The guards conduct their master count at 10 p.m. each night, going from cell to cell with their list, calling out each person’s name in…
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