Tessie Castillo

In 2014, Tessie Castillo became one of the first members of the public ever invited inside North Carolina's Death Row. For several months she taught a writing class to two dozen men convicted of murder. This extraordinary opportunity launched a passion to augment the voices of prisoners condemned to die. Currently a freelance writer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Castillo still corresponds regularly with men on Death Row.

In 2014, Tessie Castillo became one of the first members of the public ever invited inside North Carolina's Death Row. For several months she taught a writing class to two dozen men convicted of murder. This extraordinary opportunity launched a passion to augment the voices of prisoners condemned to die. Currently a freelance writer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Castillo still corresponds regularly with men on Death Row. See less