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2 Months, 6 Days
Karen Brown
Two months and six days. That’s all it took to decide the course of my life. It was that brief span of time, the amount of time that I knew my co defendants, that has… Full Transcript
8 Days In Medical With No Food
Faluch Bigsby
Hello. This is Faluch Bigsby, the author of “God Uses Gangsters”. I am currently at Allen Correctional in Medical, and I wanted to tell you guys to pray for all the people in the prison… Full Transcript
Confessions of an Addict
Izell Robinson
I am Izell Robinson, Minnesota inmate number 210006. Today, I want to present a piece called “Confessions of an Addict.” I’ve evaded pain for far too long. At least I thought I was by distracting… Full Transcript
Heather Koon: Fate In The Hand of Strangers
Heather Jarvis
My name is Heather Jarvis, and I’m calling from the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio. I sat down with Heather Koon on a brisk morning by the bars crossed on the window. Inevitably,… Full Transcript
Crack House
Kenneth Lee Taylor
This is a National Library of Poetry poem that I won, and they entered it into a book posted in the book named, The Path Not Taken. The name of this poem is “Crack House.”… Full Transcript
Peace, Love and Joy
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Peace, Love, and Joy.” At Christmas time, when everyone talks about peace and joy and the love of family, I’m reminded daily how the struggles people face over addiction, violence, and… Full Transcript
A Little Help
Dark Days
Epiphanies
Dortell Williams
Dortell Williams, prison in Los Angeles County. The epiphanies. In the 80’s, American demagogues birth an epiphany. Their tough on crime ideals that led the way to a shameful historic leveling over of our nation’s… Full Transcript
Mr. Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix, in Pennsylvania. This is my poem entitled “The Mad House.” The Mad House Prison is pure chaos. Don’t let anyone tell you different. From the consequences of wrongdoing, Against society,… Full Transcript