Currently, written by incarcerated people at various facilities all across Virginia.
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Although Darkness Awaits
This piece, “ALTHOUGH DARKNESS AWAITS…..” was inspired by a writing assignment given in Virginia Tech Center for Humanities UNCHAINED Program held at River North Correctional Center.
Education: A Key to a Prisoner’s Complete Freedom
The way I face my incarceration today, nearly at the end of a 20-year prison sentence, is with hope and aspiration. This is due to the last few years of me actively pursuing educational goals in a field that interests me.
How Can State Leaders Address Substance Abuse in Prison?
Prisons are used to rehabilitate individuals through incarceration, not to punish them further by turning their backs on those individual inmates who needs help.
CHAINED
This piece, “CHAINED” was inspired by my Demon, alcohol. Although I am over six years sober, it does not mean that the pit of my gut does not yearn to feel that burn.
An Idea for MORE Earned Credits
my suggestion is simple and provides incentives for inmates in Virginia to better themselves during their incarceration. It also holds Virginia inmates accountable for their right or wrong behaviors.
Another World
Trying to shake this curse, I’m looking from terror to fright, I mean from left to right, but there’s no peace in this black light,
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