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Michael, 55
My journey to true self acceptance has indeed been crazy, humbling, and not by any means easy.
Osbun “OG Walt”, 78
This is not my first time in prison. In 2006 I was sentenced to four years. I told myself I would never step foot in this prison again. But once again here I am.
Julissa, 49
This is not my first time in prison. In 2006 I was sentenced to four years. I told myself I would never step foot in this prison again. But once again here I am.
Anthony, 37
In here I really got to know myself. I learned the biggest thing that gets in the way of meeting my goals is myself
Charles, 61
Prison life is steeped in suffering, the prison a cemetery, and the cell my tomb. Life in prison is just a pale shadow of life in the free world. I strive to change, mature, maintain abstinence from drugs and alcohol, and learn why I came to prison in the first place.
Sara, 21
I’m trying to use this time to learn about myself and better myself. I am an addict.
AV, 41
Days, weeks, months and years passed; my saving grace were my mother’s words: “Read son, let your books teach you, open your mind and heart.” I climbed Mt. Everest, went to the abyss with Captain Nemo, felt the sand of Utica with Odysseus, but above all I opened my mind and learned about myself.
Michael, 27
Trotter is a good friend, a mentor, a comrade and a father figure. I without a doubt credit Trotter with helping me develop into the man I am today.
Noah, 50
I should be dead, but for some reason I’m not. I want to do something with the time I have left that is important and helpful to others.
Sara, 31
Listen to the whispers as they resonate and become a voice for humanity. From rock bottom we can rise. We can walk from the ashes of defeat. Hear. Taste. Smell. Touch. Together we are a society. We can take our place, dignity regained.
Robert, 35
Once I began to understand I was the boss of my brain and commander of my thoughts, I changed.
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