Watch out for me watch out for you, Watch out for the lies that they say are true; Watch out for the thief that robs by day, Watch out for the many traps that they will lay; Watch out for the white who looks black, Watch out for the black that’s under attack; Watch out for the child who never smiles, Watch out for the wisdom that comes from trials; Watch out for the evil that surrounds us at birth, Watch out for the love that surrounds the earth; Watch out for the killa he might look like...READ MORE
The following post was authored by Craig M. Coscarelli and received by several of LIVE’s contributing authors in Federal prison. Currently, federal inmates (219,000 of them growing at a rate of over 6,000 per year) have an ability to earn “Good Time” for each year they are incarcerated. The current Good Time earned by an inmate is 47 days per year for being, well, good. Nobody wants another day added to their sentence. While state prison populations have declined, mostly due...READ MORE
There are over 2 Million people incarcerated in the U.S. and recent Department of Justice numbers indicate that there are over 21,000 street gangs in the U.S. with over 700,000 active members, numbers we cannot afford to ignore. Street gangs, the War on Drugs and mass incarceration weigh heavily on American culture, mainly its cities, and impose an enormous fiscal burden upon government and taxpayers, threatening to stall the engines of American prosperity. For far too long, law enforcement’s...READ MORE
My names is Rheco Marshall, I’m 28 years old, from Cleveland, Ohio. Right now I’m in a federal prison with a 120 months for my past actions. My mother, a single parent, raised me. My dad was in jail so I grew up with a woman trying to teach me how to be a young man, and let me say this- she is one great woman. She did her best and her best was great. Still, I went the way I wanted to. I grew up in a gym and running the streets of Cleveland. Boxing was my outlet to the world but I...READ MORE
When we make an honest decision to change our life in all that we do- with faith, guidance, unselfish acts of being of service to others- it’s not just changing your life but others in it. It’s what we do today, that makes our tomorrow rain or shine. So food for thought: what can you do today to make your tomorrow shine and others around you shine as well? “I CAN TALK THE TALK-WHY-BECAUSE I’VE WALKED IN IT” DESTRUCTION & RECOVERY My name is Johnny, Jonathan Porter,...READ MORE
Let me paint a picture for you, so you can see life from my perspective. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I’ve been parachuting in and out of the judicial system since I was a child. I’ve currently been in Federal prison for over 12 years. But consciously, I am FREE’er than I’ve ever felt in my entire life. For the majority of my life I’ve been mentally, spiritually and emotionally incarcerated. My Cell has been Ignorance and a lack of knowledge...READ MORE
My name is Angel Deleon, I’m 41 years old and a father of four. I’m currently serving a 27 month sentence at a federal prison, for illegal re-entry to the United States. I was born in Monterrey Mexico and raised in Houston, Texas. At the age of nine, my parents brought me and seven of my brothers and sisters to this country to live a better life. To live the American Dream. The dream so many people want and die trying to get here for. At first it was hard to adapt to the culture,...READ MORE
Strategy – plan of action or policy in business or politics etc. Tatics – procedure to achieve end A strategic thinker is a far more productive thinker. It is always better to be able to look beyond the valley than just looking in it. Strategy comes from the military- the formulation and result of plans by generals, officers, kings, training of men and development of maneuvers to generate victory. Essentially “Strategic Thinking” is a style of systems structure, management and...READ MORE
Friday morning following a brief conversation with another inmate who just so happens to be serving three (3) life sentences plus an additional 120 years- Talk about overkill; our system playing eye for an eye. Who has the right to kill? Who has the right to sentence another to DEATH? – And really at a loss for words, as my mere 30 years was a term he went to sleep praying for. As he spoke, the look in his eyes was one of “I WILL NOT GIVE UP”. Even knowing that here in the...READ MORE
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