Posted 1/6/2014 by Mark Miclette
It’s a new year, and I’ve been home for two years now, yet I still find myself unable to sit with myself. I still don’t go home until I know I’m exhausted and ready for bed. I still feel like an energizer bunny every time my feet hit the floor in the... Read more
Posted 12/29/2013 by Mark Miclette
On Christmas Day I had the opportunity to see one of my sisters for the first time in over two decades. She lives three hours away from where I am based in Washington, DC. I never saw her while I was incarcerated, and even though I was released in 20... Read more
Posted 12/20/2013 by Mark Miclette
I wish I had some traditions to engage in during this holiday season. Even though I was in prison for 18 years I have been home for two years now. It seems like it’s time to begin building some traditions, practicing some customs. Only, I don’t know ... Read more
Posted 12/12/2013 by Mark Miclette
Today marks my second anniversary since I was released from Federal Prison. I am so grateful for a second chance to be a part of society. I am especially grateful to all of my friends and family members who have helped me learn to live again after 18... Read more
Posted 12/8/2013 by Mark Miclette
My daughter was three years old when I became incarcerated. By the time I was released she was 21 years old. I think we both had illusions about how things would be when I came home. I thought I would be spending all of my spare time with my children... Read more
Posted 12/6/2013 by Mark Miclette
Imagine you are abducted into a cult, you wake up the next day with a whole new set of norms and rules to follow, you don’t know anyone around you, and everyone is dressed alike. You find yourself enclosed in a small community with a school and a chu... Read more
Posted 12/4/2013 by Mark Miclette
More times than I can count I have been asked, “To what do you attribute your successful Reentry?” I think people see me as the exception to the rule so they expect some extraordinary response. The fact of the matter is that my successful rehabilita... Read more
Posted 12/2/2013 by Mark Miclette
I remember reading a story about how the people in one African village respond to the bad deeds of others. Interestingly, in that Village, when someone commits a crime or a sin, that person is placed in the middle of a circle and the villagers tell a... Read more
