America could learn a few things about reconciliation and forgiveness from the country of Rwanda. Twenty years ago in Africa, […]
Happy Birthday Honey
Today is my husband Gerry’s birthday. I love my husband and I love celebrating him!! What can I say; Gerry […]
March Madness
I lost my only sibling Elizabeth Sweetnam to cancer two days ago, it really bites. She was brilliant, funny and […]
Don’t want prison reform in America? Crimea a river
As Vladimir Putin completes his Ukrainian land grab on the Crimean peninsula, weeks after the Olympics at Sochi, one could […]
Break Every Chain
Patty Miller’s testimony on her twenty-seven month Federal prison sentence and how she and her husband, Gerry Sweetnam, survived “Marriage […]
Sweet Home Alabama
Old habits die hard, especially at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama. From what I have read, […]
Change is in the Air
Any time you sentence an 84 year old nun to three years in Federal prison for successfully trespassing at a […]
Setbacks and Comebacks
Setbacks and Comebacks On Valentine’s Day, my wife Patty was offered and accepted a full time licensed therapist position working […]
Stale Food, Shakespeare, and Sochi
I think it is important to remember that if you treat an inmate with disrespect, demean them, feed them food […]
Get Out of Jail Free
Many times people will ask me about my judicial journey and how I made it through prison. My answer is […]