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Personal Transformation

These are stories about the personal transformation incarcerated individuals have undergone.

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Purple flower blooms in desert with fence in background
Posted inPoetry

Purpose Fulfilled

by Jamie Rozelle Harrison September 19, 2023September 15, 2023
Exterior of prison yard with building in the background
Posted inPoetry

My Home

by Adam Hotaling September 10, 2023September 8, 2023
Sun hangs low in the sky on a rainy day
Posted inPoetry

Tears of a Son

by Rahja Rose September 7, 2023September 1, 2023
Silhouette of a man flexing both arms
Posted inPoetry

Strong

by J.S. Russell August 29, 2023August 22, 2023
A sun rises over the horizon with a viewfinder in the foreground
Posted inPoetry

The Situationists

by Dennis Jefferson Jr. August 24, 2023August 18, 2023
A lush green forest with trees and moss
Posted inPoetry

The Forest

by Courtney Austin August 15, 2023August 11, 2023
The word Welsh is highlighted in a dictionary
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

How Speaking Welsh Gave Me New Life in Prison

by Thomas Steres August 8, 2023July 21, 2023
Handcuffs on a dark background
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

Both Sides of the Law: A Former Police Officer Serves Life

by Tomiekia Johnson July 18, 2023July 14, 2023
A young man in a hoodie faces a chain link fence.
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

How to Find Identity Outside a Gang

by Peter Sierra June 19, 2023June 15, 2023
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Posted inPoetry

Was It You I Heard Weep?

by Ezra Williams June 15, 2023June 5, 2023

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