Felon’s Alphabet: H is for Hope
Hope is a dirty word. A four-letter word. Incarcerated persons, especially those doing long sentences, lifers and of course Life
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Author: Sagal Sadiq
Quiet Collective helps shape our community culture
What do a Buddhist nun, a film producer, a rapper and a classical painter have in common? They are all
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Felon’s Alphabet: G is for grief
In 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak, my father passed away. It wasn’t a surprise, he was 96
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Felon’s Alphabet: F is for feelings
I feel, therefore I am. I feel it, therefore it must be true, right? Wrong. Allow me to share with
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We the hungry want to know: where is the food?
Donna Anderson, an elderly woman incarcerated at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF), has just exited the chow hall. She spent
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Felon’s Alphabet: E is for empathy
According to human resources professionals, empathy is considered a “soft skill”- along with listening, communication, and conflict resolution. But is
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GRIP hosts first graduation at CCWF
On Jan. 25, Guiding Rage into Power (GRIP) graduated its first women’s cohort in Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF). Somehow,
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Felon’s Alphabet: ‘D’ is for defects of character
From presidents and populace, to wardens and wards, we all have defects of character. So, the question today is: When
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Felon’s Alphabet: C
If criminals walked around with thought bubbles the way cartoon characters do, their thoughts would often read: “I do what
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Fry’s Girls: The Youth Diversion Program at CCWF
The Youth Diversion Program (YDP) at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) provides impressionable young minds with a glimpse of the
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