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I Was Proud of My Gift of Gab. Then I Took a Communications Class Led by Fellow Prisoners.

After 16 years in Michigan lockups, award-winning poet and writer Demetrius Buckley had to relearn how to be an active listener.

Life Inside • 07.18.2025

How I Went From Gangster to Geek

Prison forced me to be still and start my mental metamorphosis.

Life Inside • 02.04.2022

I Hate to Admit It, but Prison Is a Blessing in Disguise.

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick suffered multiple traumas before age 18. He masked his pain with Percocet, weed and drug-selling. Now, at a Pennsylvania prison with the right programs, he’s finally starting to heal.

Life Inside • 06.10.2021

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