News From Inside

by Nateel Sharma, 2025 Elder Freeman Policy Fellow Being released from incarceration was supposed to be a step toward freedom, but the reality of wearing an ankle monitor made it feel like another form of imprisonment. The heavy, restrictive device clamped around my ankle was more than just an inconvenience—it was painful, physically damaging, and emotionally … [Read more...] about My Release Came with Another Set of Shackles

by Summer BreezeSouth Central Correctional Center, MO Dear Transgender Family, Recently we have suffered relentless attacks from the highest ranking diplomat on Earth. Donald Trump’s judgements involving the determination of our rights are appalling. They are meant to deceive us, to demean us and to destroy us. He is exerting himself into our state of affairs … [Read more...] about A Letter to My Transgender Family

by Brittney PattersonCustody to Community Transitional Reentry Program, CA Does it help you to grow, to be your best self or does it stop you or stunt your growth? When or if you see me in a four-four do you wonder where I go, what I sold to make things flow. If you see me in the dirt do you wonder why I’m hurt? Or do you pass me by… Would you see beyond the tattered cloths … [Read more...] about What Is Money?

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