Anne grew up in poverty and pain Two of her siblings died in infancy At five an eye disease left her partially blind and unable to read or write When Anne was eight her mother died from tuberculosis Shortly after her abusive father abandoned his three surviving children The youngest was sent to live with relatives but Anne and her brother Jimmie went to Tewksbury Almshouse a dilapidated overcrowded poorhouse A few months later Jimmie died At age fourteen Anne rsquo s circumstances brightened She was sent to a school for the blind where she underwent surgery to improve her [... more]

When you listen to their stories it becomes clear that perhaps the most difficult part of being a prisoner is isolation and loneliness In fact research reveals that in the state of Florida regardless of the length of their incarceration most prisoners receive only two visits from friends or loved ones during their time behind bars Loneliness is a constant reality It rsquo s a pain I imagine Joseph felt as he sat in prison unjustly accused of a crime There had been a glimmer of hope God helped Joseph correctly interpret a dream from a fellow inmate who happened [... more]