Episode 1

The writing on the walls is an essay I wrote after I spent a year straight in the hole, four years in general population, and then just before my release, spend another week in the hole. During that time, I wrote this essay, given deep meaningful thought to the cruelties of solitary confinement and the lasting impact it has on my mental health Stay Tuned for more Eye-Opening episodes that pull back the veil on the criminal justice system, the prison system, and the failure that is the war on drugs. Please subscribe to The Discarded People Project.

Owen dives headfirst into the shadows of society, unraveling stories about of resilience, redemption, and the stark realities of lives impacted by trauma, mental illness, abuse, addiction, and imprisonment. What to expect for a up coming episodes.

Owen uses his unparalleled life experience, the only ex cop to enter prison and ask for general population and not only survive but his life saved by the men he put there, to tell the stories of the discarded people. Stories that will shatter all preconceptions about the addicted. the mentally ill, the current and formerly incarcerated. These people will teach you what it is to be human. This project is a frank and open conversation about mass incarceration, the war on drugs, the mental healthcare system and a call to action to end these systemic Starting next week 9/27 we will be posting weekly episodes. Please go and sign up subscribe and share!