What It’s Like to Serve a Life Sentence Without Parole

What It’s Like to Serve a Life Sentence Without Parole

I’ve been incarcerated for the majority of my life, spending more time in prison than in society. It’s where I grew up. I was arrested at the age of 23, and I’m now going on my 35th year of incarceration. I was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP). I don’t think anyone really knew when I was sentenced in 1992 what “life without parole” meant. There was a lot of speculation. The courts said I would probably do 30 years befor…