Ten inmates out of three hundred men choose to talk to me and thirty-five other students. The program called DOPE is for DOPES meaning death of prison for life. The inmates get nothing for participating except to tell students “don’t turn out like me, being in here”. Some with 10,15, 26, even 18 years till life. They told their story and I’m here writing about it. Some stories and the feelings of these inmates.
    Reed incarcerated on March, 1998, for the murder of his best friend. When he was young he was like any kid. He thought that everybody was out to get him, however,