Women here in the Hobby Unit have pets, or “babies” as they are referred to in prison. These consist of frogs, turtles, mice, rats, and sometimes baby birds. The baby rats and mice are collected by the hoe squad workers when [...]
How do I begin to tell you about my crime and the insane, muddled mess I made out my life in just a few days? It feels like an enormous, devastating monster made from spontaneity, loneliness and regret came crashing out [...]
Sitting in a prison cell would make anyone look back and consider what went wrong, but for me it’s obvious. Don’t get me wrong, before that horrible New Year’s day, I had made a few mistakes, but nothing too serious. To [...]
Courtesy of Christine White As miserable as prison is, it can also be pretty entertaining at times. I remember one day when two women were about to “throw down.” One was in her late forties and the other was [...]