Phil Garner

Phil Garner is a pseudonym for a Georgia Tech alumnus and retired mechanical engineer who decided to match a life of written reports with writing on topics he actually cares about. He’s serving a life sentence in Georgia.

If Suicidal Prisoners Should “Ask for Help,” Stop Taking Away Our Phones

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline posters showed up around 2018, when the outside world began to notice the uptick in…

March 26, 2024

I’m 79 and in Prison. Cigarettes Have Shaped My Life.

Tobacco settles the nerves, relaxes the body, quiets the mind. A mild, pleasant high. I'm not making any scientific or…

August 16, 2022