Richard Gross

Richard Sean Gross, 59, is serving two Death by Incarceration sentences. He is a student with the Villanova Program at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania, with a 3.76 GPA. He writes essays, poetry, and science fiction. His work can be found online at MinutesBeforeSix.com, prisonwriters.com, prisonwitness.org, and PrisonsFoundation.org. A fan of classic rock, sudoku, history, and yoga, Richard’s dream is to write his way out of prison.


Articles by Richard Gross

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Prison and Justice Writing
Monday September 9

Death By Incarceration: Cruel And Unusual

“If there is no chance of parole than those sentences are not about corrections or rehabilitation, but are only about retribution and revenge.”