Featured Story
Katherine, 34
“I learned that my past mistakes gave me the power to live and to grow, no matter who I was or what I did”
Chanell, 41
Meet Chanell... I refer to my two awesome boys as my “Young Kings,” because not only are they kings by nature, but they’re also the kings of my heart. Nothing is more important to me than my role as a mother. Having been incarcerated for fifteen...
Dorothy, 45
Meet Dorothy...Sometimes I feel like people don’t care what an inmate has to say, so this is a good organization to let us be heard by the free world. Because there are people out there who care about us. I walked into prison at 18 years old. I was...
Samuel “S-Mac”, 37
Meet Samuel "S-Mac"... A lot of inmates just want to be heard and loved by someone. I am one of them. Sometimes I feel like people don’t care what an inmate has to say, so this is a good organization to let us be heard by the free world. Because...
Vincent, 59
Meet Vincent... Mom, I am certain that you are disappointed in the path my life has taken, but you can ‘rest in heaven’ with the knowledge that it was no fault of yours. You once told me that it took you 32 years to control your attitude, and...
Eugene “Shaylee”, 53
Meet Eugene...The best word that I can think of to describe my childhood and adolescence is confused. The reason I say this is for the fact that my upbringing was somewhat normal, while at the same time quite unusual. Being raised by a single mom...
Louis “Salam”, 61
Meet Louis "Salam"... I have learned to embrace my ugly truth to perhaps help other people open up to theirs. “Loss” Women are supposed to give birth Therein lies their worth Ultimate femininity Expanding the human race Leaving a piece of me...
Pamela, 52
Meet Pamela...“Loss” Women are supposed to give birth Therein lies their worth Ultimate femininity Expanding the human race Leaving a piece of me Forever multiplied in someone else Infinity in the soft soil of a womb Me 22 years old Sentenced to...
Anthony “Habib”, 61
Meet Anthony I am a Human of San Quentin. My father only had a third grade education and was content simply knowing how to write his name. My father and mother bore nine of us in 21 years. There is no doubt he was a busy man. On weekends he would...
Daniel, 31
Meet Daniel I have so much to live for today and I’m ready to give up that lifestyle that at one point I thought I would die for. I moved to San Francisco back in 2009. I was young, just 19 years old, and I quickly fell in love with the city. Some...
Derry “Brotha Dee”, 47
Meet DerryAt 11 I met E. Jay who would become a big brother and one of my biggest inspirations when it came to honest work for honest pay. Prior to meeting E. Jay, I would scour my Watts neighborhood in search of work to help beautify it. At the...