Author: Edwin Rubis

As the clock strikes 10:00 pm on Independence Day, I’ll be confined in a prison cell in Talladega, Alabama, watching the distant fireworks illuminate the night sky. For the past 26 years, I’ve yearned for freedom while enduring the monotonous routine of prison life. The 4th of July only intensifies the ache for family and the normalcy of being with loved ones. Memories of my unfair trial haunt me, recalling the day I was sentenced to 40 years for a victimless crime of selling marijuana. The injustice of being separated from my wife, newborn son, and family echoes through the…