Writing from inside — daily life, family, food, mental health, and everything in between. Unfiltered, by other humans.
Behind every inmate number, there is a person.
That’s the starting point for a new blog TJ is writing from inside — first-person accounts of what daily life behind the wall actually looks like. Not a debate about whether prisons should exist. Not a complaint. Just an honest window into the day-to-day: the people who probably shouldn’t be there, the people who probably shouldn’t be released, and everything in between.
TJ’s goal is simple — bridge the gap between behind the wall and the free world, one honest post at a time.
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≻: Let’s Crash!!
Today is September 3rd, 2026. Lunch was salisbury steak with gravy, potatoes, bread, and cake. In America we have a term we use for when…
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≻: Hide the Shank!
Today is September 2nd, 2026. Today’s lunch was two hot dogs, beans, coleslaw, and cake. Yesterday was a facility shakedown — one of the worst…
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≻: Self care
Today is August 31st, 2026. For lunch we had chicken patties, potatoes, bread, and cake. Self growth is one of the hardest skills to begin…
Behind the Number 