In a world where people face insurmountable everyday challenges that often evolve into jailtime, many of the incarcerated are despised as outcasts by larger society. Jailhouse Bedtime Stories allows a peek into the everyday realities of the underprivileged, showing how when circumstances go awry, there’s often no way out, ultimately leading to jail. These real-life events of family life happen every day, all around us, resulting in long-term psychological harm to many. This short story collection shares insights of needing to cope with the demands of survival proactively in our downtrodden world system of our prison pipeline