'What is the point of my being?'

Asks life sentence prisoner Jamie Starbuck in a letter to prisoners' newspaper Inside Time.

'Aside from getting into a yearly fight at school with the same boy I’ve only done one violent act and that got me 30 years in prison. When I become eligible for parole I’ll be 66 years old. I’ll have no money, no contact with anybody on the outside, no house or other material possessions. I’m struggling to see what further purpose I can serve.'

'Don’t get me wrong; I’m not suicidal or even unhappy; I’m not even being facetious, it’s a serious question I’m facing and asking "What is the point of my being?"'

You can read the full letter here.