Every Sentence Has a Story
When you learn someone has spent decades—or longer—in prison, it’s easy to think you know them. But each one of the 13,000 people in Michigan serving life or long-term sentences continues to evolve.
Headline 2 : The Vision
Inside one of the nation’s longest-serving prison populations is living proof that extreme punishment doesn’t work. People who have served long sentences are proven to age out of criminal behavior, while continuing to cost taxpayers $38,000 a year. As long as they’re locked up, their families and communities suffer—robbed of vital connections and resources.
Let Me Tell You is a collection of first-person stories from the people most impacted by mass incarceration. We invite you to explore, challenge your perceptions and take action.
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Listen Up, I’m Coming Home by Frank Duenaz, III
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Frank Duenaz, III. I have been incarcerated since September of 1995. I have received my parole from my life with the possibility of parole. I will leave prison on August 24, 2021—really soon. I will have served almost 26...