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San Quentin, California

Introducing

Timothy, 65

I’m in prison for gross negligence of a firearm. On the street, I build houses. When I get out, I…
Barry
June 4, 2024
Introducing

James, 68

I’m from Michigan. I have two sons and 17 grandchildren there, with no family or friends here. I’ve never had…
Barry
June 4, 2024
Introducing

Ricky, 64

I still run the track and exercise. As long as I have feet that move, I will run. I come…
Barry
May 22, 2024
Introducing

Richard, 69

When I was a young lad, my older nine-year-old brother, James, had leukemia. I was too young to have a…
Barry
May 14, 2024
Introducing

Hugo, 31

Growing up in poverty and being abandoned by my father at three, I had less than others due to only…
Barry
May 14, 2024
Poetry

Poetry by Travis

Eucalyptus Pelican These visions welling up in me, Which came to life when you were born, This imagery inside of…
Barry
May 8, 2024
Introducing

Travis, 42

This poem, Two-tone Shoes, and a New Suit, came about when Simon, my son, sent me a photograph of himself…
Barry
May 8, 2024

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