Atascadero State Hospital Nutcase Treasure Hunt

“I am tryin’ to get to Atascadero State Hospital. Lots of love there.” Nutcase Treasure Hunt. Coming to the prison system in 1995, just 25 years old, after spending nearly two years in the L.A. County jail, I was scared, not knowing what to expect. I had already been involved in racial riots in jail […]

Sticky Fingers – Alternative sexual practices in prison.

“I’m starved for love. Not ordinary love but real love. The love that’s like music or something.” (J.P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man) What are the alternative sexual practices in prison? This is one of the most common questions from curious women who have written me over the years is.  How does a man serving a […]


Letter to Justice Siggins

Letter To Justice Peter Siggins Of The First District Appellate Court, Division 3 – Mediation In The Coleman/Plata Federal Three Judge Court Proceedings. Dear Justice Siggins, Your Honor, I just wanted to say thank you on behalf of all the reformist lifers here and our families, for the personal touch of your letter and assurance […]

In re Roy Butler – Facts and Rumors

Butler vs The Parole Board Case A139411 Welcome to In re Roy Butler controversy. My name is Rudy, and I want to share some facts and dispel some rumors about the Roy Butler vs Parole board case no. A139411, which are the result of some individuals that don’t understand our case, but love to write […]

Prison Living is Not Easy

Even in prison, there are bills to pay. Prison living has been far from easy for me. The probabilities of making it out alive are close to none, and yet all I try to do is to survive one day at a time so that I may one day die a better person than I […]

Butler Case Update

In re Butler Case – The Butler case arguably improved the parole grant rates. I’m writing this article today to update you on Butler case, and several other topics. In July, the Court discovered that the Board was not setting base terms for Youth offenders (under SBs 260 and 261) or Elderly Offenders under the 3-Judge […]

Lifer Twelve Step Insight

A look into the twelve steps required for a lifer to have a successful parole hearing. Dear Readers. My heart was moved to share a composition of valuable lessons I’ve learned about the connection between insight and the lifer Twelve Steps commonly found in groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. These are my own deductions, unaffiliated […]

Lifers Insight Preparedness

Consideration for parole hearing makes lifers insight into their crime a mandatory stepping stone to pass. Greetings, I would like all of the lifer families and my fellow lifers to share in some very important information pertaining to the lifer parole process. There are some developments in the law of late, but I’ve neglected to […]

Recidivism Encouraged

Bad behavior of inmates with fixed term sentences opens door to recidivism. Did you know that before 1977 ALL California prisoners were sentenced to a term of ‘imprisonment-to-life’ (like 1-to-life or any-number-of-years-to-life)? Most people don’t, but that’s how it used to be. The Parole Board required inmates to ‘earn’ their release date, and only after […]

California Prisoners Affected By Drought

Recent California drought force officials to impose prisoner restrictions on water usage for showers and washing. In light of California’s worst drought ever, The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), has implemented the most severe water restrictions, affecting state prisoners ability to shower. A statewide CDCR memorandum issued to all 33 prisons mandates that prisoners […]