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Lamentations of an incarcerated father
Lamentations of an Incarcerated Father By J.S. Russell It’s frustrating because I care. I’ve been writing letters to my daughter before she could read or talk. Anything that I could possibly do to make sure...
Note from editor: Behind The Wall Mentors magazine
NOTE FROM EDITOR: BEHIND THE WALL MENTORS MAGAZINE Salutations Young Kings & Young Queens, I’m Shawn Gardner founder of Behind The Wall Mentors. Our goal is by any means necessary to encourage, teach and inspire...
Freedom from the cave
Freedom from the Cave Pluto and Betts imagine the liberatory potential of education as the beginning of an awakening or transformation. They both tell of how exposure to “light”, which is often associated with knowledge,...
Road 2 redemption
October 28, 2022 Road 2 Redemption J.S. Russell Street dreams turned nightmares The ripple effect Devastating What once was thought of a as a chance of elevating Had consequences beyond playa hatin’ Standing before a...
Pay to be free
July 12, 2022 Pay to be Free By J.S. Russell I got numbers behind my name Because I’m inventory like at a store I’m stored Making money for the State Trying to make a way...
Self talk
February 24, 2022 Self Talk J.S. Russell Energy Thoughts Feelings affected by Energy adverse to the direction I Want to go I want to go They won't let me go SO So until they let...
What I would tell my younger self to avoid this life
What I Would Tell My Younger Self to Avoid This Life By J. S. Russell To my fourteen year old self, I'm you, 23 years later, sitting in a prison cell with a Life; all...
Free me
Free Me These chains Routines Mood swings Cause this ain’t right But this is my life Midnight Cold, cloudy, and dreary Walking amongst the tombs Penitentiary Cemetery What's the difference? Where’s the sun? Raise me...
Don't be a deadbeat
Don’t Be a Deadbeat J.S. Russell It’s often said that experience is the best teacher and being that we’ve been there, done that, and hopefully have grown, we can offer insight and alternatives to our...
Designed to bury you in a mental grave
Designed to Bury You in a Mental Grave Adrian Outten Abstract This contribution is from someone who is, or has recently been, in prison. It offers a unique and private perspective into the experience of...
Misconceptions of prison
Misconceptions of Prison By Azu Azuewah CHAPTER ONE Common Misconceptions When you think of prison you envision orange jumpers, steel bars, gangs, and bread and water for every meal. That is the average law-abiding citizens’...
Would it make sense if I told you that I recieve praise
Dear Reader(s) Would it make sense if I told you that I receive praise from those who are incarcerated with me just by mentioning the past versus the present? Would the reader understand that all...
I sit closer to the day that I will soon be released back into general population
1# June 7, 2020 Dear Reader(s), I sit closer to the day that I will soon be released back into general population. My heart beats the normal beat, yet my senses are hightened. My tongue...
How does one tell an officer hi
#1 Jun 06 2020 Dear Reader(s) How does one tell an officer hi in the am when their eyes drip of venom? How does one look at an officer when they smell of the trigger...
Does my life matter?
June 2020 Does My Life Matter? Felony After masked men in the name of the law swerve and jump out Guns drawn Traumatic Terroristic On the same corner that I seen police frisk Yo-yo and...
It's May 31, 2020
Dear Reader(s), It's May 31, 2020. It's also 12:44 AM and I'm sitting here on my bunk watching the riots throughout the country for George Floyd, another black man lynched in the middle of the...
Hello wassup greetings
Dear reader(s), Hello. Wassup. Greetings. Homage. I must write to the APWA family on a subject that seems taboo in the Prison Industrial Complex. This letter (essay) started off with different forms of introductions because...
I have not wanted to wake up in the morning for fear that I would get sick
Dear Reader(s), I have not wanted to wake up in the morning for fear that I would get sick. Today was now the same as it was yesterday. A day in the Present in which...
Greetings from this side of the wall
Dear Reader(s), Greetings from this side of the wall. So far we have yet to feel the full rate of this Covid 19 virus. The worries are real. No free 15 minute phone call can...
A introduction into the impulsive journey of highs is how I feel
1# April 13 2020 Dear reader(s) A introduction into the impulsive journey of highs is how I feel. A recipient of 24 hour lock down with this Covid-19 viral pandemic has my fear and paranoia...
Cabin fever? You are not alone
Cabin fever? You are not alone. Think about this: currently we are experiencing a world wide crisis due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Our elected leaders have been constantly emphasizing the vital importance of people...Loading...
