About

My name is Bryan; I write under the pen name discont.nous. I spent nearly twenty years in prison and have been successful on supervision for over five years. I maintain this site and generate most of its content.

I decided to write a blog and produce a podcast after participating in presentations to residents of secure facilities during December 2023 – March 2024. Those presentations are part of an ongoing initiative to bring Hope Inside the Walls.

Speakers are members of the Citizens Advisory Council to the DOC. We all have firsthand experience with the criminal justice system. Some of us struggle with alcoholism or addiction; others don’t. Some of us spent a significant amount of time living in secure facilities. Others spent little time behind bars.

Goals

Whatever our criminal history, we all have a heart to help others struggling in ways similar to what we experienced. Our goal is to help redefine the ways in which our society confronts issues related to re³ (rehabilitation, recovery, and reintegration).