Vanguard Incarcerated Press

How the failure of our criminal justice system is a success to those who have prepared fertile…

By Iftekhar Murtaza Mentally rehabilitating oneself is not an easy task for everyone. There are certain steps…

By Bryan Lee Stetson  Mystery procedures and no access to policies are in full force and effect…

By James S. Kor With this writing, I give voice to a good man, long since dead,…

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 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…