C Dreams

    C is a writer and advocate interested in prison/criminal justice reform, LGBTQ rights, harm reduction and government/cultural criticism. She has studied history/theology with the Third Order of Carmelites and completed degrees in Systematic Theology. She is currently studying law.

    Drastic Commissary Price Hikes Leave Prisoners Without Food, Medicine

    Nationwide, prisoners and their loved ones are reeling from exorbitant commissary price hikes that ...

    The Christmas Traditions I’ve Created Over a Decade in Prison

    Many people I’ve spent Christmas with in prison have described this time of year ...

    Surviving Solitary Confinement With the Help of Drugs

    Of the 13 years I’ve spent incarcerated, 2020 was the worst. It was the ...

    Georgia Privatizes Prison Medical Care—With Contractor’s Goal to Cut Costs

    After years of attempting to privatize prisoner medical care, the Georgia Department of Corrections ...

    Prisoners Without Cells or Beds Are Sleeping Outside in Georgia

    Many effects of the understaffing crisis within the Georgia Department of Corrections have been ...

    Restoring Pell Grants to Prisoners Boosts Our Education—in Theory

    In 2023, the Education Department will restore Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students and ...

    Why Allowing Only Prison-Issue Cell Phones Hurts Our Reentry Prospects

    The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is no longer allowing prisoners on work release ...