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Jonathan Guillen
Incarcerated Artist
Jonathan Guillen #01961874
Robertson Unit
12071 fm 3522
Abilene, TX 79601
Rage by Denver (Michigan)
A hundred years ago, medical science believed the human brain was fully developed at eight years old. Everything changed with the invention of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). MRIs allow doctors to study the human brain in living beings. Up to now, data has been collected during autopsies.
Tough Love by Brian Fuller (Texas)
I don’t know where they put them. I know anger is not the most intelligent of emotions, yet, I’m still glad to have it. Perhaps it keeps me alive? It seems a futile waste of precious time to spend it arguing with them
Michigan’s Hidden Death Penalty: Death by Incarceration. by Honest Abe (Michigan)
Historically, less than 25 percent of all convicted prisoners serving LWOP in Michigan died in prison. That is until 1980. Michigan went from being only one of 11 states that prohibited the death penalty to being only 1 of 5 states that hold 80 percent of all prisoners serving LWOP in the United States.
The Real Resurrection By Travis John Wolfkill (Iowa)
They must still believe in Santa and his reindeer When they say prisons are now more humane Our pain is plain here, decades of isolation The degradation of a nation divided, The mainstream of Joe Biden and his Royal Highness. In the meantime, the other side is...
“Against The Odds” by Antwann Johnson (Missouri)
felt reluctant because this virus was still a mystery to us all. Not long after that conversation with the FUM, I was confronted with terrible news. I was informed that my cousin and two of my close friends had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Salvador Molina
Hello My name is Salvador Molina Rivera; I am a Puerto Rican 47 years old and enjoy drawing everything I got my heart and mind. I am serving 23 to life. My way of expressing myself through artwork is the only way I feel connected with the future. I also love to...
Dean Rey Salinas
“I am not a bad person, I’ve made so many bad choices in life, addiction. I’ve hurt many people in my life, and now at 51 years old I’m doing a life sentence, 20-75. I have no way to give something back to someone I have hurt in my past. Apologies are not enough, art...
Paul Thorsteinson
My name is Paul Thorsteinson. I started as a street artist, but over the years I have come to specialize in wooden architecture and acrylic painting. While they are two of my favorite loves, I have a passion for all styles and mediums: writing, poetry, watercolor,...
Free Taylor
Taylor is serving LWOP since the age of 20 he is rehabilitated, we ask for a release date. Sign this Petition What is this petition about? by Taylor Conley Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support. I have some news I would like to share with you. My...
Free Antwann
Fight for Antwann Johnson: An Innocent Man serving Life without Parole Sign this Petition On September 3rd, 1997, Antwann Johnson was arrested, questioned, then charged with 1st Degree Murder through an unjust system, and sentenced to Life without Parole for something...
Free Jim Fussell
YOU DECIDE MY FATE. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A TRUE SECOND CHANCE. Sign the Petition A petition from James Fussell, Jr. A154-973, to the Ohio Parole Board, & those forgiving individuals in society who believe in second chances, a plea, to support this petition. Second...
Free Tekur
Fight for Tékur Andessa, serving 109 years for armed robberies Sign Petition Now Jamie Lamont Miles, now Tekur Andessa, didn't shoot anybody, didn't kill nor did rape, didn't even scratch anybody. His armed robberies only included: The presence of a firearm.A demand...
Garrick Hastings
Truly- If a picture is worth a thousand words- then I will let my art speak in my behalf.
J Eren Manuel
I love all forms of art and it has been my passion since childhood. I also enjoy other joyous simplicities this life has to offer.
Adam Baumann
I want to thank all of you for your support of Designed Conviction. Our vast prison population in the USA greatly needs organizations like this one to aid us in correcting our mindsets.
Nicholas Romo
Luckily for me, the idea of drawing has always had me fascinated. So as an individual the thoughts of learning and perfecting this hobby.
Brittany Wiest
I loved all things art, whether it be words of poetry and song, or lines that work together to form our innermost feelings.
Micah Matthews
I understand we never met before, so at this moment I’m a stranger. All I ask is to become a friend in your life and to protect you from boredom. You may be asking yourself, could he really be a friend, could I, should I, give him a chance in my life, or will he hurt...
Jessie Milo
My motivation for drawing can vary, sometimes I draw for fun, sometimes I’m inspired and compelled to create and sometimes I draw for food, cause I still gotta eat. My favorite art medium is marker and pen on canvas or cloth. Portraits, civil rights era and political art.