Monthly Archives: December 2014

Missing Phyllis Hardy: Remembering a Senior Citizen in Prison

  By Lashonia Etheridge-Bey | December 4, 2014 - 11:39 pm |
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It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and as the Christmas holiday draws near, I can’t help but think about a women I left behind in federal prison. When I was incarcerated the most exciting time during this time of year was New Year’s Eve. That day marks the end of a long arduous 365 day cycle and brings most inmates closer to release. When I went to prison in 1993 I never imagined I would endure over 6,750 days in prison. Continue reading →

Darius Clark Monroe’s Film, Evolution of a Criminal, and Thoughts on College After Incarceration

  By Lashonia Etheridge-Bey | December 4, 2014 - 11:36 pm |
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Last week I participated in a panel discussion following the screening of a film called Evolution of a Criminal, by Darius Clark Monroe. The film was a self-made documentary about Darius Clark’s decision to rob a bank where he held several of its customers at gunpoint, and it tracks his life as an aspiring filmmaker as he confronts his criminal past, faces the victims of the robbery, and comes face to face with resentment, forgiveness, redemption and uncertainty. I thought it was a compelling, heart wrenching film. Continue reading →