
June 19, 2020: Updates from The Birdman
I have five babies to tame down to people friendly and hand tame. My favorite is T. G. thats short for tuff guy. He thinks he is tuff but st

June 18, 2020: A Father's Day Soliloquy
What will our first meeting after decades apart be like? Will there be hugs, tears, fists, screaming? Perhaps your heart will remain hardene

June 18, 2020: The box boldly stated
Grade A Extra Fancy Red Delicious Apples, The Pride of Washington State! Man, doesn't a delicious apple sound appetizing, tart and sweet, cr

June 16, 2020: A fourth recognizable characteristic
If anyone who knows me well enough would describe three of my characteristics, they would say that I am predictable, gullible, and indecisiv

June 16, 2020: New and old concerns at MCI
Down here in MCI, a C.O., UNIT MANAGER & MAJOR all told a Caucasian inmate that he couldn't wear his "Black Lives Matter," mask. After the W

June 16, 2020: You woke up the spirit of love inside me
I want you all to know that you woke up the spirit of love inside of me when I wanted to just give up. Your words made me want to get out of

June 16, 2020: Follow Chicago teens' example
If two teens from Chicago and two prisoners in Ohio can see past the differences, why can't you? Look at the person, not their skin color.

June 13, 2020: I've struggled to write and read lately; your messages turn that around
Greetings. I wanted to write again and say how much I truly enjoy receiving the Lifelines For MCI messages. Over the past couple of months I

June 13, 2020: VOICES, a play
SETTING: Standing behind a type of waist high console at STG R Center, ANGER, LOVE, and ESTEEM prepare for their body to wake up. On STG L,

June 11, 2020: Compassionate Release Disparity
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov.DeWine outlined a plan to release older inmates that met certain criteria to minimize their Covid-19 exp

June 8, 2020: Don't drink the poison and expect the other guy to die
With all the hatred out there in the world it's good to know that a few good people still remain. The devil has his minions running around t

June 7, 2020: Thankful and grateful
Thankful and Grateful That's all I can say even when i want to complain or be bitter I can't it could be worse but it will be better and kno

June 7, 2020: Black Lives Matter: Freedom Song
Black Lives Matter: Freedom Song V1 Senseless violence rings in our streets brought by those out walking the beat. Black Lives Matter Why ca

June 7, 2020: Be kind. Be thankful. Be gracious. Be humble.
i have noticed today that the world is ready. but are we? the things that make us uniqely human are the capacity to understand and the abili

June 6, 2020: Being civil should come easily
Thank you everyone who has stood strong and faced the challenge of doing what's Right and Just. Being civil should come easily. Why does it

June 6, 2020: A note from Love
Elise, Julie, Tara, Linda, Otterbein University, This is "LOVE," from Piper Kerman's writing class. I just want to thank you all for your s

June 6, 2020: Again many thanks
Again many thanks for the kind words, prayers and well wishes they mean a lot in here. My faith in the human race is restored and I thank th

June 5, 2020: I wish you could see the reality we live in
the definition of social distancing, to the powers that be, meant to double down on the bunk beds and bring in more inmates from the recepti

June 4, 2020: What am I witnessing?
I am 34 yrs old and I have never seen this level of protest or blatant racism. I watched the first of three memorials for George Floyd today