prisons

As Years in Prison Become Decades, Lifers’ Thoughts on Suicide Evolve

[This article describes deaths by suicide, including reference to a method of suicide.]   Asked if they ever think about…

May 14, 2025

New York’s Solution to Prison Staffing Shortage Is to Hire Teenagers

I thought we learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment that college-age corrections officers are not a good idea. But it…

May 12, 2025

At CoreCivic Prisons, Re-Entry Staff Are Told to Do Less

South Central Correctional Facility recently hosted a job fair, and didn’t invite anyone to attend it. There were no flyers,…

May 7, 2025

Georgia Prisons Now Hold Over 10,000 Lifers as Parole Crisis Deepens

In the Department of Justice report summarizing its years-long investigations into the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), it noted that…

May 6, 2025

DOJ Rescinds Biden-Era Support as Trans Prisoners Sue for Surgery Access

On April 25 the Department of Justice renounced its previous support for a trans woman suing the Georgia Department of…

April 30, 2025

Can Any Banks Explain How Prisoner ID Cards Aren’t Valid State-Issued ID?

If you didn’t already have a bank account before you were incarcerated, it’s almost impossible to open one while you…

April 28, 2025

A Eulogy for Prison Wakes, Which There Are Too Many Deaths for Now

We used to hold funerals in the prison chapel. There was a sheet-covered table with a dais in front of…

April 14, 2025

CoreCivic Crisis in Uncharted Waters at the Four Private Prisons in Tennessee

Private prison contractors have been around for a long time, but the concept of handing over management of an entire…

April 3, 2025

GA Prisons Padlock Our Cells. Will We Die in a Fire? Let’s Ask a Lockpicker.

In October 2024, the Department of Justice published the long-awaited findings of its investigation(s) into violence inside Georgia Department of…

March 25, 2025

Gang-Run Prisons Compound Trauma. We Know How to Reduce It.

In many United States prisons, corrections officers aren't the ones calling the shots. Gang-affiliated prisoners are, and essentially have free…

March 19, 2025