by Prison Story Project | Feb 23, 2023 | Writing
Occasionally we receive writing from incarcerated men that we don’t know and have never met or worked with. We were happy for them to share their work with us and we are happy to share it here. Understanding the Teen Brain Whoever proposed that love was all we...
by Prison Story Project | Feb 18, 2023 | Writing
My physical existence is fettered within the confines of these restricted walls, but my thoughts are unrestricted. They move unpredicted and will remain out of bounds. I am a free man even though I’ve been in prison for over half of my life. Kenneth Reams, Death...
by Prison Story Project | Feb 18, 2023 | Writing
Before the gun Before the handcuffs Before the backseat of the police car Before the cell door closes Before the lawyer Before the courtroom Before the prison Life was better than I thought. Ray Dansby, Death...
by Prison Story Project | Aug 28, 2020 | Writing
Strange fruit is what a southern slave once considered it to be… The description of a negro hanging and dangling from a sycamore tree. Justice is what many labelled it to be, A spirited tradition that thousands came out to witness and see; The barbaric killing...
by Prison Story Project | Aug 28, 2020 | Writing
Let the first breath be taken, A gift the still-born knows not. Many troubles will surely follow it. In the end would it all have been worth it, or not? Let it be drawn with an understanding, A second or third breath was never promised. Those fortunate to claim it,...
