Here is a great piece about Johnny Cash and his work for prisoners and prison reform from BBC. Take note of the additional links and info about prison included in the right hand side bar of the article.
Posts Tagged ‘prison’
Johnny Cash and His Work for Prison Reform
Posted: January 24, 2013 by Editor in About PrisonsTags: addiction, change, circumstances, freedom, inmates, prison, prison life
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Life in prison – settling into the everyday routine
Posted: January 27, 2011 by Texas Magnum in About PrisonsTags: boredom, disappointment, grass, loneliness, music, prison, radios, segregation
So this is the real part of being in prison. It’s not the being scared of the unknown or the fear of losing freedom. It’s the knowing that you aren’t going anywhere, day after day after day. It’s being bored and stuck and trying to make the best of the bad result of your own [...]
Fights over the TV in jail – Small things change a man
Posted: October 29, 2010 by Texas Magnum in Growth and ChangeTags: change, confrontation, fear, fights, fist, growth, heart, humility, incarcerated, jail, journey, magnum, peace, pride, prison
Today is Saturday and of course, a fight almost broke out due to the TV, and most likely there will be a fight tonight as well. A circumstance like this truly makes me think about the differences in inmates and how we decide to carry ourselves. On one side you have a type of man [...]