Jimmy Iakovos

    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.

    Good Thing No One Uses Drugs in Prison, or RSAT Might Not Work

    Because his conviction involved alcohol, the case plan Alf* was assigned by the Georgia ...

    “Soups Will Cook There”: How Prisons Became Heat Traps by Design

    Before the days of modern air-conditioning, homes and businesses in the Southeastern United States ...

    Wellpath, Fleeing GA Prisons Contract, Fails One Last Bid at Extortion

    On July 1, three years into its nine-year contract, private health care provider Wellpath ...

    The Lifers Trapped in Georgia’s Parole Crisis Are Watching Senate Bill 586

    About a decade ago, people serving life with parole in Georgia Department of Corrections ...

    Georgia Senate to Study Prisons, Just in Case the Problem Isn’t Cell Phones

    The Georgia Senate has contemplated the bloodbath unfolding inside its state prisons and concluded ...

    A Wealth of Tobacco in Prison, and a Dearth of Ways We Can Smoke It

    Within Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, the contraband tobacco industry is robust enough to support ...

    For Misdemeanor Poverty, Georgia Would Assign Mandatory Cash Bail

    February 29 is Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly, with lawmakers clambering over ...

    The Imaginary Points We Earn in Prison, to Get Imaginary Parole

    Unless they’re serving life, most parole hopefuls in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody ...

    Cash Assistance for Prison Re-Entry Still Controversial, for Some Reason

    On February 7, the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee killed legislation that was almost guaranteed ...