Behind the Number

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.

  • Today is Monday, September 7th, 2026. I haven’t eaten anything today. I’m sick! I’ve been down since Friday. They took my temperature Saturday — it…

    : Being sick SUCKS!
  • Update

    Today is Saturday, September 5th 2026. Lunch was ground beef, rice, lettuce, beans, soft wraps, and cake. Today I dont have much to talk about.…

    : Update
  • 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…

    : Let’s Crash!!
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