Vanguard Incarcerated Press

by Mark Daigre As little as 10 years ago, I firmly believed that in order for me…

By Arnold Joyner  I’m old enough to remember when the Black Race were united as Friends. We…

by John Quiñones, Jr. The only difference between a dream and a nightmare is fear. When my…

by Al Rice In 2014, I was lucky to be one of 30 chosen to participate in…

By Damon Lloyd My cases together are the keys to squashing qualified & absolute immunity for the…

by T. Crow LJC was born in 1990, in the coastal town of New London, Connecticut. The…

by Matt Toerner I committed murder in 2006, at the age of 19, and was subsequently convicted…

by Franklin Lee The metal crossbar slid open with a loud “clank,” signaling each of us “fresh…

By Franklin Lee Protective custody for high profile cases, sex offenders, and informants used to mean a…

by Garland White My studies in the humanities have taken me on what seems to have been…

By Kenneth M. Key Many may wonder what really happens to a man once he comes into…

By Hollie Garret I sat in my cell alone at the edge of my bunk, sitting and…

by Silas N. Kanady Before I was born, my mother decided she would name me Silas. The…

By Ricky Ortega Placed under arrest for murder at the age of 19, I stood in the…

by Dymitri Harazewski As an out-and-proud anarchist, I’m sometimes asked how I can favor abolishing prisons entirely…

By David Holloman My name is David Holloman. I’ve been incarcerated for 18 years on a 34-year…

by Ellis Lund As I grew from a child into my teenage years, I witnessed that I…

by Marcel Invaka Roberson The first day of my feeling like a prisoner was when I was…

by Gary Salcedo I’m a 43-year-old ex-gang member who is sitting in a prison cell, teetering a…