I have posted about many things on my blog and written about many things on this site, but I have spoken little about the foster

I’m Sorry. I know its been a while since we last spoke. I miss you terribly. You raised a good man, Mom. You really did.

  AIn February 2016, just weeks after I turned 21 years old, I was placed in solitary confinement for writing grievances within the prison system

My name is Demetrius Minor. I’m twenty-two years old. I’m from Bridgeton, New Jersey, but I have lived all over New Jersey because I was

I have been told that the officers are trained to view each inmates as sub-humans worthy of only punishment, not rehabilitation. Inmate abuse is taught

One thing I have come to realize is that, regardless of how much change I make or what I do, I will always be judged

As we enter the new year, I ask myself: what is it I really want to see? In the United States, 2.2 million other people

Sometimes as a writer, I am unable to express my thoughts the way I want to, and sometimes, I attempt to be so respectful and

For several years, I have been advocating for social justice, criminal justice, and juvenile justice reform. Even in the midst of retaliation and blatant oppression,

At the age of 16, I was sentenced to 30 years in the adult penal system. I am now 22 years old, and I have