Hello, My name is Devon Showers , I've been Incarcerated 30yrs wrongfully. I'm a innocent man who was tortured 30 yrs ago physically and mentally. I'm currently housed in pontiac correctional in illinois in the Administrative Detention Unit where I was in solitary for 8 yrs where there I was in cell 24 hrs a day, alone to think about the injustice placed upon me. I'm not one of the Incarcerated saying there innocent, I'm truly100% innocent,who was tortured/beaten into signing a piece of paper that help send me to away for life. I Could never tell the police about crimes I never committed. They had their story already written and had me a young boy sign after torturing and mentally abusing me for days. They figured wouldn't no one fight for me a black gang banger with a broken home. I'm older know and more focused and aware of the injustice placed on me.

My road to transformation wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t perfect; I was still a child growing up in the prison system. In my darkest moments, I would go back and pray for peace and  justice  that wasn't given to the victims family and  my family. I went to school every day until I got my GED. Once I got my GED, I started taking vocational classes and continued to educate myself through college courses. 

"During my incarceration, I lost many family members. This also played a pivotal role in my transformation. The loss my family suffered from my absence helped me to understand how important my presence was needed. I have missed out on being a father to my son and I have lost a brother, father and my grandparents while Incarcerated. I need to get home to be a son to my mother to help her. Get to my son and to get home to become a positive impact on the young men in our world and a brother to my sister  and a husband . I have been blessed with a positive outlook on life and to become a positive impact in other's lives.