May 4, 2013 New Folsom Prison. How do you fill the time when you are forced to wait and isolate?
Beyond Bars: One Soul
May 3rd, 2013 New Folsom Prison. Diet and the dismantling of the Arts in Corrections program.
Beyond Bars: Silence
Spoon Jackson opens a door into a life imprisoned in his new daily series for The Good Men Project. Join him for daily glimpses into life without parole.
Beyond Bars: Where I Am From
Spoon Jackson opens a door into a life imprisoned in his new daily series for The Good Men Project.
Dreaming Beyond Prison Cell Walls
Spoon Jackson, an inmate without the possibility of parole, asks us to “Forgive for our own good, our own balance, our own love and light.”
In What Way Can a Cell be a Home?
Spoon Jackson’s response on whether or not his prison cell ever feels like a home.
A Living Death Sentence: Reflections on Life Imprisonment
Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, Spoon Jackson wonders if a changed man will ever be given a second chance.
Transferred: (Un)Pleasant Valley Prison
Is a prison using an outbreak of Valley Fever as an excuse to kill off black prisoners?
Inspiration Wanes
A geese family, two youngsters, and a flute help revive Spoon Jackson’s inspiration.
Morning Parade
Spoon Jackson speaks of nature from behind bars.
Unnatural Desert: The End of Arts-in-Corrections
Spoon Jackson gives a glimpse into daily prison life and asks, “How can we heal without the arts?”
Life Without Parole – Limbo
Spoon Jackson contemplates his life without parole
The Struggle To Be
Loneliness is such a powerful feeling that it can often take away our desire to truly exist. Spoon Jackson reflects on this daily — behind bars.
New Folsom Prison Diary: April
Spoon Jackson’s view of the world from Folsom State Prison is framed by a 3″x3′ tall window.
Stolen: A Letter from a Prisoner Serving Life without Parole
Spoon Jackson does not define himself as a murderer, but by what he has done in the days since. How do you see him?
A Poet on the Writing Process
Spoon Jackson writes, “I believe art is waiting to come out when allowed the room to flow up.”