Christy Perez

    Christy, also known as C Dreams, 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. You can read her other Filter writing here and here.

    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 ...

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    How Exactly Are Tablets Supposed to Solve Georgia’s Prisons Crisis?

    On January 19, Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Timothy Ward deflected questions from the ...

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    Georgia Prisons Are in Crisis—and Punishing Trans Women for It

    The Georgia Department of Corrections is in freefall. By the time the US Department ...

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    As Trans Women Incarcerated in Georgia, Our Medical Needs Are Brutally Ignored

    Across the country, transgender people held within the prison-industrial complex face a litany of ...

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