Tag: prisons
In Prison, a Sex Conviction Is a Target for Assault. Staff Pretends Otherwise.
Coming into the Tennessee men’s prison system nearly 30 years ago, I assumed that ...
Offering Narcan to Just the Prisoners Being Released Doesn’t Work
[Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series] One of the most commonly ...
There Are Multiple Routes to Prisoner Naloxone Access. These Are the Best.
[Read Part 1 of this series here] So far only one prison in the ...
US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call Rate Caps
The landmark Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations poised to bring down costs of phone ...
How Tablets Changed Georgia Prisons, More Than GDC Intended
In 2015, when I was about three years into a 14-year prison sentence, the ...
Learning to Live With Suicide in Prison
[This article describes deaths by suicide, including references to the methods of suicide.] ...
Overdose Prevention in Prisons Means Giving Prisoners Access to Naloxone
In the free world, bystanders who call EMS to an active overdose receive legal ...
Given Few Options for Chronic Pain, Prisoners Are Making Safer Moonshine
Moonshine, hooch, julep, toilet wine, clear—whatever they call it, over the past 30 years ...
“Ethical Porn” Probably Doesn’t Mean the Porn We’re Producing in Prison
P, serving life in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody, looks at the men ...
How Prisoners Practice Tobacco Harm Reduction, With No Vapes
Harm reduction can always be practiced, regardless of whether you have government approval and ...
