Resisting Invisibility

Liberation Lit’s blog, dedicated to sharing stories from those the system wants to disappear.


Personal Narrative, Essay Lily Wulfemeyer Personal Narrative, Essay Lily Wulfemeyer

Branded a Criminal: My Time in Kansas Corrections [Part One]

I’m Devon Westerfield, a 29 year old artist from Independence, Kansas. I am currently incarcerated at Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas. For my entire life, I have either been a ward of the state, incarcerated in some sort of facility, or excessively punished and mistreated by the judicial system. Throughout it all, true rehabilitation has never been offered to me.

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