Tag: mass incarceration

    The Last Days of Parole

    For the first time in six years, in 2025 the Georgia State Board of ...

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    Jimmy Iakovos

    “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. ...

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    Tony Vick

    Fixing Electronics in Prison

    There are few soft surfaces in prison, so when one of us drops a ...

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    Jimmy Iakovos

    The Georgia Parole Board Pardoned a Turkey

    Each year when the president did the White House turkey pardons it always seemed ...

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    Jimmy Iakovos

    Piece by Piece, FCC Dismantles Its Prison and Jail Phone Call Price Caps

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the finalized version of its order regulating ...

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    Kastalia Medrano

    Maine, Where Prisoners Cast Absentee Ballots, May Soon Require ID to Vote

    On November 4, Maine voters will decide whether the state will begin requiring residents ...

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    Kastalia Medrano

    Florida Prisoner Bill of Rights Faces House Subcommittee Hurdle, Again

    Legislators are weighing a proposal to establish a bill of rights for people in ...

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    Kastalia Medrano

    Georgia Prisons Are Deadlier Than Ever. One Reason? We’re Starving.

    The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is once again on track to surpass the ...

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    Jimmy Iakovos

    Battle Over Prison Phone Call Costs Heads to Court, FCC Teases New Vote

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing for an October vote that the agency ...

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    Kastalia Medrano

    “Georgia Survivor Justice Act” Defies the Tyranny of Mandatory Minimums

    The state of Georgia is not known for passing legislation that can actually reduce ...

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    Jimmy Iakovos