The state of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Corrections (DoC), with a population of 32,000 within its jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities, announced their COVID-19 plan. In this edition of Insight, Out, Dante Owens shares what inmates like himself have been told by the DoC about the changes taking place in the prison […]
Photo by Eduardo Sánchez on Unsplash There has been a lapse in posts from Insight, Out due to Dante’s transfer from Sterling Prison to the maximum prison, Colorado State Penitentiary. This was his punishment for getting caught with a cell phone, something that happens to inmates in every prison in this country and even in […]
Since the launch of Insight, Out, the lead voice of this series, Dante Owens, has been sharing his thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a man who came to prison as a teenager, having committed a crime that resulted in a life sentence. For the past 21 years he’s been on a journey of self-discovery of […]
This article by Dante Owens is a response to the New York Times article that came out over the summer, “Nipsey Hussle Was Hailed as a Peacemaker by the LAPD. He Was Also Their Focus in an Investigation.” As a former gang member Dante relates to the experience that no matter how you change and […]
To be challenged about the sincerity of your shift in thinking — replacing negative old ways with the new way of positive thinking — is deeply emotional. My past ways versus how I deal with situations today seem to be in question, as if I’m not allowed to change. Life is hard once you start […]
This new Insight Out blog is authored by Dante Owens, who is currently serving a life sentence at Sterling Correctional Facility in Colorado. He’s been in the prison system since 1998. Insight Out is a platform for Dante to share his personal stories, reflections from years ago to the present, and the programs taking place […]
