juvie lifer

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

Prison Writers Staff2020-12-03T18:12:27-05:00Editor's Choice, Hope & Change, Reform & Reentry|

Five DIY Tips for Preparing for Reentry

One day I finally said to myself – “you killed someone” – a young man’s life is gone. And I wondered how my mother would feel if it had been me who had been killed. I began thinking about my victim’s mother.

By Troy David