Misplaced Sympathy - A Convict's Perspective

I'm a Convict. I use that term because there's truly no such thing as an ex-con anymore than someone can be an ex-marine. Once you become one, it's as much a part of your identity as one's religion. Everything in your life is colored and influenced by that experience.

I went not long after my 17th birthday and spent 14 years behind those walls. I was vio…