Managing Life Behind the Walls
Nearly ten years ago I stepped off of a bus in leg chains and handcuffs behind the concertina…
August 31, 2025
Nearly ten years ago I stepped off of a bus in leg chains and handcuffs behind the concertina…
August 31, 2025
Part I Women do time differently than men. I say this often. We do time differently because the…
August 24, 2025
Let’s start with some definitions. Since you are probably wondering what a G3 inmate is, in the Texas…
August 17, 2025
“You and I need to have a little discussion,” I say to the mouse I hold in a…
August 10, 2025
For all prisoners at Central Prison, death row and general population, visitation is non-contact. We squint through cloudy,…
August 3, 2025
Day 1 I pride myself on living in a clean space, and that’s easier to accomplish when I’m…
July 27, 2025
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” – Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison (1952) This year,…
July 20, 2025
Drug use, one of the biggest enslavers inside prison, has destroyed many men. It has tortured them. Unleashed their demons. And…
July 13, 2025
You don’t miss something until you no longer have it. At my prior prison, I failed to take…
July 6, 2025
“Hunter, report to the Canteen,” announced my housing unit loudspeaker. Puzzled, because shopping ended yesterday, I reported. My…
June 29, 2025