Troy David

Prison Writers Staff2020-02-19T10:32:04-05:00Editor's Choice, Juveniles in Prison, My Crime|

My Crime: How One Huge Mistake Sent Me To Prison For Life

On October 31, 1984, Halloween Night at 7:00 pm, gunshots rained on the streets of the middle-class neighborhood of Mount Airy in Philadelphia, PA. I was just 17 years old at the time. My mom worked as an Executive Secretary and [...]

By Troy David

Prison Writers Staff2020-01-17T01:03:14-05:00Reform & Reentry|

Our Writer and Friend Troy Davis is Free!

Troy David has been released from prison! After saving up money for the first six months while he worked and lived in a halfway house, Troy now has his very own, very lovely apartment in Harrisburg, PA and is working hard [...]

Prison Writers Staff2020-02-06T20:43:54-05:00Hope & Change, Reform & Reentry|

My DIY Rehabilitation in Prison

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.