Earning Freedom

​What It’s Like to Get a Medical Marijuana Card as an Ex-Convict

Getting released from prison and ingratiating yourself back in the world isn’t always a smooth transition. Ex-cons face hurdles landing a job, frequently suffer from PTSD and other social and psychological disorders…

The Story Behind an Infamous Escobar Cartel Assassination

This Drug Smuggler and ‘Hippie Mafia’ Leader Is an OG in the Weed Legalization Movement

As marijuana goes mainstream, so do the stories about the legends of pot’s cultural history. ‘Smuggler’s Blues,’ a…

Was Jack the Ripper American?

A Texas sized true crime story has become the great American murder mystery of the late nineteenth century. In The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal and the Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer, Skip Hollandsworth pens a forgotten, century old tale of gothic proportions that…

Inside the World of a Prison Chess Master

The ultimate thinking man’s game becomes something else entirely behind bars

*This is a repost of an article I wrote for vocativ.com

What Prisoners Think of Donald Trump

*This article is a repost of my peice published on vice.com

It’s safe to say Donald Trump means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some people think he should be the next president of the United States, some think he’s…

Financial Stability After Prison, Episode 20

• In Episode 20, I continue a series of articles showing how my adjustment through 26 years of imprisonment contributed to my returning to society successfully. You may receive free ebook by visiting Success After Prison)

Finding Markets After Prison, Episode 19

• In Episode 19, I continue a series of articles showing how my adjustment through 26 years of imprisonment contributed to my returning to society successfully. You may receive free ebook by visiting Success After Prison)

Programs For Prisoners, Episode 18

• In Episode 18, I continue a series of articles showing how my adjustment through 26 years of imprisonment contributed to my returning to society successfully. You may receive free ebook by visiting Success After Prison)