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Danner Darcleight

Danner Darcleight

How We Live in a Prison Cell

You might be surprised to learn that prisoners like watching shows about prison. It’s surprising to me, seeing peers glued to the screen…

Jan 13, 2017

How We Live in a Prison Cell

Jan 13, 2017

Danner Darcleight

Puppyless Behind Bars

Of all the things I miss from the world outside prison — eating festive meals with loved ones, driving at night, swimming in the ocean —…

Nov 29, 2016

Puppyless Behind Bars

Nov 29, 2016

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Bacchus Saves a Prisoner’s Day

The guy must have had a fucking horseshoe crammed up his ass. Me, I’d have gone down hard and fast for an intoxication ticket, and then…

Oct 10, 2016

Bacchus Saves a Prisoner’s Day

Oct 10, 2016

Danner Darcleight

Your Help Needed

Seriously, that’s not an essay title. I need your help. On September 30, my prison memoir, Concrete Carnival, will hit the market. There…

Sep 28, 2016

Your Help Needed

Sep 28, 2016

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P.S. I Love You

7 Ways to Help Your Loved One in Prison

The response to my 10 Ways to Adapt to Prison was extraordinary, and I was particularly moved by the many comments from readers who have a…

Sep 25, 2016

7 Ways to Help Your Loved One in Prison

Sep 25, 2016

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P.S. I Love You

On Being an “Outmate”: Loving an Inmate

GUEST WRITER: Lily Darcleight

Sep 11, 2016

Sep 11, 2016

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10 Ways to Adapt to Prison

Say less. When in doubt, say nothing at all. Listening, really listening, will educate you to the lingo and to what’s happening around you.

Sep 9, 2016

10 Ways to Adapt to Prison

Sep 9, 2016

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Heroin Detox in Prison

It’s hard to endure the first day in a prison, even for someone with over sixteen years in. You don’t know where anything is, no one knows…

Aug 26, 2016

Heroin Detox in Prison

Aug 26, 2016

Danner Darcleight

When You Love Me

When I speak to you, Lily, my lovely wife, in the morning, and you are happy, I am happy. We have bubbly conversation, which I wish could…

Aug 10, 2016

When You Love Me

Aug 10, 2016

Danner Darcleight

Caged Heat: Confessions of a Prison Masturbator

When I awoke last night for an uncharacteristic 3 AM piss, the cellblock was quiet and the television on the tier was lit warm pink and…

Jul 28, 2016

Jul 28, 2016

Danner Darcleight

Danner Darcleight

Danner Darcleight is currently serving a 25 year to life sentence in an American prison. His memoir, “Concrete Carnival” will be published in Sept 2016.

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