The following comments are from some of the men from ProjectUnlimited, a 12-week writing course Debby taught Spring 2025 at Tomoka Correctional Institution. These answers came after a previous post when a reader asked, "What would you tell your younger self?" *** —By DelUnlimited You're smarter than you think. Focus on learning everything you can. It … Continue reading Dear Younger Self…
Prison
Words about and from The Unlimited Gavel Club at Tomoka Correctional Institution, an incentivized prison in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Incentivized Prisons: an Insider’s POV
by RomanoUnlimited Inmates at Tomoka Correctional Institution wrote stories for Project Unlimited for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness about our prison system and its affects on all of us. To learn more about Project Unlimited click here. Photo by Andy Song on Unsplash *** October 11, 2011. The day I arrived at Mayo Correctional Institution (CI)Going directly from solitary … Continue reading Incentivized Prisons: an Insider’s POV
Through the Window Pains of Change: Incentivized Prisons
by Debby Kerr-Henry photo by Debby Kerr-Henry Reducing Recidivism “Over 30,000 Florida prisoners are released annually and reenter our communities. Many wish to become law-abiding citizens and have the best intention of living a conventional life yet have few job skills, lack a formal education, and experience discrimination in housing and job markets because of … Continue reading Through the Window Pains of Change: Incentivized Prisons
Time to Get Smart about Ignorance
by RomanoUnlimited This is the fifth and final story in the Project Unlimited series titled: “Why do people wind up in prison?” Inmates at Tomoka Correctional Institution wrote these stories, not to justify or excuse behaviors, but for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness. You’re welcomed and encouraged to send questions for consideration for the Unlimited … Continue reading Time to Get Smart about Ignorance
What is Prison?
by BrianUnlimited "What is Prison?" is the fifth story in the Project Unlimited series titled: “Why do people wind up in prison?” Each story is written by an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution, not to justify or excuse behaviors, but for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness. You’re welcomed and encouraged to send questions for … Continue reading What is Prison?
It’s Not That Hard to Wind up in Prison
by RobertUnlimited This is the fourth story, "It's Not That Hard to Wind Up in Prison," in a Project Unlimited series titled: “Why do people wind up in prison?” Each story is written by an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution, not to justify or excuse behaviors, but for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness. You’re welcomed … Continue reading It’s Not That Hard to Wind up in Prison
I Should Have Just Been a Kid
by KennethUnlimited This is the third story in a Project Unlimited series titled: “Why do people wind up in prison?” Each story is written by an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution, not to justify or excuse behaviors, but for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness. You’re welcomed and encouraged to send questions for consideration for the … Continue reading I Should Have Just Been a Kid
Edmund: a story about drinking
by MichaelUnlimited This is the second story in a Project Unlimited series titled: "Why do people wind up in prison?" Each story is written by an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution, not to justify or excuse behaviors, but for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness. You're welcomed and encouraged to send questions for consideration … Continue reading Edmund: a story about drinking
I Didn’t Know How to Ask for Help
by JacobUnlimited This is the first story in a Project Unlimited series titled: "Why do people wind up in prison?" Each story is written by an inmate at Tomoka Correctional Institution, not to justify or excuse behaviors, but for the purpose of educating and increasing awareness. You're welcomed and encouraged to send questions for consideration … Continue reading I Didn’t Know How to Ask for Help
My Blue Angels
“What would a wild Christ—a Conversation who is the intermediary of love between all things, whose divine presence connects wild deer with my own wild soul—evoke in our world?”—Victoria Loorz, Church of the Wild The following is an audio recording of a story I wrote about one of my visits to Tomoka Correctional Institution in … Continue reading My Blue Angels