Real stories about prison life written exclusively by inmates.

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

Sep 28, 2020

If You Stay Here Long Enough

some of us weren’t criminals before but if you stay here long enough…

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

Jun 16, 2020

Be The Light

When we find ourselves in the shadow, we face a decision: blend in or be the light.

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

Jun 10, 2020

Mediations on the sunflower

It exists, no sense of self separate from Source energy. no ego.

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

May 29, 2020

The Sunflower

Feeling a bit off kilter, I’ve decided to focus only on this sunflower….

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

May 15, 2020

Rehabilitation is the Problem

I’m not always full of shame, self pity, or sorrow But then again neither joy, pride, or hope for tomorrow

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

May 5, 2020

From the Outside In

Challenging What We Know About Prisoners

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

Apr 24, 2020

Pri-zen: How I got free in prison

So there I was on A-yard at Chowchilla (the receiving yard at the…

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

Apr 20, 2020

Covid 19: Where Are The Masks?

FINALLY, cdcr directed all staff to wear masks. We’ve been wearing our homemade masks for weeks now, and…

Claire Nana in Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

Apr 17, 2020

The Space

Don’t Leave Us

This poem I wrote on 2/25/20 after I found out that 2 people here had hanged themselves in the same…

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Behind The Walls: Voices From The Inside

An startling, shocking, and often unbelievable look at what life is really like behind bars. This blog is written exclusively by inmates and tells their stories, their experiences, their thoughts, and their feelings about life in prison. Read with care, the entries may shock you.

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