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 was I  in cell 23 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 away for life. I could never tell the police about crimes I never committed.The detectives in my case had been involved wrongful conviction,  falsifying evidence, coercing false confessions, which caused the city millions of dollars in losses. They had their story already written and had me a young boy sign after torturing and mentally abusing me for days. They figured that wouldn't no one fight for me a young black gang banger who lived in a broken home.. I'm older know and I`m more focused on Life

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  physically there to 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 supportive husband to my wife and need to get home to be a supportive son to my mother to help her because she is getting up in age. To be able to have time with my grandchildren. I want  get home to become a positive impact on the young men in our world and a Positive brother to my sister  and a husband to my wife . I have been blessed with a positive outlook on life and to become a positive impact in other's lives. 

.