Confronting Fear: My Journey from Prison to Advocacy
Dear Readers, It has been over a year since I last contributed to the A Voice From Prison blog, and I owe you all an explanation. The truth is, I’ve been gripped…
Personal Stories
Firsthand accounts of incarceration, family, resilience, and the lives behind a prison sentence.
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Transit During COVID-19 (Part 2)
This blog post is the continuation of a series, Transit During COVID-19. Read part one here. Grady County (Shady Grady) When you are on a prison transport bus, the windows are often…
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Transit During COVID-19 (Part 1)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a living nightmare for most, trapped at home without the ability to do things you used to enjoy such as visiting friends, going out to eat, etc.…
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Rajesh Maddiwar
I’Il be sharing a particularly interesting case involving a real estate attorney, caught in the crosshairs of the government prosecutors for something he had no knowledge about. (As a disclosure for all the…
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Losses Sustained in the Criminal Justice Process
There is so much loss directly and indirectly sustained when you are subjected to an inclusion in the criminal justice system and process. These include time lost, money lost, your home which…
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Special Day For Me
I didn’t know exactly what to write today. It should be somewhat of a special day for me, however it isn’t exactly how I would have imagined I would be spending any…
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Manaen Matthews
Manaen Matthews was convicted of tax and wire fraud, a white-collar crime. He has no history of violence, but was sentenced to 78 months of prison time along with just over half…
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New Years 2022
As we usher in another new year for 2022, our thoughts often turn to the past to consider how we have changed (or may want to change), as well as to the…
