John J. Lennon is serving twenty-eight years to life at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. He’s a contributing editor for Esquire and a contributing writer for The Marshall Project. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, the New York Review of Books, Sports Illustrated, and New York Magazine, among others. He also hosts the podcast This Is a Collect Call from Sing Sing and is eligible for parole in 2029. You can read more of his work at johnjlennon.net. Twitter: JohnJLennon1