Prison Chain-Gang Mating Rituals
Courtesy of Charles Norman 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 my cell unless he had a question that stumped [...]
prison love
Prison Writers Staff2020-12-11T12:01:54-05:00Bizarre or Funny, Editor's Choice, Prison Love and Sex|
A Porn Star’s Tips for Dating a Prisoner
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 Incarcerated) relationship. Having read through poorly-written, sometimes incoherent and often scatterbrained accounts of others’ MWI [...]
My First Real Girlfriend in Prison: Aurora
The dark days we're stuck inside. The light is broken, and it's sweltering from the radiator-heater and no ventilation. Day- in and day-out, nights are the same. They don't have -never have had- a beginning. They'll never end on their own. [...]
How A Suburbanite Married A Prisoner
I don’t generally start conversations with the pronouncement that my husband is in prison; however, many of those who know this invariably ask me, with a note of incredulity in their voice, “How did you meet him?” They are questioning how [...]
Love Behind Bars: It’s Not For Everyone
BY KENYATTA HUGHES 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 this, he tells her. It’ll hurt more when you leave later. She gets [...]