Jimmy Iakovos is a pseudonym for a writer who is incarcerated in Georgia. It is illegal in some Southern states to earn a living while under a sentence of penal servitude. Writing has enabled Jimmy to endure over 30 years of continuous imprisonment.
About a decade ago, people serving life with parole in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons began to realize we…
The Georgia Senate has contemplated the bloodbath unfolding inside its state prisons and concluded that “a study would be beneficial.”…
Within Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, the contraband tobacco industry is robust enough to support a cottage industry for rolling papers.…
February 29 is Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly, with lawmakers clambering over each other to advance their bills…
Unless they’re serving life, most parole hopefuls in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody become statutorily eligible for release after…
On February 7, the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee killed legislation that was almost guaranteed to increase housing and employment stability…
For a long time, corrections departments around the country maintained order—relatively speaking—through the informal system of old prisoners showing new…
Wesley*, 51, has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons for more than half his life. Every morning…
In 1996, the Prison Litigation Reform Act was enacted in response to the rising number of lawsuits prisoners were filing…
A talking point often circulated in harm reduction is that the moment someone is released from incarceration, their risk of…