Zach Horwitz

I had the honor and priviledge of being invited to the graduation for the 31st DD-RDAP class this past week. DD-RDAP is the Dual-Diagnosis Residential Drug and Alcohol Program that T.I. runs (also just found out that T.I. is the only facility on the west coast that has this specific program outside of the “standard” […]

So… some “incidents” have taken place in my unit this past week and because of this… the powers that be decided to close our TV rooms “until further notice”. The guys are not happy about this… so there are now 100-150 dudes standing around… walking through the hallways… in not so great of moods… complaining

My sister sent me the transcripts of a Ted Talk by Brene Brown this week that smacked me right in the face… it hit home in so many ways that it choked me up while I was reading it on multiple occasions. Not because what she was saying was sad or brought up bad memories…

I had an email exchange this week that I have been thinking about… it touched on my current outlook on life… specifically the ability to portray positivity in a very negative place. I thought it would be helpful to share my thoughts as it has been extremely important for me throughout this journey so far

Life is hard. It throws you curveballs when you didn’t even know you were at bat and it takes an extremely strong willed and strong minded person to “successfully” see the pitch heading their way at the last minute and swing the bat. I have noticed over the last couple months in here that a

Well… 2022 has officially come to a close… what a life changing year (can you say understatement…) but I have learned so many life lessons that I will take with me… I figured it was only fitting to share some of them with you guys… I have learned… To never (EVER) take the small pleasures

Ho Ho Ho….Merry Christmas from good ol T.I. I really can’t believe I am spending Christmas in prison… I woke up this morning in good spirits but it was one of those mornings that felt completely surreal… like this reality just can’t be happening… can it?? I can’t actually be in prison right now on

Well… the southyard computers are still down so I will need to make this work within my 5 minute or so window. Here we go… Birthdays in prison. Or at least my birthday in prison. This was something… along with Thanksgiving and Christmas… that has been on my mind many times throughout the year. I

Well… we got a problem. The south yard computer lab has been closed for last 5 days which sends everyone to the north yard during 10 minutes moves to jump on the computer and get everything they need to get done… done. This means that we need to make the 3-4 minute walk… use about

Well I have just been informed by the recreation officer that “I’m trying to get out of here so 15 minutes and I’m shutting the computers down”… okay then… will need to make this quick. This week has been a roller coaster of emotion. There have been extreme lows early in the week where I