One afternoon in May 2017 as I sat in the prison dayroom, I noticed my coworker Sylvia being pushed in her wheelchair by her roommate. Sylvia’s hands trembled as she struggled to recall where she was. Her eyes looked lost and confused, searching the room for something...
A Shocking Announcement Standing in the dayroom I stared at the Memo of the Day. I’d read it three times and my heart sank. A prison-wide lockdown was scheduled for next week, the very day of the trial for my parental rights! Lockdowns during past court hearings had...
(19) Meeting Mr. Bot From Surviving to Living Serial Audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1741821/c1e-1q350cjjrrpu1j84d-ddknzrdgh84o-57veme.mp3 Writing to Connect: A Mom Behind Bars At my desk, I finished another letter to my children....
It is November 2011. I finished the WoW program and became eligible for the workforce. Nervously I checked my mail daily, waiting for a job assignment. I’d been fired from my last job so I could not choose the next one. It would be assigned to me based on the...
