I’m here because I murdered my husband. I have absolutely no remorse for that man or my actions. He and I, we had our troubles. I coulda gone on much longer if he’d just take it out on me, but he turned on my babies, and, well, I was not havin’ none of that.

I sure do have regrets that I gotta be away from those babies, but I know I protected them. And this place, it sure has made me stronger. There’s a lotta ladies here just like me, we’s wasn’t gonna take it no more. You hang out with tough broads, soon enough, you gotta be one, too.

I also learned some new skills here that I hope’ll serve me when my time’s up here. I’m gonna go back out there, take no shit, and try to keep livin a good life. Make my babies proud.

I learned my lesson. I ain’t lettin men like my husband back into my life or my house. This place may be called a prison, but my life before getting here was the real prison.