Vanguard Incarcerated Press

By John L. Orr While at Centinela State Prison (CA), in 2014, we experienced three rapid-fire rounds…

by Rodzinski Roccardo Allen My name is Rodzinski Roccardo Allen, but most people call me Ricky. I…

by Armando Ybarra A major portion of my life has been spent behind prison walls because of,…

by Ernesto Rodríguez Change for a prisoner does not come easily. A prisoner is in prison because…

by Jiles Wallace As I stared into the mirror, an obstacle appeared in front of me, but…

By Ricky A. Ortega “My punishment for error is too great to carry…from your face I shall…

By Ari Morales It all started when I was brought to the Richmond Police Department at the…

By Dymitri Linus Harszewski After seeing a number of articles in the Vanguard Incarcerated Press about prison…

By Reco Daniels  My name is Reco Mareese Daniels and I am serving an initial sentence of…

by Jesse Carson “You’re not here for being bad or wrong,” says a young man in prison…

By Angel Diaz  To the reader: I am sharing my story with you in the hopes that…

By Randall Morris FCI-Seagoville is a low security federal prison of 1,600 male inmates located 15 miles…

By Lael Samonte I am a Hawaii inmate serving time in an Arizona prison. I was transferred…

By Ricky A. Ortega  Sunrise, where the earth meets the sky in a kiss of splendor as…

By Arnold Joyner I constantly wonder what they see, especially when they look at Me. I’m surely…

By Deaira Pitts I’ve been incarcerated for about six years, doing time in a Texas prison. I’ve…

by Holly Davidson When the power went off here at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) on Saturday,…

By Ricky A. Ortega As a child, I was always afraid of the dark, fearful of what…

By Brianna Engel Hello, Vanguard Incarcerated Press! I have read so many of your inspiring stories, I…