Handsome, huh? Who thinks he (or she) becomes a prince or princess with a kiss from that special person, the one with magic lips? Not me. Sorry, I don’t believe in fairy tales. Sometimes I feel like a rejected frog who is a real prince but I refuse to allow emotions to control me to…
Tag: Recidivism
Successful Returning Citizen
The main thing today is that we remain free and strive to be successful as returning citizens to show others that positive change is possible and that our past does not define who we are today. Our lives show that returning citizens can stay out of prison to become part of the solution instead of part of the problem (another number in the Mass Incarceration statistics).
Life After Release-6
LIFE AFTER RELEASE My life after release continues to be in the present, as I have not become a recidivist who got out of prison only to return with a new charge(s) or for a technical violation on supervised release. For me it is easy since I don’t do anything I’m not supposed to do:…
Personal Progress in 2020 by Wayne T. Dowdy
My faith in my Higher Power I chose to call God, and my life of sobriety got me to where I am today. Had I not stopped using the drugs and alcohol that helped get me to prison, I would not be alive today and would not have been blessed by getting to walk out of the prison doors to begin a new life.
Yesterday-Update
Numerous FBI and GBI agents wanted to kill rather than to arrest me, or at least, so I was told.
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In considering my state of mind back then, that is truly evidence that miracles do happen, as is my existence after living the life I once lived.
What We Know by Wayne T. Dowdy
I knew my life was over and figured I’d die in prison anyway, so it didn’t matter anymore. I screwed up really bad this time, I thought. Within thirty-six hours, I had four counts of armed robbery, two counts of false imprisonment, and two weapon charges to go with the theft by taking motor vehicle charge. That was before the FBI filed the federal charges. I knew my life was over and contemplated suicide to shorten the process. I’m glad I changed my mind and have lived to see this day as I type.
Year One of New Life by Wayne T. Dowdy
What I didn’t know during the time of the photo posted above when I was about three-years-young, with me with my hands on those toy guns, is that I would make bad decisions in life that would lead me to putting my hands on real guns to commit crimes and to spend most of my life in prison.
A.F.I.R.E. by Jason Glascock
Please help to spread this idea like a fire to generate support and encourage positive change for fixing the broken criminal justice system. Help Change Lives and Build a Healthier Society. Wayne T. Dowdy COPYRIGHT © 2019 JASON R. GLASCOCK, All rights reserved. This work is protected under the spirit of the General Public License…