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Juan, 23
“Fitness is an escape within these walls, it helps me deal with everyday situations and I get to stay healthy.”
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...
Jerry, 54
Meet Jerry To honor our mothers with effort and with our time, is to honor women everywhere. My Mother’s sunset was a few days before her 72nd birthday. The commercialization of Mother’s Day consists of purchasing a greeting card, flowers, or...
Anthony, 32
Meet Anthony As the line moves closer and closer to the courtroom where dozens of verdicts and releases await, I can’t but help to think about a Cattle Slaughterhouse and the similarities between it and jailhouse court. It’s dark and hot in this...
Michael, 53
Meet Michael Make no mistake about it, incarceration for those who are prepared to face the dawn of a new day in society can bring personal life-changing accomplishments to the table. Sleep regularly eludes me, mocking my enormous evening dose of...
Quincy, 33
Meet Quincy It doesn’t seem like much, I know, but I put everything on the back burner to help others, which is what I want to shed light on. It was ingrained in me to give to others. I saw my mother do it every day of her life and it gave her joy....