I lost what little remained to me. But then I paused to reflect and discovered something.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
The ticking of one reminds me of my worst decision and the consequences it had, for me and those I hurt. The thrill of the other gives me hope I can be a better man.
These things distract or soothe. They might even taste (passably) good.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
A story from a writer incarcerated in a West Virginia prison.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
After nine years behind bars a father tries to amend the past pains and loss of time with his daughter.
Rest in peace to a friend who struggled deeply with addiction.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
Of the 50 US states, 24 have the death penalty in place, while 23 have abolished it. The remaining 3 have a moratorium on the death penalty.
The 29 June 1972 Furman v. Georgia Supreme Court ruling placed a de facto moratorium on the death penalty in the United States.