December 18, 2024: “My Blue Angels”
October 27, 2024: “Finding Peace in Prison”
(Scroll to bottom for links to Project Unlimited posts, written by the men at Tomoka Correctional Institution)
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I invite you inside
the walls of Tomoka Correctional Institution
in Daytona Beach, Florida.
And…
I invite you, if you so choose, to engage with the men of The Unlimited Gavel Club
by submitting your curious questions.
I will post responses for the purpose of
igniting dignified conversations,
welcoming reformation and transformation
of all—you, me, We.
Both Inside and Out.
As a sponsor of The Unlimited Gavel Club,
a Toastmasters-affiliate public speaking and leadership organization,
a club that has become my club,
I have discovered more of myself these days than in many of my bygone days.
Every week I experience compassion and pain, forgiveness and love,
as I witness men building up to R-I-S-E up,
above their incarcerated world,
by leading with Toastmasters’ core values:
Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence.
I hold the unfolding of this journey as a divine mystery, as I still don’t fully understand it.
Yet I believe in these 60 men who have come to be my brothers.
They lift me up, as I do them.
Project Unlimited
is not to excuse, justify, blame, or shame,
but rather, to more fully explain
through the exploring and storying
of words, ideas, thoughts, and questions
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unlimited possibilities
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for the betterment of all—you, me, We.
Inside and Out.
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Project Unlimited Posts
A whole-hearted “thank you” to Jonathan for serving as copy editor and Jacob as master typist.
Piña Colada Bios Series: Who are the Unlimited Men? (October 2025)
October holds my birthday, and thus every year, during this transformative fall month, I do things that bring me joy. This new Unlimited series brings me great joy, and thus I am posting it as a gift to you, in hopes that it will bring you joy as well. Piña Colada Bios is a celebration of all our births, regardless of how difficult our lives might be or have been. This series celebrates “Better self. Better world.” from the hearts of incarcerated men.
- Piña Colada Bios Introduction
- Songs of Myself, by JonathanUnlimited
- No Labels, by WilliamUnlimited
- My Wonderings, by KennethUnlimited
This series is on hold until further approval from Tomoka Correctional Institution. - Reaching Me, by JamesUnlimited
- What I See, by JosiahUnlimited
- Blue, by MichaelUnlimited
- Calming Chaos, by RomanoUnlimited
- Who Do You See?, by BrianUnlimited
- Overcoming, by JacobUnlimited
- A Little Ditty about Del, by DelUnlimited
- Night and Day, by RobertUnlimited
- Becoming a Better Man, by David
- Without Limitation, by RobertWUnlimited
Forgiveness Series: Who Do You Think You Are? (August 2025)
- Forgiveness, Who Do You Think You Are? by Debby Kerr-Henry and Beth Smith
- Forgiveness, Who Do You Think You Are? Part 2 by JonathanUnlimited and RomanoUnlimited
- Don’t Tell Me What God Can’t Do! by JonathanUnlimited
- I Hated the Man, by KennethUnlimited
- Inner Fight, by FreddieUnlimited
First Series: How Do People Wind Up in Prison? (May 29-August 3, 2025)
- “I Didn’t Know How to Ask for Help” by JacobUnlimited
- “Edmund, a story about drinking” by MichaelUnlimited
- “I Should Have Just Been a Kid” by KennethUnlimited
- “It’s Not Hard to Wind Up in Prison” by RobertUnlimited
- “What is Prison?” by BrianUnlimited
- “Time to Get Smart about Ignorance” by RomanoUnlimited
- Incentivized Prisons Part 1, “Through the Window Pains of Change” by DebbyUnlimited
- Incentivized Prisons Part 2, A Personal POV” by RomanoUnlimited
- Reader Q&As, Dear Younger Self, by several Unlimited men
- Final Q&As, by JacobUnlimited
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Upcoming Debate:
September 26, 2025. 5:30-7:30 p.m. ET
The Unlimited men will be facing a collegiate team consisting of members from four universities (a first of its kind): Bethune-Cookman University, Hampton University, Howard University, and the infamous Wiley University, where the debate team from the 1930s put them on the map, resulting in the movie: “The Great Debaters” starring Denzel Washington. Save the date!
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Our inaugural debate was a huge success!
The Unlimited Gavel Club triumphed over Toastmasters at Twelve on October 29, 2024, as they discussed Restorative Justice and whether or not it should replace the punitive justice system.
The Unlimited men then went on to debate the ladies at Gasdsen Correctional Facility on May 21, 2025, the first debate of its kind in Florida, where they discussed whether or not rich countries are obligated to help poor countries.