Nicole Beattie-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
I try to be a light where I can be in this dark environment. A lot of people think jail is easy cause they provide basic necessities at no cost and you don’t have to worry about everyday life stresses. They cant be more wrong. I don’t have a support system when I get out. […]
Miranda Marie Walker-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
The change I want to see in the prison system is parole. I believe that mandatory minimums are unfair and unjust and cause more harm than good. It’s a proven fact that the longer a person stays in the system the higher the chance of recidivism is. I believe that a person should be evaluated […]
Kristin Lee Caldwell-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
i plan to serve my community by opening a recovery center and helping other females overcome addiction and help to keep them from long prison sentences for an addiction. I’m going to use my hardship and the lessons learned the hard way, to coach others and hopefully help them not make the same mistakes. Unfortunately, […]
Nicole Marie Schwalbach-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
Todays question: How are you serving your community? Every day I wake up and go to work making sleeping bags for our military. I feel like this is my way of giving something back to the outside as well as inside by creating something that beniefts our entire nation. It may seem small but I […]
Shane Andrew Smith-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
Today’s Response:Before coming to prison, my family and tried to be involved in our community by volunteering at charitable events, we were on boards for non-profits, and we donated regularly to charities.My community now is my local prison institution. I still attempt to help people in this community by volunteering to tudor them for their […]
Karina R Dieter-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
How do I serve my community? I am one of the most care people and try to show compassion to everyone no matter what, I help out when I can with cleaning and by praying for people that are in crisis and I don’t cause problems, am very considerate of making noise if people want […]
Raymond Holcomb Brewer-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
How are you serving your community? I am one of those who earned an engineering degree before I ran afoul of federal law. So I am teaching in the prison GED program. I also put together a Small Business Basics ACE class to help some of my fellow inmates learn some basic business principles including […]
Michael Harman-10/03/2024
Expanding on how I am serving my community.
Brandy Gregory-10/03/2024-Be the Change You Want to See
I am serving my community by bettering myself through programs and education and self discipline so I can be the best version possible of myself and also by humbling myself so when I get out I can better serve my community whether it be by volunteering or helping a neighbor in need. READ NEWSLETTER ARTICLE […]
Fernando Cordova-10/03/2024
Progress is a slow grind but I know as each day passes it is good to reach even the smallest of goals. As that shows just how determined I need to be to find success. I will continue to follow the plan yet always be aware of new opportunities. I must continue to look to […]
