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Imagine Dying Waiting To Be Free by Larry R. Carter

Freedom Dreams, Life in Prison, Mental Health

Prison is a kicking. They kick you, and they kick you, and they kick you. If you die behind these walls, they kick you again to make sure you are dead. It is a figurative kicking, but it is a kicking all the same.  In 1997, at the age of 44, I was convicted of...

Living or Just Alive by James Liptrot

Change / Growth, Freedom Dreams, Life in Prison

My name is James B. Liptrot, Prison number 144170                 Dreams are real...

I Am Ready, So I Fight by Joseph Wright

Change / Growth, Family, Freedom Dreams

I came to prison with the mindset that I was never going home. And so, I lost myself in the prison system. If you ask me if I was ready to go home after 2 or 3 years, I would have said yeah. But deep down, I was not! It took me 8 years to change and become a man. My...

More Than a Number by Terrance Taylor

Change / Growth, Freedom Dreams, Memories

Countless times I have sat back and listened to the testimonials told by my fellow prisoners. Stories of how drugs, alcohol, and in general living a street life led to their imprisonment. In the midst of many of these stories the individual would say how they were...

Good Chance I’ll Die Inside by Roger Ruthruff

Change / Growth, Freedom Dreams, Life in Prison

 My name is Roger. I have been a prisoner in MDOC for more than 35 years. I was convicted of felony murder as an aider and abetter when I was 18 years old. I am just as responsible for taking human life as the person who landed the fatal blows. I planned a robbery and...

Inside Prison by A’more D. Bass Bey

Family, Freedom Dreams, Life in Prison

Hello,  Can I tell you about my prison experience while serving a life sentence? There is a lot that people do not understand about those doing time. I have done a lot of time while fighting hard for well deserved freedom. I have changed so much while doing time. I...
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