I understand what May Angelou meant when she spoke about knowing why the cage bird sings. As a caged bird myself, I've encountered a variety of life's experiences during my flights dovetailing...

I spend my days lately deciding when to get up and when to lay down. In between is the awesome decisions drawn to either drag out my day...

I was talking to a buddy while we were waiting for chapel a couple of days ago. We got on the subject how chapel service and NA meetings make...

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...

as I sit here and think about everyone in my life its kinda of amazing. I was the poster child of a screw up.no,...

*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...

I had never been to prison, and now, not only was I going to prison, I was going to death row. The home of men like John Wayne Gacy and the so-called ‘I-57 Killer,’ among others. Up until then, I had only read about such men in newspapers or saw them on television. I never, not even in my worst nightmare, thought I would be counted among them.

Do you hate us so much, that you won't forgive us? Is it wrong to look for someone who can provide a glimmer of hope? What will it take for us, who have been deemed lepers inside and out, to truly be restored? Please, I await your answer. For I among the many would love for the healing to begin.

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

It’s been an interesting week as a SLS (Supportive Living Services) mentor. For those of you who don’t know my job here in prison...