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Essays from the Heart of The IF Project
Felicia
I waited for the past 15 yrs and 7 months for the day that I would get to walk out of the fences that held me captive. My mind had been free for a long time but my body was held physically behind the walls that kept me restricted from my potential, my possibilities, my self-fulfillment. I had prepared for this for so long, every scenario that I would be faced with and how I would handle it.
Jamar
Hello, my name is Jamar Glenn, a 40-year-old father, son, sibling, and activist in my community. I would like to take the time to talk about reentry and mental health.
I was incarcerated at 16 years old, and I served an 18½-year sentence for Murder 2. I was 36 years old when I was released from prison – February 2016 – into a whole new world, too advanced for my own good.
