Featured Story
Charlie, 47
I share these snippets to say, you never stop being a dad. My girls are grown now, but they will always be “daddy’s girls.” I may not be with them, but I’m always here for them.
Matthew, 33
Meet Matthew I’m ready to be a husband and a dad and a good man. Incarcerated: 6 years Housed: San Quentin State Prison “You know what your problem is? You always want to be the good homeboy. I know you love us but you’re not a husband or a dad,...
Dustin, 33
Meet Dustin If I can go back in time and change one thing in my life, it would be the day that I tried drugs. Incarcerated: 5yrs Housed: Mark Stiles Unit, Beaumont, Texas I woke up in a jail cell without the slightest idea of why I was even in...
Ignacio, 28
Meet Ignacio I feel that prison has changed me. Incarcerated: 2 years Housed: High Desert State Prison, Susanville, California May 2nd, 2015 was the day my sister passed away and something in me changed forever. I became careless about people...
Robert, 48
Meet Robert We have the choice and the ability to change, it comes from the inside. If I can do it anyone can, this is what it means to be a human being. Incarcerated: 15 years My neighborhood was known as the city of executioners. I was taught to...
Paul, 61
Meet Paul People come on one way, but for me, none have stuck to the script as a friend. I’m an introvert. I have met intelligent people inside, but no one to call a friend. If you are abandoned at your most vulnerable time growing up, it usually...
Patrick, 56
Meet Patrick The real story here is not about me, it’s about being aware of how family, community and culture shapes one’s values, beliefs and actions, then how that plays into behavior choices. I am one of the many incarcerated Humans of San...
Alex, 36
Meet Alex I hope I can find a better future for me out there. Incarcerated: 8 years Housed: Salt Creek Conservation Camp #7 At 25, I was looking at 40 years. They dropped the bomb at me. I didn't know who to turn to. The first public defender I...
Cedrick, 38
Meet Cedrick I know life is precious, and with every fiber of my being let my actions try to make amends for taking a life. Incarcerated: 18 years Housing: Mark Stiles Unit, Beaumont, TX I started my life sentence at 20 for murder and robbery, and...
Keith, 32
Meet Keith I was raised in an environment where violence was the only thing that was guaranteed to be respected, so being violent became my first nature. Incarcerated: 7 years Housed: California Correctional Institution, Tehachopi, CA I was...
Francisco, 32
Meet Francisco Finally there’s something out there showing society we are human! Incarcerated: 13 years Housed: Kern Valley State Prison In 2008 I met the most wonderful woman in the world. Our journey isn’t like most, we decided to be friends...