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Introducing

Brionna, 25

Incarcerated:
6 years
Housed:
Central California Women’s Facility
Located in
Chowchilla, California
A woman with teal hair in a white polka-dot dress poses on a train platform.
June 21, 2024June 26th, 20251 min read

While serving time, the things that get me through the day are music,

reading my bible, and working out. We only get one phone call a week, so I always write a lot of letters. Drugs led me to my first-ever prison sentence, unfortunately. I find comfort in knowing I’m now sober.

A young woman with long dark hair holds a small white kitten against her face. She wears a dark tank top and blue sweatpants, with visible tattoos on her arms and torso.
A young woman with braided hair holds a large box of Backwoods 5 White cigars in front of a silver SUV.
A young girl named Brionna3 smiles while wearing a blue zip-up hoodie with the number 87 and a floral-patterned hair accessory.
Three photographs on a textured wall: a 2009 portrait of a girl, a school photo of a girl with an orange pumpkin on her head, and a colorful beaded artwork.
A woman with long brown hair and sunglasses stands in front of a wall covered in whimsical hand-drawn doodles.
Two women sitting in a car, one in the driver's seat and one in the passenger seat, both smiling at the camera.

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