In Prison You Came
The Missionaries Spreading the Word to America’s Dark Corners
I crossed the entrance to the gym alongside a dozen other men in shorts and tee-shirts and saw the preacher standing next to the Jacuzzi-like tub near the three-point line.
I looked to each side and smiled at the fact that each of the other men, all younger than I, was taking this sacred moment so seriously. Seeing their beautiful anticipation, I held back and chose to go to the back of the line so they could precede me.
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Christopher Dankovich is a writer, artist, and teacher who has contributed to numerous books and websites, including PEN America, The Harvard Educational Review, and The New Press. He also regularly writes for PrisonWriters.com, MinutesBeforeSix.com, and The Prison Journalism Project.
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