Incarceration

My dad was a good dad. Ope. Is a good dad. That’s the thing about the incarcerated parents club. You kind of go through their sentence and your life grieving but then you remember they are very much alive. It’s a weird and sometimes shitty club to be a part…

For #BlackAugust, we uplift and honor the freedom fighters, especially those inside the walls of our sprawling prison-industrial complex, who, with their vision, tenacity, and deep love for our communities, are leading us towards liberation. We invite you to read the words of George Jackson, in Blood In My Eye…

With my past experiences, I know how bad of a person I can be. I know how difficult my choices are for others to accept, and once the fog settles, how absurd my choices were. The past three years I have dipped into depression, experienced anxiety for the first time…

9 December 2021 Is it possible that the way our society goes about punishing convicted criminals in order to reduce the social costs of crime is not actually effective? The US prison system is enormously expensive both in terms of the cost of operation and its effect on inmates who…

We are waiting for the best country in the world to get a little better We are waiting three million of us inside cages We are waiting for the manifest destiny to manifest a little more of the promise of citizenship born on our backs We pledge allegiance to the…

Going to jail sucks. Here are a few lessons I learned while there that can apply to anyone wanting to make the most out of any situation, no matter how bleak. — I write this article with a bit of trepidation; while I don’t have the biggest following, I still worry about my “Medium image,” or how my followers perceive me and my writing. Most articles I see on Medium are about self-improvement, wealth-building, or mastering this platform — to name a…

The Myth of Freedom in The Prison Capital of The World April 3 2022 Sadly, We’re Number One The United States is home to 5% of the world’s population, but it has a whopping 25% of those incarcerated. One out of every four people incarcerated in the world are imprisoned right here in the…

If the body is sovereign then legalize drugs. Who should determine what you put in your body? Drug users who commit crimes ought to be prosecuted for the crimes. It is not a crime to drink soda pop no matter how bad it is for you. Cigarettes kill one in…