Our cultural identity plays a major role in our incarcerated journey. It determines our cellies, social circles, where we can and cannot go, personal growth and rehabilitation, and so on. Culture is arguably everything in prison, so having equal representation, opportunity, resources and fair treatment is very important. Cultural groups create a sense of togetherness, Read More
Author: PrisonBaes LLC
Time spent incarcerated can go by sluggishly slow or seemingly quick. This is determined by your day-to-day routines. When I came to prison, I was 20, therefore my age combined with my charge – first degree murder – meant my incarcerated journey had to begin at a closed/maxed custody level facility. These facilities are the Read More
Spreading and sharing social information on the do’s/don’ts earned from passed down knowledge within prison is essential in increasing the odds for safe and positive experiences throughout a new prisoner’s sentence. Those who didn’t have the guidance wish they had and for those, like me, who had it will attest that it made all the Read More
Meet the great minds behind the apparel startup Erickniceapparel.com, Founder/Co-owner Erick Jordan and Co-owner Michael Alden. Meeting in prison these entrepreneurs immediately recognized that their core values not only aligned but saw that their differences and ambitions presented an opportunity to pool together and create something beyond themselves. Above all else their vision/mission has given Read More
Incarcerated individuals sharing a cell are commonly known in the outside world as cellmates, but in prison they’re called cellies, and if you ask any prisoner about having a celly they’ll tell you how important it is to have a good one. Just like roommates in the outside world, you must learn to live together, Read More
A Contrepreneur is a title I use for those incarcerated that don’t spend their time sitting around. Instead, they take their rehabilitation and future into their own hands through chasing and accomplishing their entrepreneurial goals. Whether that’s establishing a hustle within prison, starting and/or maintaining their own business(es), and putting their cash to work through Read More