A Story of Redemption Behind Bars

Kenneth Hartman is a prime example of what a second chance can do not only for him but for his family as well. 

Jerry’s Car Barn

Jerry will appear at the Charity event on December 3rd in the “Portland Art Museum,” along with the Designed Conviction team. All the proceeds will go to support people impacted by incarceration, where most of them will go towards purchasing Christmas presents for the children of the incarcerated.

Chris Wilson and his Master Plan: From Life in Prison to Successful Social Entreprenur

A fortunate twist of fate found the author of "The Master Plan" Chris Wilson with a second chance in life.Born and raised in Washington D.C. He grew up amidst addiction, poverty, and gun violence being normal happenings in day-to-day life. At the young age of 17,...

Underdog to Alpha, The Whitney Peyton Story

From humble beginnings in Pennsylvania to sharing the stage with Three 6 Mafia, Whitney Peytons is in a league of her own. She found her voice at a young age and has been using it ever since. Born and bred on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Whitney cares...

The Bubba Sparxxx Story (from the Georgia countryside to the Hip Hop Billboard charts)

A few names come to mind when you think of the first white rappers. Vanilla Ice, Eminem, how about Bubba Sparxxx, truly a pioneer in the game. An anomaly of his time, a large white male from the dirty south stunned his community and the hip-hop world by becoming a...

King Moosa

King Moosa, born Brian Harrington Jr., is a young man that truly understands purpose. Growing up on the west end of Rockford, Illinois he was a child like many others. Raised by single mother Michelle Harrington, young Brian found himself expressing himself quite...

Manifest Something Beautiful

Coming from New York, more specifically the Bronx, OG Omyth grew up in the thick of the mix. Immersed in the culture of hip-hop from the place where it began. Starting off into graffiti, which led him to music, everything from the clothing to the lingo, he soaked up...

From Heroin, Prison, to Heroism, Angalia Bianca’s Cautionary Tale

Angalia Bianca is just one of the many women and men out there that have a story to tell. A story of redemption. Proving that a person can change, a person can have many chapters in their life and their past doesn’t define who they are today.

Big Herc and Fresh out: life after the penitentiary

Former inmate, known as Marcus “Big Herc” Timmons and his partner Anthony M. are doing that and more. They are keeping it real, showing what people have to deal with after they are released and branded a felon.

A Second Chance For Reality TV Star: Lizzie Kommes

Lizzie Kommes is one of the most memorable stars of this show. While in prison she was known to hustle men for cash and use it to fund her heroin addiction. It made for good TV.

Flashback: Caleb Twidwell

If you remember back to the beginning, the magazine's first issue featured formerly incarcerated artist Caleb Twidwell. Since 2018 his life has undergone many ups and downs. Getting out of prison after serving many years creates many obstacles for someone to overcome....

2022 Art Contest Winner!

Brittany Wiest (Tennessee)  has been a Designed Conviction contributor for several years. Her work clearly stood out to the people who walked by. 

Designed Conviction Foundation

With this new year, Our Social Enterprise is taking our work in the community to the next level. We have now established a Charity Foundation.

Finding Purpose or Giving Back by Jessie M. (California)

A life sentence can weigh on you as a constant reminder of your past misdeeds, but I’m here to tell you: your crimes are something you did, and it’s not who you are; your time doesn’t define you. We must live with the attitude of freedom and be worthy of the freedom through our behavior today, not who we were 20 years ago. 

Letter from the Editor

If you have participated in our art contest, you should be excited. This year in collaboration with X Con Inc, we will be purchasing Christmas presents for children of the incarcerated with proceeds from the Exhibit.

Over 2.6 million individuals currently confined in jail OR prison in America

And millions more on some form of probation or parole

Mass incarceration is an issue that needs to be dealt with. There really isn’t a one size fits all solution to this

 

Getting Involved

End mass incarceration

As people have many different reasons that lead them to get into these places and situations, what may work for some people will not work for others.

It happens too often

Individuals in prison are forgotten about by society, even in cases, by their own family, looked down upon; thus, leaving them worse off than when they entered the prison system.

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When the only support these individuals find is through negative activities, and the position against them is to punish them, rehabilitation is far from the forefront.

A positive and inspirational magazine delivered to prisons

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We are taking a proactive approach with the goal of ending mass incarceration.

We are bringing hope into prison through Designed Conviction The Magazine, capturing stories of individuals having success upon their release. As well as people that are making a positive impact while currently still incarcerated, displaying, beautiful works of art from inside and offering the opportunity to bring ideas to life and get exposure for positive works.

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Building this platform on both sides of the fence is a step in the right direction of finding the solution to end mass incarceration. Founded by a man serving life, and his wife. 

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Taylor and Cecilia Conley, Founders of Designed Conviction.