by dap | Jan 23, 2018 | Essays
Sherrard Owens Williams On July 22nd, 1994, I entered not only another cold world but a cold environment within the labyrinth of the Texas Penological System. I was only able to breathe for a brief period, (15 years), through the respiratory system of my own freedom...
by dap | Jan 23, 2018 | Essays
Sherrard Owens Williams I once read some encouraging things about a guy named Edwin C. Barnes, and his desire to become a business associate of Thomas Edison. What stood out to me was how the chapter started out with Mr. Barnes climbing down from a freight train in...
by dap | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog
Jermaine Hicks and Sherrard Owens Williams Jermaine Hicks is 38 years old. He has been incarcerated since he was 15. He was charged with capital murder in 1994 under the Law of Parties. He was not the person who committed the act of murder in his case. Jermaine...
by dap | Jan 23, 2018 | Essays
A Second Chance By: Jermaine Hicks Prison, crime, and punishment are necessary for a civilized society but so is rehabilitation. This gives a person a chance to acknowledge their mistakes, and an opportunity to fix the problem that always affects others. In my...
by dap | Jan 22, 2018 | Bios
Jermaine Hicks is a prison activist who has been incarcerated since he was 15 years old. He was certified as an adult and given a life sentence for murder under the Law of Parties. The person who committed the crime in Jermaine’s case took a plea, due to an error, and...
by dap | Feb 26, 2017 | Art
Here we feature art from children imprisoned for life. Art submitted by individuals who have been incarcerated in adult prison in Texas since they were children. While some are now adults, it’s hard not to think that in some ways they are, nevertheless, children...
