For a while inside, I hated myself. Then I met a toothless white guy who knew how to braid hair.
When My Texas Prison Couldn’t Fill Jobs, I Didn’t Get a Shower for a Month
Over a decade in solitary confinement in four critically under-staffed facilities has shown me how the prison system sees me: worthless.
Prison Journalism Project Releases First-of-Its-Kind Journalism Handbook for Incarcerated Writers
Prison Journalism Project announced the launch of a “Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing,” a first-of-its-kind handbook and certificate program designed to educate prison writers about journalism.
Who Benefits From the Death Penalty?
I don’t believe executions help us as a society. They just cause more harm.
From Prison, I Watched My Nephew Turn Into a Football Star
We share a name and blood. But at age 18, I went to prison, while my nephew became a Top 50 prospect.
Sending Teenagers to Prison Has Severe Consequences
Behind bars, I have developed anxiety and depression. I’m worried about who I’ll be when I leave.
California’s $68B Budget Deficit Has an Obvious Solution
Let old people out of prison.
Superhuman Power1
Waves of līlā / Lap the sands of my skin — / I feel its circulation / In my blood, / Oozing out as ink —