TONI UKKERD CARTER is also a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul; Serving Time, Serving Others, and Serving Productive Time. She received a BA from Wayne State University in...view moreTONI UKKERD CARTER is also a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul; Serving Time, Serving Others, and Serving Productive Time. She received a BA from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI; a MA from California State University-Sacramento, CA; and is a certified anger management facilitator (CAMF). Before becoming a teacher for the state of California, she briefly taught in Detroit public schools. She is from Lawrenceville, NJ, but now resides in a suburb of Sacramento, CA. Toni taught at Folsom State Prison for two decades, and she now enjoys speaking, writing, and traveling.view less