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Karen Brown
Today, I want to tell you that I’m joyous and celebrating. It might seem strange for somebody that received death by incarceration from a parole board, but a young woman in her 20s with stage… Full Transcript
New Facility, New Lessons
Faluch Bigsby
Hey, how y’all doing? This is Faluch Bigsby, the author of God Uses Gangsters, and I’ve made it to my new prison. This is Madison Prison, here in Ohio. And I basically came here to… Full Transcript
Positive Actions Create Everything
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMS Vacaville, “Positive Actions Create Everything.” I’m reminded daily of who I am because of the intolerance others have. Their fears of what they don’t know about cloud their ability to be accepting… Full Transcript
The Lives That Matter
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, CMF Vacaville, G01271. “The Lives That Matter.” Just as Marvin Gaye said in his song, “What’s Going On–” “We’ve got to find a way to bring some love in here today.” When do… Full Transcript
You Can’t Bully Me
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn. “You Can’t Bully Me.” Why do you bully me? Is it because I’m smart, funny, Or because I have red hair?Is it because I love everyone And you are filled with hate? Why… Full Transcript
Equality
Lisa Strawn
Lisa Strawn, “Equality.” How did we get to the point in life that we have a hashtag for Trans Lives Matter and Black Lives Matter, and how do we as a society find a way… Full Transcript
Struggle to Survival
Lisa Strawn
I spent the last 21 years in prison for three strikes burglary. Being the positive person I am now has met a lot of challenges along the way. The bullying, verbal and physical abuse has… Full Transcript
Hi, it’s Larry Stromberg, SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. This is my poem, entitled “To my Younger Self.” To My Younger Self I would tell my younger self to think deeply before you react. You have… Full Transcript