Author: Portia Louder

Taking Pictures

Getting new shoes in prison is the equivalent of getting a new car in the free world. Commissary put pictures up of the new shoes they would be selling a

One Year

I made it through my first year in Federal prison! On April 22, 2015 I said goodbye to my family and walked into FCI Dublin prison scared and broken.  I

Hard Time

This has been a tough week.  Sometimes the environment in prison overwhelms me.  I was eating lunch at a table with women I don’t know this week and couldn’t help

Update From Federal Prison

Coming to Federal prison has been different than I thought it would be. The first surprise, or disappointment that I faced was not being designated to the camp.  FCI Dublin

Prison’s Not a Bad Place to Be

I went to education a couple of nights ago and stopped to talk to a clerk.  I asked her how she was doing and she said that God must have

The Struggle Can Be The Miracle

I want to share a couple of experiences that I had this week. The first happened Monday night, I posted my video footage on Monday, so having visitors come Monday

Rainy Day in Dublin

I went to breakfast this morning and stood in line behind the same inmate that got angry about her laundry spot being taken last week. She laid into a kitchen

Dirty Laundry

It’s been pretty quiet in our unit since Christmas, until last night that is.  I’ve shared before on my blog that laundry in prison can get very serious! Right before

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