Living With HIV in Prison: Love, Loss, and an Uncertain Future
Daniel Harris reflects on living with HIV in prison, finding unexpected love, and facing the painful possibility of letting that love go. On September 28,…
Daniel Harris reflects on living with HIV in prison, finding unexpected love, and facing the painful possibility of letting that love go. On September 28,…
Charles Smith and Amanda Coles reflect on their prison relationship — and how it reshapes love, trust, and identity for both the incarcerated partner and…
Was Patrick Jones catfished in prison? He describes his experience finding connection behind prison walls, where letters, phone calls, and late-night conversations can feel real.…
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…
He tells her to leave when the D.A. offers fifteen years as the plea bargain. They're on a visit, at Riker's Island. You can’t take…
Dawan Ingram explains why love behind bars is complicated, fragile, and often fleeting— but for those serving long sentences, it’s also a powerful reminder of…
“Love on lockdown” isn’t just a catchy phrase—it’s a complex, emotional reality for those navigating romantic relationships from inside a prison cell. Love. It’s a…
It’s no secret that I’m incarcerated because I killed my husband. My ongoing joke that I tell staff and other inmates is that me and…
Although sexual predators in prison aren’t that common after PREA, Steven Williams describes how a predator named Seventeen was consistently harassing his young friend Dax,…
Is it worth falling in love with someone living on the outside when you’re in prison? Chris Dankovich describes what it feels like to have…
Marcus Beri ponders how difficult it will be for him to find a life partner after serving time in prison. How do I find my…
MarQui Clardy grapples with why he chose money over love when he committed a series of armed robberies that destroyed the most promising romance of…
Frederick offers perspective on the intimate missed life experiences from within the walls of a maximum-security prison. What life experiences have you missed in 33…
The first time I saw the man everyone called “Helluva,” I found myself wondering, what does that have to do with the price of tea…
Working in the food service department sucks. Other than having access to food that other prisoners not assigned to the food service could access, there…
The ACLU’s National Prison Project filed the suit in 2002 and their media team released the lawsuit filings to the Associated press. It was picked…
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,…
Love makes us crazy. But in prison, according to Chris Dankovich, love makes us do crazy things. In prison I had tried to reform my…
Abandonment and neglect were always the two biggest elements that created my pain. I say this because my father chose to love women over his…
By six o’clock every night, the hallway leading to the dormitory bathroom is lined with footstools and filth, markers to hold the next man’s spot…
The following story about prison rape may be sensitive to some readers. Readers discretion is advised. Note, it is not my intention to offend anyone.…
Okay, so I'm going to play Love-Doctor on this subject for those of you who have a boyfriend in prison. I have the experience (incarcerated…
Prison Dating. From what I’ve learned and conceptualized through desire, I’d say the main way to know is by whether he communicates his responsibility for you,…
Transitioning back to the girl I was born to be has required much introspection to peel away the layers my indoctrination formed. The first was…
During my twenty years of incarceration I've seen some of the most bizarre things, but none have been more unnerving than the oddities I've witnessed…
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…
Here are two more unforgettable prison characters from the early days of my imprisonment. Murph the Surf. And Bobby B. To maintain his dignity…
Was he gay for the stay? We met at the intake unit here in the prison, and he happened to be my neighbor’s bunkie.…
The story of my life in prison started in November of 2010. I came to prison for the first time in my entire life.…
It is strange to look back on your life and try to understand how a devout Christian child could voluntarily become a slave to a…
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…
The internet is awash with anecdotes (many of them horror stories) of the pitfalls and ups and downs of being in an MWI (Met While…
I learned it’s better to be as independent as possible in here to avoid any chance of becoming someone’s sex slave in prison. Everyone…
The door opens, and when she walks in, my heart loses count, harmony broken. She is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, not just…
Believe me, when you are in prison, just always remember: hypocrite is everyone’s new name. In the outside world, allegedly 10% of the population has…
Never in a million years would I have ever guessed I would end up engaged to a man in prison. I want to stop any…
Sex in prison has never been a private affair, but it seems to be even less so of late. Men who publicly masturbate in prison…
The alarm went off, signaling that once again the prison was about to be shut down and placed on lock-down because of the major fights…
After my sentencing I was sent to a receiving unit here in Virginia. There they monitor you for a period of time to determine if…
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