Toby, Author at Toby Dorr

Marian Croak

Toby March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023

Marian Croak’s father built her a chemistry set to give her an outlet for her scientific curiosity. Marian went on to graduate from Princeton University and would later earn a Ph.D.

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Criminal Justice Reform

America. In prison…

America. In prison…

Toby August 13, 2022 November 3, 2022

More than any other country in the world, America is in prison.

We lock people up at a higher rate than anyone else.

With just over 4% of the world’s population, America has 25% of the world’s incarcerated population.… Read the rest

Podcasts, Interviews & Articles

Animated Story – MY story!

Animated Story – MY story!

Toby July 6, 2022 July 6, 2022

Browsing through YouTube, I stumble upon this fun little animation about a story of a woman who broke her boyfriend out of prison.

It was MY story!… Read the rest

Events

Lifetime Movie Watch Party

Lifetime Movie Watch Party

Toby June 22, 2022 June 22, 2022

Join me for a Lifetime Movie Watch Party. Jailbreak Lovers is about my story and I have no idea what’s in it! Watch with me.

Saturday, July 2, I – like you – will be watching the Lifetime movie made about my story – FOR THE FIRST TIME!… Read the rest

Vicky White and Me

Vicky White and Me

Toby May 12, 2022 May 23, 2022

Perhaps Vicky and I never felt significant. Vicky White and me have so many similarities. Our stories, Vicky’s and mine are not dress rehearsals, we didn’t get a redo when things went sour.… Read the rest

Podcasts, Interviews & Articles

Hitting Send podcast

Hitting Send podcast

Toby August 4, 2021 August 4, 2021

Reilly reached out to me after the Dateline episode. He rarely watched Dateline, but somehow caught my episode on June 11.

“My name is Reilly and I (last night) watched your episode on Dateline NBC.

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Happy Freedom Day!

Happy Freedom Day!

Toby July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021

What a week it has been! We started with a block party at our son’s with more fireworks and joyful kids than we could have ever imagined.… Read the rest

Two Sides to Every Story

Two Sides to Every Story

Toby June 23, 2021 May 23, 2022

There ARE two sides to every story.

After the Dateline episode aired, I stayed up until well after 2:30 in the morning responding to social media messages, emails and contact forms sent from my website.… Read the rest

Dads

Toby June 18, 2021 May 23, 2022

My Dad was the cornerstone of our family. His loss, in 2006 was a devastation our family has never recovered from. We were set adrift. So, here’s a tribute to the man who told me I could be anything I wanted.… Read the rest

Answering the difficult question

Toby June 17, 2021 June 17, 2021

Why did I do it?

Why did I help John Manard escape from prison? That’s the million dollar question. Literally.

It’s taken me losing everything, building a new life from scratch at the age of 51, years of expensive counseling and therapy, and decades of introspection, to come close to an answer.… Read the rest