Featured Story
Ron, 60
“I learned…to give love unconditionally, because you need to understand that love goes both ways.”
Ronell “Roach”, 48
Meet Ronell... I am thankful for this platform being made available to those who are not locked away, to see us as a human. I was someone who was in a lot of pain. The one way I was able to let others know of that pain was to hurt them. I knew...
Rufus ‘Lil Ru’, 31
Meet Rufus... I feel it’s my job to teach positivity amongst adults - young and old. Today, my model is to ‘each one - teach one’ where I speak out about my experiences for the ‘Humans of Arkansas.' I have never been outside of Arkansas and by...
Steven, 51
Meet Steven... Believe me when I say this: I was a kid living in an adult world - all on my own. By the time I was 25 I was in prison and didn't feel as if I should be here. At 12, my best friend was a white guy named Ronnie, we were inseparable....
Steven, 33
Meet Steven... I want to raise awareness on mental health, emotional and cognitive behavioral understanding, and take our power back. Our power to respond and our power of choice. How could the best thing that ever happened to me, be connected to...
Victor, 37
Meet Victor... Being in here has really opened my eyes to a lot of things and it has really taught me more about myself and who I really am. I got 14 years and four months for second degree robbery, second degree burglaries with a ten year gun...
Walter “OT”, 52
Meet Walter... I always heard that if you find something that you enjoy for work, it’s never work. I found something I like and enjoy and it has never been work. I’m currently serving a 15-to-life sentence for attempted murder. I want to start this...
Walter, 50
Meet Walter... Satan had many strongholds in my life and I was headed nowhere good. My usually single mom did the best she could for me. I was an only child, shy, had very few friends, was an outcast and I felt awkward and out of place. Kids made...
William ‘Romeo’, 23
Meet William... I’ve come to learn I need to care and love myself mentally, physically and spiritually before I do anyone else. Being locked away has helped me realize the real differences between my wants and my needs. Inside these walls, my...
Happy Mystik, 37
Meet Happy Mystik... I just want to say, Nevaeh or Vey as you go by now, if you’re out there and reading this, I love you and miss you, sorry I’m not there. What I miss most about being outside? The water! I used to go swimming every day, sometimes...
Allen, 34
Meet Allen... Today, I see the law as a guide to keep us straight, and it is also a reality check for most. I thought I had life figured out and the law couldn’t tell me nothing, I lived by my own law. Living with different people who were just...