Life in Prison: Finding Comfort in a Cup of Coffee
James Berman reflects on life in prison and how a simple cup of coffee becomes a source of comfort, friendship, memory, and hope for freedom.…
James Berman reflects on life in prison and how a simple cup of coffee becomes a source of comfort, friendship, memory, and hope for freedom.…
Justin Welch says he has completed every educational and programming opportunity available to him in maximum security. Now, he argues that being denied transfer to…
Jerry Metcalf recounts the terrifying moments of a deadly fire in prison, when guards fled through choking smoke and locked inmates were left to suffocate—until…
Jeremy Busby writes about a friend on death row whose influence transformed his life in prison and whose legacy continues long after his execution by…
Marcellus Smith writes about how child incarceration shaped his life long before he ever stepped into an adult prison. A Childhood Behind Locked Doors Growing…
When it comes to the prison economics of prison, you have to live inside here to understand it. For example, inmates use “postage stamps” as…
Charles Smith and Amanda Coles reflect on their prison relationship — and how it reshapes love, trust, and identity for both the incarcerated partner and…
Teenage prison guards and the incarcerated teenagers they’ll oversee share more than proximity — they share the same vulnerability to a system that has never…
In the ghetto, there’s lots of improvisation. As young boys, we were very active and had loads of energy. We liked to play…
So you’re looking for love? You’re one of those who has yet to find that person to walk your journey with. You’ve decided to widen…
Edgar Garcia writes about 17 years on death row, the clemency that granted him a second chance at life, and the struggle to escape the…
This is the story of my escape from prison in 2010. What you're about to read is 100% true and you can look it up…
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…
How can our young African American men identify with society’s mainstream values when they cannot even identify themselves? I speak from lived experience. But first,…
Two packs of cookies and a Pepsi costs $2.50. The homie across the tier might let you get that for a Colgate and a deodorant,…
In prison, it’s not necessary for you to be a racist in order for you to act like one, to live within the confines of…
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