I thought we learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment that college-age corrections officers are not a good idea. But it…
For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific conditions. After a long campaign, the…
In the Department of Justice report summarizing its years-long investigations into the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), it noted that…
If you didn’t already have a bank account before you were incarcerated, it’s almost impossible to open one while you…
Vermont legislators are reviewing a wide-ranging prison equity bill that, if enacted, would make the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC)…
We used to hold funerals in the prison chapel. There was a sheet-covered table with a dais in front of…
Adam* has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) facilities for somewhere around 40 years. His wife Ruth* has…
At every Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prison I’ve ever landed in without a work detail already assigned to me,…
In October 2024, the Department of Justice published the long-awaited findings of its investigation(s) into violence inside Georgia Department of…
In many United States prisons, corrections officers aren't the ones calling the shots. Gang-affiliated prisoners are, and essentially have free…