Tag: John

  • Imprisoned Childhood /Holy Justice

    Right before a judge decides a sentence, they should be reminded they are sentencing that man’s children, too. Prison is full of fathers. Midjourney AI-Generated Image Some are the “stereotypical” 20-somethings who got a girl (or girls) pregnant on their way to prison, but most I’ve met are men in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and…

  • Muslim Mike Chooses Life

    “Everyone leaves prison with a million-dollar plan,” says Muslim Mike, as he’s affectionately known. “My plan is to be comfortable, have a steady job, a roof over my head, and a fridge brimming. Let the money chase me.” Mike, 6’2 with a physique that speaks to discipline, works in food service and talks about ingredients…

  • Teaching Art in Prison

    Last night, I taught a drawing class to a room full of men accused of crimes ranging from armed bank robbery, to child porn, to drug running, to white-collar fraud, to illegal migration, to public corruption… The Education building of FCI Miami Low looks like a small school, but with the same heavy steel doors…