Prison Journalism: When your time in prison gets hard

Waking up in the morning is like a nightmare, opening your eyes to four dark brown cold walls and the smell of strong cleaning chemicals. The annoying sound of keys and traumatized voices from all directions gave me goosebumps all over my body. Belonging to my house and own bed, what went through my mind was just useless to me because my hands were tied and I couldn’t do anything more but to follow the rules of the prison system. It was a difficult feeling that no man can explain.

My life was like a curse; nothing felt like it could fall into place. Day by day, just sitting indoors under house arrest and probation, unemployed and couldn’t find work to feed my family because of a criminal record, and it made me learn to respect my time around my family and while I can still be a positive impact on the lives of the young, high-risk youth in my community and surrounding areas.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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