Saturday, December 20, 2025

Quiet Night by Tony Enis

It was an unusually quiet night, the normally blaring televisions and radios were silent. The typical long-distance conversations between inmates yelling back and forth from several cells away, or the blusterous...
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Six Months in Segregation by Daniel Patrykus

I came to be incarcerated during the Covid lockdowns. My (adopted) city, Chicago, was in the thick of things during this time. I got a little carried away and continued my 'looting'. That brings me to now. Sitting in segregation (well, standing actually, as I stand to write on the empty Top Bunk in my cell due to no desk for me to use) writing my first Blog entry.

Coping With 23-Hour-A-Day Lockdowns by Daniel Patrykus

I'd like to talk about how I, and others across America, are able to cope with 23 hours a day locked in a cell. For me, the main thing is to stay busy. Well, there's only so much you can do each day, locked in a cell, right? Correct. So I come up with ways to procrastinate.

“Friends” by Matthew Shepherd

Everyone has friends right? Some people more than others. Some friends are more loyal than others. Some friends need to be comforted more than others. Some friends are the comforters. Friends...

HE WAS A SO CALLED FRIEND, but he moved sideways like a snake… by Steve Anderson

*There the same type of people who pledges their loyalty to you as long as you're around, but as soon as you get caught...

Essay#1 Prison Politics:nThrough my eyes, a glimpse at how Convict Culture impacts friendships. by Tony Lewis

Growing up I encountered severla wise individuals who warned me never to use the word HATE. Through them expliaing their perception on the word,...

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Why I Believe People Deserve a Second Chance by Todd L. Cook

As an underdog, I'm one of the reasons second chances exist. If you have ever been wrong about anything, or failed miserably at life...

“Life lessons from inside the walls; Caring for the men who will die in prison: AKA, Hospice care.” by Paul Stotts

I am a "school to prison pipeline" inmate. I was arrested fresh faced at 18 years old given a 31 year sentence. It has...

David’s Heart Part V. – By Michael Holmberg

PRISON HEALTH CARE I'd like to share my thoughts and beliefs concerning the current reality of prison health care based on research and experience, explaining:...

People won’t take it serious by Jeremy Stewart

Hi my name is Jeremy Stewart and i am writing this to talk about the covid-19 virus that is going around there is alot...

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