Tag: prisons
Medical Privacy Is Still Our Right in Prison, Unless It Involves Psych Meds
Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was ...
Making Phone Calls From Our Prison Costs Us More Than Just the Money
Thirty years ago, Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisoners were only allowed one 15-minute ...
GA Escalation of Gang Prosecutions Boosts Gang Power in Prisons
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has been bolstering his “tough on crime” agenda by ...
WA Prisons Staffing Model Is Harmful. No Other States Use It. Why Keep It?
Around 30 years ago, Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) took an unusual approach ...
Allowing Vapes in Our Prison Would Be Violence Harm Reduction, Too
Washington state banned public smoking on December 8, 2005. The Washington State Department of ...
How Vaping Has Surged Among Prisoners in the UK
Prisoners in the United Kingdom spent close to £8 million on nicotine vapes in ...
Harm Reduction Overlooks Hep A and B. They Matter Here in Prison.
On May 7, UNAIDS called for prisoner access to harm reduction—medication for opioid use ...
Multiple GA Prisoners Killed, During DOJ Visit to Investigate Violence
Over 18 months ago, the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation into an ...
How Drug Courts Keep You in Prison, Even Without Drug-Related Charges
In 2016, Larry Vessey Jr. was sentenced to 58 months in the custody of ...
Our Prison Says We Have Suboxone Access. Prisoners Say Otherwise.
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is one of the Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in the ...
