Heather D'Aoust

Contributing Writer

Posts by Heather D'Aoust:

Prison Writers Staff2021-05-06T14:31:48-04:00Childhood, Daily Survival, Going to Prison, Juveniles in Prison|

Tip #6: Surviving Coed Gangs in Juvie Prison

Heather D'Aoust has written 30 tips for Surviving Prison. Here is Tip #6: Surviving Coed Gangs in Juvie Prison. I got arrested at 14, facing the threat of a life sentence

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2021-03-09T08:10:15-05:00Childhood|

Heather D’Aoust: A Letter To My Rapist

You took it. You stole it. What, you ask? My innocence. That's what you abducted, along with all the words from my throat for years, only to dump me back in the park where you found me like trash.

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2020-12-19T14:41:12-05:00Daily Survival, Violence & Corruption|

Tip #5: I Miss The Crooked Prison Guards

I miss obeying human beings. Knowing the cop who is having sex with your best friend will give you a donut when you are hungry and wipe the tears from your eyes when a family member passes away.

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2020-12-19T14:40:25-05:00Fellow Inmates, Prison Love and Sex|

Tip #4: The Rules of Prison Sex

We all are human. Cops and inmates alike. The authorities know we have needs. There are crazy rules, like no drinking and smoking. There are even rules for prison sex. Then there are even crazier, pettier rules, like no swapping goods, [...]

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2021-05-06T14:28:45-04:00Going to Prison, Violence & Corruption|

Tip #3: Never Walk Away From a Fight in Prison

Never walk away from a fight. Never back down. Lock eyes, stand firm, and don't bow to anyone but God or a badge. You may win, you may lose, you may even have to draw, but in the end you will not be stolen from, lied to or bullied.

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2020-12-17T15:44:00-05:00Daily Survival, Going to Prison|

Tip #2: Prison Hacks with Maxipads

Maxipads. The world of Kotex. Their use is obvious, right? NOT! It turns out they are incredibly versatile tools. Prison hacks are how we survive in prison with so little. When your door won't close and you don't have the key to shut it, slam it on a Maxipad!

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2021-02-15T11:31:58-05:00Daily Survival, Going to Prison|

Heather D’Aoust With Prison Tip #1: Things I Wish I’d Known

I wish I had known what it was like to wear chains while walking to court appearances; the fact that if you don't wear several pairs of socks your ankles will get raw, the painful friction cutting to the white meat.

By Heather D'Aoust

Prison Writers Staff2020-12-31T09:07:18-05:00Childhood, Juveniles in Prison|

Heather D’Aoust Was Raped at Fourteen, Weeks Before Killing Her Mother

We went to the room. He had a pipe and some alcohol. We smoked. We drank. I talked. He listened. We ended up laughing. Next thing you know we were having sex. I was on my back, legs on his shoulders. It was consensual. It was fine.

By Heather D'Aoust