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Monastery of the prodigal son (II)
Monastery of the Prodigal Son by Mikhail Markhasev Working in’a prison chapel is not unlike a box of chocolates: it should be plain and simple, but you never know what you're gonna get. In here,...
From thief to belief: Life in the monastery of the prodigal son (III)
From Thief to Belief: Life in the Monastery of the Prodigal Son by Mikhail Markhasev III The outside world is fascinated with the inside arena of prison life, where the realm of the riveting struggles...
Favorite quote
Favorite Quote by Mikhail Markhasev "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"...
From thief to belief: Life in the monastery of the prodigal son (I)
From Thief to Belief: Life in the Monastery of the Prodigal Son by Mikhail Markhasev I Somehow I was more at home in jail than in the free world. From juvenile hall and youth camps,...
Why a philosophy major is necessary for prisoners
Sophia in the System: Why a Philosophy Major is Necessary for Prisoners by Mikhail Markhasev Man does not live by bread alone, but also by ideas which have consequences. Many of us in prison have...
Restorative justice inside out
Restorative Justice Inside Out ‘by Mikhail Mrkhasev I I smiled throughout the court proceedings. Arrogant and uncaring, I smiled at the victim's devastated family, as thy watched me strut into the courtroom day in, day...
Taking justice into my own hands
Taking Justice Into My Own Hands by Mikhail Markhasev Unknowingly, I stumbled unto the path of restorative justice through the family of the man whom I murdered in cold blood during a botched robbery....
How Manson made peace with the son of man
How Manson Made Peace with the Son of Man by Mikhail Markhasev I've heard that God does no miracle until all human resources are exhausted. That's certainly true with Charles Manson. Most people believe he...
A few thoughts about the cell
Mikhail Markhasev Corcoran, CA I wrote this essay in 2003, while I was in the hole (SHU). It was printed in The Beat Within, a youth outreach in the S.F. Bay area. I want to...Loading...
