Life Inside
What Happened the Day ICE Knocked on My Door
My heart stopped. The terror and fear that overcame me were deafening.
I Spent Three Strange Days on a Prison Bus to See a Doctor
When getting a few minutes with a doctor means spending hours and hours handcuffed to another inmate and wondering about the world outside.
Even Phone Calls Are Incredibly Stressful in Prison
When making a call one day, I notice two white dudes covered in tats and wearing heavy coats in the middle of summer. This makes me nervous.
In Prison, It's Hard to Tell if You're Dying or Just Depressed
In so many words, the doctors have called me a hypochondriac.
Prison Is Even Lonelier Now That I've Been Outed
I have learned to become aware of every move and word around me, because I cannot allow any room for misunderstanding.
When Almost All Your Fellow Inmates Speak Another Language
Almost as soon as I set foot inside the razor wire, I realized I’d be sharing this controlled space with hundreds of women facing possible deportation.
When Your 18th Birthday Gift Is a Transfer to Adult Prison
They looked confused when they saw a baby-faced kid walk down the aisle in shackles and an orange jumpsuit.
We Were Wrongfully Convicted of Killing Cops and Now We're Married
From sentenced to death for crimes we didn't commit to 'Til Death Do Us Part.
Shanking Guys in a Prison Fight Was When I Hit Rock Bottom
I’m not thinking. I’m not human. I’m what a prison made of me.
The Singular Sorrow of Grieving Behind Bars
"I had no idea how much pain I would be forced to carry alone.”
What to Never Ask a Prison Wife
People may think I'm distant, or unfriendly. Or maybe they don't care either way that my husband is incarcerated. But it's just not information they have a right to.