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Michael, 40
“What I do know and am sure of, is that night despite being discarded by family, left to fend for ourselves, scared, uncertain of our future, and up against the world. We banded together, faced whatever came our way, and prevailed as a family.”
David, 50
Meet David... We generate in life, the results that we believe we deserve. Have you ever seen the path of destruction left behind after a tornado has gone through town? That is what I left behind in Dallas 30 years ago when I came to prison. My...
Elizabeth, 53
Meet Elizabeth... The majority, like myself, sit around all day and do nothing. Most of us don’t qualify for the two or three classes offered. While most states across the country seek to reduce prison numbers, I believe the Nevada Department of...
Wayne, 44
“Inmates may carry one piece of fruit out of the chow hall to consume at a later time. They may only have one piece of fruit in their possession at any time.”
Burnice, 47
“You can agree or disagree with me for saying I can understand why a person hates someone who had done something despicable to them, but I’ll never agree with them hating that person’s mother, father, sister, or brother and certainly not their whole race.”
Derrick, 21
“So for all of you going through the struggle, through whatever problems, situations, ups and downs, obstacles, heartache and pain. No matter what it is always remember you ain’t alone at all.”
Christopher, 42
My friend of more than 23 years has invited me on a cross-country trip that ends in the state of Oregon!
Erin, 52
Meet Erin... Prison is not the end. It's actually the place where I was set free. I grew up in a Seventh-Day adventist church and attended Seventh-Day Adventist school into college. Prison was never on my radar or a place that I would spend...
Gene, 73
Meet Gene... They are very negative and think everybody is against them and they know it all! The Michigan Department of Corrections is now releasing institutionalized and mentally ill prisoners, who have been locked to a ball and chained...
Mark, 36
Meet Mark... I’ll never forget, I wrote my mom a letter from prison, people were getting stabbed left and right, it said, in case I don’t make it – mom, I love you. My mother ran away at the age of 14, her stepdad was molesting her sister. She had...
Darryl, 62
Meet Darryl... I made a conscious effort to become a better person regardless of my circumstances. This effort began with finding a way to love myself. In order for me to love myself, I looked no further than those who love me...my family. It was...