If you could take a break from life would you be interested? How many of us could use some time without responsibilities, time to be selfish and work on improving oneself? I’m not sure people would sign up to go to prison to accomplish this, with all the negative aspects involved, especially ...

I’m enjoying the last little bit of my time. Being able to work out for an hour in the morning and an hour and a half in the afternoon is coming to an end. My release is scheduled for Jan. 2, 2018; however, there’s no guarantee I leave that day. Most prisoners get out when they are ...

As I get ready to leave this place, I feel for the people who are stuck here.Well, some of them.I don’t feel so bad for those who are unrepentant. There are plenty of prisoners who are doomed to spend their lives in here because of the sum of their sentence. Others have made coming in and out ...

“Another day, another dollar.”That saying is literal with regards to the workday for many prisoners. When I head back to my housing unit after a day at work, it feels like I am heading home. When I first came to prison my cell felt like a jail cell — empty. But over time I’ve ...

“Short-timing” is a state of being in which prisoners get close to leaving and their mind starts transitioning to the outside world. I think it’s fair to say I’m starting to experience this. As I get closer to leaving prison, I’m allowing myself to think about all the things I miss ...

When I first got to prison, the inmates didn’t look anything like what I thought a prisoner population should.I didn’t expect to see so many seniors, but when I thought about it, advanced age wasn’t surprising. I expected to see the tattoos and a bit of diversity, but these prisoners ...