by Umar Al Aswad, FCI Seagoville It amazes me howsometimes people blame individualsfor wounds created by earthquakes.when truth is...absence got many fathers too.from low wages.to locked doors.Prison system.Addiction,hopelessness,generations carrying hurt like backpacks,they never learned how to put down.And children don’t just miss people.They miss stabilityThey miss … [Read more...] about Missing Fathers, Missing Systems
Inside
No More Cages: Comix from the Inside
by Angel Garza, Mule Creek State Prison … [Read more...] about No More Cages: Comix from the Inside
Artist Spotlight: Nancy Larios
Nancy Larios's art shines a light on the conditions of elderly women in prison. Through vibrant colored pencil drawings, she depicts the struggles of aging behind bars. … [Read more...] about Artist Spotlight: Nancy Larios
Hit the Devil
by FROG (Forever Reliant On God) & Ghostwrite Mike Intro | GhostWe masterin the fine art of self dissection... somatic abolitionFirst person narrative, poetry, spoken word... this that trauma talk monologue Verse 1 | FROGSelf-destructive seeds implanted by distractionsMoney, power, respect, illogical satisfactionGenerational curses, soiled our DNATribe after tribe we … [Read more...] about Hit the Devil
Corruption Wears a Tie
by Umar Al Aswad, FCI Seagoville Corruption don’t always wear ski masks.Sometimes it wears cufflinks.Sometimes it walks into meetingswith polished shoes and handshakesthat smell like expensive, tax-payer money cologne.Sometimes it says...“we’re investing in the future”while the school ceiling leaksrainwater onto a child’s spelling test.Sometimes corruption smiles for … [Read more...] about Corruption Wears a Tie
