Walk in Our Shoes

Personal stories from incarcerated and formerly incarcerated residents from across the United States

Lessons Learned After 90 Days Free

March 24, 2025

Until Now, I Never Knew What Peace Felt Like

March 13, 2025

Rob looking out over the water at Navy Yard in DC.

Kobi and Mamma Mia: a Friendship that Defies Bars and Borders

March 10, 2025

The Taste of Freedom

February 18, 2025

Rob and his mother hugging

The Invisible Weight Tied to My Ankle

January 24, 2025

Larry Wayne: a Wayward Soul Finds His Way Home

November 02, 2024

A Love Story in Black and White

July 01, 2024

A broken heart held together by chains

Elijah Williams: A Moment That Changed Everything

June 10, 2024

‘It’s Been a Long and Winding Road, but I've Found my Purpose’

May 29, 2024

Writing Sets Me Free!

May 12, 2024

Man in dreadlocks

The Life of an Incarcerated Black, Gay Male

May 09, 2024

Man in turtleneck

The ‘Social-Engineered Thug’

February 24, 2024

Man with tank top, tattooed arms, beard, sunglasses and a baseball cap

Lessons from an Incarcerated Officeholder

December 02, 2023

Poetry Set Me Free

November 10, 2023

I Turned My Life Around, Thanks to Allah, Learning to Read, and Dr. Booker

July 30, 2023

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