Letters From Inside the Prison

Another sad case of an inmate not getting the medical care they need to address a serious medical condition.

society is fast to judge every person who steps inside a prison, as a hard-core killer. Which is so far from the truth.

I want to show how the prison system will take any situation and turn it into an opportunity to punish hundreds of prisoners, because of a few idiots.

Saying goodbye is an unfortunate part of prison life that it provides ample opportunity for meeting new people and building new friendships, but the cost of that is the certainty that most of the people around you will, sooner or later, disappear.

It’s pretty safe to say that the people running this prison system are criminals who do not obviously care about the laws of the state, or the federal laws, that our country is governed by

Throughout my book, I have written about the atrocities that have taken place, and continue to take place, inside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. Jovell Dennis is one of the saddest stories I've heard.

I don’t think anyone would feel that seven minutes is enough time to make an informed and well-reasoned decision about whether or not an eligible inmate is ready for reentry into free society, but that's how long your given.

The Texas prison system will say whatever is needed, to make everyone believe they are on the same page as the rest of the country when it comes to rehabilitation.

The end of a prison sentence is the longest period of time for any inmate.

There is a law that says that the parole board cannot penalize an inmate who has filed a civil suit or other legal writs, like habeas corpus, against the prison system.