Tony Vick 
“Your Life Is Over”: Prison Guards on 16-Hour Shifts With No Backup
Three decades ago when I began my prison sentence, corrections officers worked eight-hour shifts. ...
As Gang Power Expands, Protective Custody in Prisons Is Changing
During my nearly 30 years of incarceration in the Tennessee prison system, there has ...
Tennessee Is Prosecuting Prison Violence, and Making It a Lot Worse
It used to be that if someone in the custody of the Tennessee Department ...
Not All Prisoners Get Fed Daily. Here, It Depends on How Fast You Can Run.
In three decades of incarceration I’ve seen many things that are a far cry ...
A Prison Mental Health Unit Is Left in Gen Pop, and the Grievance Is Ignored
South Central Correctional Facility is one of six Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) prisons ...
National Guard Sent to “Fight” Gangs in Memphis—But Gangs Run Tennessee’s Prisons
Any moment now, an unknown number of Tennessee National Guard troops are expected to ...
Many Prisoners Take the GED Test. It’s Hard to Get a Job in Here Without It.
In 2022, Tennessee amended its state constitution to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as ...
The Barriers to Learning to Read in Prison
About 20 years ago, a man I was incarcerated with asked me to help ...
What Decades in Prison Have Taught Me About Resisting Incarceration
In 2006, the prison where I was being housed routinely served a breakfast that ...
What the Southern Baptist Church Taught Me About LGBTQ+ Education
Earlier in July, a Tennessee county library board came close to banning all books ...
