Albert Ramos
Albert Gerome Ramos was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He has been incarcerated since 2005 and is currently enrolled in the North Carolina Field Minister Program. Upon graduation he plans to start programs that help incarcerated people with mental health issues, drug dependency, and those who struggle from childhood trauma. He is the author of the children's book Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness.
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Trauma and recovery
Have you heard of the A.C.E.(Adverse Childhood Experience) questionnaire, which has ten specific questions dealing…
View PostThe coffee pot: A test of my tolerance
Here, at the prison where I live, everyone dreads the coffee pot. Unlike a majority…
View PostPrison labor
Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…
View PostTransforming adversity into bodhicitta
The difficulties of the pandemic are a special challenge for those who are incarcerated.
View PostMeditation with noise
There are many distractions to meditation in prison. This is how one incarcerated person deals…
View PostThe garden notices the rocks moving
An incarcerated person writes about seeing others as equal in worth.
View PostI would normally have been upset
Even a small incident can give us a chance to practice compassion.
View PostTears of compassion
A meditation on mindfulness brings strong feelings of compassion for others.
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