Inside the Walls: Captive Audience

I am currently a prisoner of the State because I believed something that was not true. In terrified delirium, I shot a dear friend... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Bringing Humanism to Martin Correctional Institution

Martin Correctional Institution (MCI) is home to approximately 1,500 incarcerated males in the Florida Department of Corrections and is situated in Indiantown in western... Read More
How Jackson Correctional Institution formed a Humanist Chapter

“It’s like trying to herd cats.” This is the analogy that inevitably comes up when someone endeavors to form a community of freethinkers. I... Read More
Inside the Walls: Contraband

Freedom: is contraband in prison because free thinking, independence of spirit and open mindedness are like acids that eat away at all prison bars... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | First Humanist Chaplain in North Carolina Prison

Through the American Humanist Association’s Humanism For All program, I regularly correspond with incarcerated people eager to learn about humanism (especially from our online... Read More
Inside the Walls: Humanism in Prison

I never had more time to read since I've been in prison. I've always enjoyed reading, but I used to be too busy with... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Down and Out—Expanding Our Thinking to Survive

Since it’s possible to get so many scientists on the same page to, say, create a vaccine against a particular strain of the flu,... Read More
Inside the Walls: In the Midst of Women: A Tribute for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I grew up in a home teeming with women; my Dad, Mickey, and I were the only males living with my mother and four... Read More
Inside the Walls: We Will Vote! Rights Restored for Former Iowa Felons

This post was updated on August 7, 2020 As we count down the days toward the most important election in many of our lifetimes,... Read More
INSIDE THE WALLS | Remember the Dakotas

Despite being a humanist for over fifteen years, my views can be misanthropic from time to time. For example, earlier this year I took... Read More