This site is a collection of blogs written by prison inmates. It serves as a platform which allows them to share their individual stories, opinions, talents, and their inner thoughts. I support, understand, and believe that writing can be a great source of rehabilitation, growth, and healing. InmateBlogger.com is managed by Suzie Bosko (suziebosko.com).
Hello World, first let me thank you for taking your time to read anything I have to say. My name is SHAE. I am from Seattle, WA I’m. 28 years young. African American & Native American. I am currently incarcerated for mistakes I have made. I am now […]
At one time I was a bad guy with false beliefs about, let’s just say, a lot. I am Steve Anderson. I’m 50 years old at this time. Yes, I am incarcerated in Washington State. I’m open to share truth on that, one-on-one. I am a Muslim with […]
THE QUESTION NOW HAS TO BE “WHERE IS FORGIVENESS FOUND?” THAT’S A VERY HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER, BUT SIMPLY PUT, FORGIVENESS IN MY CASE CAME FROM MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. IN MOST MURDER CASE’S, THE PERETRATOR OF THE CRIME CAN NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH THE […]
IM GETTING RELEASED AFTER SERVING 26 YEARS OF MY LIFE IN PRISON. I ENTERED THIS SUB-CULTURE AS A 16 YEAR OLD PUNK-ASS KID AND NOW IM LEAVING AS A 43 YEAR OLD MAN. WHAT IS THE WORLD LIKE NOW? IS THERE ENOUGH ROOM OUT THERE FOR ME TO […]
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Tony Gidican. I’m a 27 year old Phillipino, Italian man. I fell July, 4th 2006 at the tender age of 19. I’ve been in for over 8 years. I get out April, 2nd 2019. […]
AS PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITY, I HAVE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES WITH ANYONE WHO HAS AN EAR. I DO ALL THAT I CAN TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. I SPEAK TO YOUNG MEN, AS WELL AS THE PARENTS OF THOSE AT RISK YOUTH. WHO BETTER THAN ME? […]
There are countless men I am doing time with that will NEVER see the streets again. Men who will never be released back into society. Many men who will die not in the arms of loved ones but in the prison infirmary, alone, as their soul transitions into […]
I committed the crime of first degree murder on September 27, 1988. I was 16. On October 1, 1990, I was sentenced to 900 months. 75 YEARS … I turned 18 in the Washington State Penitentiary. Was I grown? That’s a question that has been asked of me […]
I was asked to sign-up to attend a Church service called “Inherit the Kingdom” while I was at Monroe’s Washington State Reformatory. Initially I had no intention of going. In fact, I lied to my boy telling him that I signed up and then I acted shocked when […]
THE REASON FOR THE CRIME THAT I COMMITTED CAN NOT BE EXPLAINED AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WILL FOREVER FEEL REMORSE AND GUILT FOR THIS CRIME, AS WELL AS THE CRIMES AGAINST MY VERY OWN COMMUNITY. I WANT THE WORLD […]
No matter where you are in life you can find people that are willing to go to some extreme measures to escape their pain, to escape reality. Prison is no exception. Instincts tell us to flee from pain instead of looking for its source. Rather than search introspectively […]
I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE TRUE BEAUTY OF A WOMAN IN “SOCIETY’S VERSION OF BEAUTY “. NOW IT’S TIME THAT I TALK ABOUT THE INNER WORKING’S OF A MAN. I REALLY CANT BELIEVE THAT IM TAKING THIS ON BECAUSE THIS IS A TOPIC THAT IS EXTREMLY HARD FOR […]
Hello free world! Let me first say thank you for taking the time to read some of my thoughts, I hope that I have said some thought provoking things to capture your attention. If I have, good, but if I haven’t, that’s okay as well. However, if you […]
“One person can be a catalyst for great pain, but one person can also be a catalyst for great change!” This epiphany derived from countless hours I spent meditating and reflecting early on into my incarceration, at the realization of the pain I caused so many through my […]
I am a numbers guy, which explains me graduating at the top of my bookkeeping/accounting certification class taken through Walla Walla community college or my correctional industries work experience in the C.I. business office where at the age of 21 I was the head of all accounts receivable. […]
I grew up in a house with 3 sisters and waking up early every morning to get ready for school or work was a real challenge. It was always a battle trying to get to the sink to brush my teeth and wash my face, with my sisters […]
If revenge is a dish best served cold, injustice is a dish best not served at all. What is the value of the life for an African-American? An ongoing white supremacist joke is, “If you don’t want to do time or do very little time kill a N-word.” […]
I grew up surrounded by death and destruction, so I came to grips that when it’s my time it’s my time. Lord willing my death just wouldn’t be in vain. Many childhood friends of mine have passed away prior to their 18th birthday or very soon after. Many […]
I was asked to speak to a group of my colleagues, or as society would say a group of inmates, awhile ago and this is a reduced version of what I said: Look around you…if only you could see what I see. As I look around this dayroom […]
“C, be patient because the best is yet to come. No matter how far the finish line may seem from you now, life is a marathon not a sprint, and the journey is the reward. You may have long days where your fuse is short. You may even […]
“Oh who is this precious little girl? Is she your daughter?” an elderly lady asked me. Referring to the adorable pint sized princess I was hi-fiving and jumping up and down with as we celebrated her successful throw of the football. “No Ma’am,” I said with a laugh, […]
Racism, prejudice, and many negative stereotypes are often advanced through ignorance and lack of communication. This truth exists often where two or more groups of people abide by different codes of morality, cultural norms, or even speak different languages. But there is one thing that unifies, a universal […]
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