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Prison Writers Staff2021-07-05T13:44:19-04:00Editor's Choice, Hope & Change, Reform & Reentry|

Five DIY Tips for Preparing for Reentry

In 1984, I was incarcerated for a homicide robbery and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. I was 17 years old. Exactly what made me go out and commit a crime is not the focus here. [...]

By Troy David

Asst. Editor2020-12-06T11:57:24-05:00Lifers & Solitary|

Getting Life in Prison at 17 Years Old

I am prepared to die: My name is Edward Mike Ji, now age seventeen, newly minted adult duly dubbed and declared so by Collin County Juvenile Court, inmate number 207989, and death cannot come swiftly enough. I lay in this foul [...]

By Edward Ji