Ricky Kidd and Frank Pollina – Two Stories of Reaching Within To Find Ones True Self While Incarcerated

Ricky Kidd and Frank Pollina - Two Stories of Reaching Within To Find Ones True Self While Incarcerated For many of us our image of prison has been shaped by the news and entertainment media, as well as politicians and prisoner administers. Those visions range from country club facilities that house privileged individuals to 3 hots and a cot housing ne'er do wells living off your taxes to hell holes for society's worst where rape and violence are rampant. Each of these images of prison evokes its own characterization of prisoners, images that range from errant bankers stealing millions from institutions to depraved animals worthy of only the worst degradation that can be heaped on them. Most states name their prison system the department of Corrections, or something similar, implying that there is a real effort to direct the prisoner onto a lawful path. Unfortunately that is an ideal that seldom gets the resources it needs and is totally absent in most county jails where a large percentage of prisoners spend there time. It is the strong and focused individual that can take their time in prison and use it to redirect their path amid the turmoil surrounding them. That…