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Stories of Life Inside

Explore the lives of incarcerated people through the power of storytelling.

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Explore the lives of incarcerated people through the power of storytelling. Find stories, letters, and interviews written by people in prisons around the world.

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Jimidenise “Niesey”, 44

Elijah, 31

Kyle, 40

Angel, 32

Kyle, 32

Kim, 38

James, 31

Tito, 42

Treavion, 23

Jamie, 47

Steve, 71

Antonio, 41

Shawn, 55

Coby, 50

Keith, 50

Jay, 28

India, 44

Autumn, 22

Randy, 46

Ashley, 61

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From Coby, 50

As far as I can remember, I believed two things. One, the police were wrong, and two the only way to make a living was to deal drugs. My lifestyle…
July 17, 2024

More Art from Ivie

I see you on the darkest days when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy. I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten out my crown.   Enjoy more of…
July 12, 2024

From Robert, 60

I distinctly remember a moment in time that resides in me the way that “hope” does,  light and airy, like a cloud that walks beside me for companionship.  One day,…
July 9, 2024

From Harold, 47

A truly timeless Jewel of knowledge handed down to me that’s one of my gold standards is my grandmother’s maxim, “Show me your friends, and I’ll tell you who you…
June 21, 2024

From Mary, 63

I had been ill for almost nine days. We can’t be seen here at the clinic, so women here, as sisters in Christ, must help each other. This is my…
June 21, 2024

Katherine, 34

I write this one day after training for my mentorship. People say they can handle the truth, but is that even true? I could be better even if I try…
May 7, 2024

Hope by Antwann

In September of 1997, I was arrested, charged, and convicted of 1st Degree Murder. Being sentenced to life without parole at 21 temporarily paralyzed my ability to reason. The fact…
May 1, 2024

Shea, 36

"I don’t know if there is any direction or positive behaviour going forward that could help to atone for my actions that day, but I think it would be foolish…
January 22, 2024

More from Arnoldo, 43

I wanted to create something so pleasurable that I could offer and intrigue God Almighty in His majestic throne made of sterling gold.
August 7, 2023

Alex, 56

If I could say anything to my younger self, I would say, “Don’t be scared to speak up. Tell your mother about the teasing and bullying. Tell her about the…
July 25, 2023

From Randy, 29

I no longer focus on life here in prison. I see my future and who I want to be. That hope is now what teaches me about life.
June 29, 2023

Ronald, 48

There's absolutely nothing wrong for loving one from afar, when that’s the best action, to keep you on the path that God intended for you to travel.
June 21, 2023

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