Prison Life Blog

I know what you're thinking: prison violent? Get right outta town! I know it seems like I've donned the mantle of Captain Obvious here,...

After a month of transport and several more without communication, I'm finally back in the 21st century with email. This was not my first...

I've got cats! There are 3 of them and they are cute and mean and cuddly and claw-happy and they purr and hiss.... They're a lot like me....

The title is not some harsh critique on myself or abilities, I literally am not able to get or buy the materials to write a book. "What...

Most people would assume the psychology department at a prison would run the show. Who better to treat the behavioral problems of humans...

When I was growing up in the deserts outside Phoenix AZ, I'd bring home all kinds of critters and creepy crawlies, always to my mom's...

The title is in response to my question to the prison refusing some magazines my family was nice enough to try to send me. The Mail Room...

I know, it's a laughable concept. You can probably guess (correctly) that I am comparing prison staff to Nazis, but I may surprise both...

I was never an artist before I came to prison. Other than how all kids are artists, anyway. I was and am a musician, but when I first...

Parole is a system that rewards good behavior and human progress. As the system stands now, there is no parole and if I were to cure...

So, these questions are floating around out there in the ethers, and I was told people may be interested in my answers. They are only MY...

I have a friend; we’ll call him Marky. I was in Victorville prison in CA with him for a few years and we were locked down a lot there....

If you were walking down the street and a stranger forced you on threat of violence, kidnapping, and starvation to strip and expose...

At Rec 8-21, all the units were outside smack in the middle summer softball season. Yes, we have softball in a medium security prison....

When put in places where the basic necessities are absent, most people will do their best to recreate the tools and conveniences of the...

There are some idyllic moments, even in prison. A yard in Tucson AZ has trees and flowering bushes in a courtyard and we were often...

"It’s not punishment" they keep telling me when I ask why they’re going to take our books and food or as they call it, "excessive...

No showers for 9 days During a lockdown, there are always fools yelling out their cell doors demanding they have "rights" that they are...

It has been pointed out that I often wax morose when not just being bitter, so I thought I'd lighten it up with this and then.. well,...

They empty your pockets any chance they get. Laughs with their friends when they embarrass you. Punches you in the robe when your back is...