Here is a sampling of some of the best (and most widely-read) Teen in Jail blog entries. Ted was not allowed to write about a lot of what went on in prison and plans to write a book about his whole experience when he is released.
All day in a cell
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/10/all-day-in-cell.html
My first arrest
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/08/my-first-criminal-charge.html
A lead pipe to the face
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/07/lead-pipe-to-face.html
Five mugshots since I turned 18
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/08/five-mug-shots-since-i-turned-18_04.html
What life could’ve been like
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/09/what-life-could-have-been-like.html
My biggest regret
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/09/my-biggest-regret.html
Hope
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/08/hope.html
Why I did what I did
http://www.teeninjail.com/2010/01/why-i-did-what-i-did.html
Your real friends
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/08/your-real-friends.html
Is my life over before it even begins?
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/08/is-my-life-over-before-it-begins.html
An uncertain future
http://www.teeninjail.com/2010/01/uncertain-future.html
Hell on Earth
http://www.teeninjail.com/2010/01/hell-on-earth.html
Why I got into trouble
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/12/why-i-got-in-trouble.html
Surviving in prison
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/11/surviving-in-prison.html
Constant harassment
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/10/constant-harassment.html
A bad week
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/11/bad-week.html
A real cut up
http://www.teeninjail.com/2009/10/real-cut-up.html
Teen in Jail: One year later
http://www.teeninjail.com/2010/07/teen-in-jail-one-year-later.html

You are a great writer! Keep it up. You have a story to tell and you can help kids before they have to learn lessons the hard way. Best of luck to you as you finish your sentence.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you and your family i am a mom of three one is a Teacher one is a policeman up north and one son who is 23 and in jail as i type same kind of story same good kid as you and he will be going off to prison for a few yrs in a few weeks i am so sad and upset with him and as his mom know is is a good kid but does stupid things. i hope my son will also write he is a good writer and i hope he will write you or read what you have written . Remember its you who has to do the change and its your parents and your family who are your best friends not people outside
ReplyDeletegood luck to you thank you irishlady from fla