Mothers Are the Unsung Heroes of Prison

Over the years, many of the biggest changes I’ve accomplished in my incarcerated life have started with these other simple words from my mother:

“Jerry, what about this…?” “I know things seem…, but believe me when I say…”

I wouldn’t be the loving, caring individual I am today—yes, even here in prison, where I’m a good friend and neighbor and contribute to the world through my writing—without the guidance my mother has drilled into me until it stuck. Over the years, I’ve also known several real monsters, and without exception, every single one of them began their prison sentences without anyone loving them, and continued doing their time in the same loveless fashion.

Source: www.themarshallproject.org