Each episode in my life is remembered as just a moment. Finally, 10 years of incarceration is my last moment—but not my least moment.
Steven “Wally” Joyner
Steven Joyner is a retired Navy chief hospital corpsman with 32 years of military service. He’s a lifelong learner whose degrees include a Bachelor of Science in biology with a minor in chemistry. He has worked as an EMT, combat medic, clinical laboratory technician, and as a biology and a toxicology technician. He currently works as a peer literacy mentor at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to help others achieve literacy in English and to complete their GEDs. He is also a 2024 War Horse fellow.

