As long as I am nothing but a ghost of the civil dead, I can do nothing. Jack Henry Abbott civildeadghost Change image and share on social
Paranoia is an illness I contracted in institutions. It is not the reason for my sentences to reform school and prison. It is the effect, not the cause. Jack Henry Abbott contracteffectillness Change image and share on social
There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill. Jack Henry Abbott evidencefindintent Change image and share on social
I find it painful and angering to look in a mirror. Jack Henry Abbott angerfindmirror Change image and share on social
My eyes, my brain seek out escape routes wherever I am sent. Jack Henry Abbott brainescapeeye Change image and share on social
When I'm forced by circumstances to be in a crowd of prisoners, it's all I can do to refrain from attack. Jack Henry Abbott attackcircumstancecrowd Change image and share on social
That is how prison is tearing me up inside. It hurts every day. Every day takes me further from my life. Jack Henry Abbott dayhurtinside Change image and share on social
When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life. Jack Henry Abbott approximatedeadexperience Change image and share on social