Doug Coley

I am 33 years old. I have been locked away on death row for 12 years now, but I still have a zest for life that is unmatched by anyone. I love reading, writing, and playing basketball.

I grew up in a tough environment where reading in public wasn’t something to be celebrated, and learning outside of school had to be hidden. Now I just want to write as much as I can.

Articles by Doug Coley

Prison and Justice Writing

Monday June 29

A Strangely Fruitful, Frustrating Experience

It is the end of another January. I find myself locked away, facing the most unforgiving punishment any human being could possibly face: the “death penalty.” Consequently, I have just completed one of my many “mind clearing” observations of the outside world while looking out the 5 inch wide hole that suffices as my window.