Federal Prison

I met a woman in prison who helped me understand what the word compassion means. Sandi came to my office in the CRC regularly to work on her résumé. I enjoyed her company and shared some of my story with her, and we became friends. When I told Sandi I was from Utah, she said, “You’re from Uta

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I placed my 3rd child for adoption

#adoption #journeytohealing #family

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Was Prison Scary

#prison #scary #arrested

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Finding Myself in Prison

I really enjoyed the sun my last few months in prison. I have always loved the sun! Every morning I left the unit as soon as the officer unlocked the door, around 5:30 a.m., and I sat on a bench outside the unit and watched the sun come up. One morning while I was sitting on a bench writing my g

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Favorite Prison Story

#prisonstories #portialouder

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I wanted to be a gangster

#realmen #prison #comeback

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Walking into prison and going home

I really enjoyed the sun my last few months in prison. I have always loved the sun! Every morning I left the unit as soon as the officer unlocked the door, around 5:30 a.m., and I sat on a bench outside the unit and watched the sun come up. One morning while I was sitting on a bench writing my g

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Leaving a High Security Prison

After being in prison behind a fence for almost four years, I was told I was going to be sent to a camp in California. We never left the institution, and we were locked inside the units most of the time; we were isolated from the outside world. By this time, my custody status was so low that I w

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My first job in prison

#prison #inmate #job

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Silly things we did in Prison

You might be surprised by the silly things we did in prison. Being at a prison camp was different than the high security FCI. There were only two units at the camp, and we were always in competition to get to the chow hall first for dinner. As soon as the officers unlocked the doors, we made a mad

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In recovery everything changes

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Sent to Prison at 16 years old

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I didn’t walk into prison Happy

I didn’t walk into prison happy joyous and free. I was angry. It felt unfair and I was brokenhearted. I was attached to my story. There was a lot of emotion involved and the pain I felt was intense. I remember a friend of mine in prison saying, “I just don’t want to stay stuck.” I said, “What do yo

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