Letters from Brett

Love vs. “The Hole”

Ok… before you read Brett’s latest letter about “The Hole” and the young man who walked past his cell in an orange jumpsuit… please allow me to take a second...

Love vs. “The Hole”

Ok… before you read Brett’s latest letter about “The Hole” and the young man who walked past his cell in an orange jumpsuit… please allow me to take a second...

Best Buds

Ok… before you read Brett’s latest letter about “The Big Bearded Man” and “The Networker”… I have to take a second and show off some of these beautiful before &...

Best Buds

Ok… before you read Brett’s latest letter about “The Big Bearded Man” and “The Networker”… I have to take a second and show off some of these beautiful before &...

Love Them Through It

Love Them Through It Prison is a pit where PUNISHMENT is the prescribed pill for every complicated situation that arises. For example: When an inmate fails to pay a debt...

Love Them Through It

Love Them Through It Prison is a pit where PUNISHMENT is the prescribed pill for every complicated situation that arises. For example: When an inmate fails to pay a debt...

Believe In Breakthrough

Believe In Breakthrough “Breakthrough is on the horizon for The Bartletts.” Even from a federal prison, Brett—the eternal optimist—makes sure to include that line in almost every nightly letter he...

Believe In Breakthrough

Believe In Breakthrough “Breakthrough is on the horizon for The Bartletts.” Even from a federal prison, Brett—the eternal optimist—makes sure to include that line in almost every nightly letter he...

Shame Enslaves

Shame Enslaves The worst sound any federal prisoner can hear… is their last name being called over the chapel loudspeaker. It cuts through the air different than anything else. Any...

Shame Enslaves

Shame Enslaves The worst sound any federal prisoner can hear… is their last name being called over the chapel loudspeaker. It cuts through the air different than anything else. Any...

Grateful for Grace

Grateful for Grace "OH CRAP!!!!" My dog at this point was getting WAY too close to the "OUT OF BOUNDS" fence line. “Finnnnn…… COME!!!!” About 50 yards away, my furry...

Grateful for Grace

Grateful for Grace "OH CRAP!!!!" My dog at this point was getting WAY too close to the "OUT OF BOUNDS" fence line. “Finnnnn…… COME!!!!” About 50 yards away, my furry...