The Felonist

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The Felonist is a serialized memoir built from real prison journals written at Rikers, Bedford, Albion, and Danbury. Each episode weaves multiple entries into an unfiltered portrait of traumatic emotional collapse, personal reckoning, faith, motherhood, addiction, and the slow, deliberate work of rebuilding a self from the inside out — all while incarcerated. It’s a raw, intimate archive of survival, accountability, and the quiet hope that endures even in the darkest chapters. Contains explicit language and descriptions of incarceration, mental health struggles, addiction, and trauma.

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The Felonist

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Letters to Little Felonist 07.01.2026 26:06

In the first entries of her Rikers Diaries, the Felonist begins writing to her younger self — "Little Felonist” — in a series of raw, unguarded letters that trace the origins of pressure, silence, and self‑erasure. From the dorms of Rikers Island, she reaches back into a childhood shaped by impossible responsibility, emotional suppression, and the demand to be the “good girl” no matter the co...

Meet The Felonist: Introducing the Rikers Island Diaries 07.01.2026 11:19

In this first episode of The Rikers Diaries , the Felonist introduces herself with unflinching honesty — a returning citizen, an addict in recovery, and a storyteller finally ready to confront the past she spent years trying to bury. This episode isn’t a diary reading; it’s the origin story. The moment she steps forward and says: Here’s who I was, here’s what happened, and here’s why I have to tel...