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.

I got transferred since my last installment. Went from a medium to a Max security. A disciplinary transfer, they call it. But honestly, I'm better off here. The officers treat us with more respect in a max compared to a medium. The food tastes better, and more of a serving. TV channels are better. Why, you may ask, would a max be "better" than a medium?

"Music Can Calm the Savage Beast," is a paraphrase of a quote by British Poet William Congreve, way back in 1697. Over 300 years later, this statement still...

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...

Going all the way back to my younger years. I can still hear my mother, in my head, to this day, saying, " Jesse,...

Coping with incarceration is a difficult task made harder by losing the people that once had your back. Even though I am surrounded by people all of the time, true friendships are hard to come by. I'm a lover of the great outdoors and while the facility is surrounded by trees, they are just out of reach.

When someone knows you need your job to help pay for hygiene, necessities, and food, do they treat you as less human, or take...

There is an undeniable statistic that proves people convicted of homicide have the lowest rate of recidivism out of all classes of felons. Usually, these individuals serve a great deal of time in a correctional facility, came to prison at a young age, and have since matured into responsible adults. But those aren't the only reasons why "lifers" have such a high rate of success upon release.

THERE IS A OFFICER THAT WAS LET IN THE MARION OHIO PRISON AND HE WAS POSITIVE FOR THE COVID-19 AND NOW THEY ARE PUNISHING...

Leavittsburg, Ohio- In the wake of Covid-19 Incarcerated Citizens represent one of several vulnerable populations in the United States. Prisoners live in close spaces...