Tag: prisons
How Iron Law of Prohibition Works in Prisons, Where Everything’s Prohibited
[Read Part 1 of this story here] When I got off the chain bus ...
How Prison Smoking Bans Created a Health Crisis
When I first entered Washington State Department of Corrections custody in 1995, the currency ...
Grants Pass Homelessness Case, and the Line Between Shelter and Prison
In 2013, the City Council of Grants Pass, Oregon, was looking for a solution ...
“Preventable Security Lapses”—Gun Violence Comes to Georgia Prisons
At around 4 am on June 16, Smith State Prison became the site of ...
CA Mandates Extreme Heat Workplace Safety, Except in Forced Labor Camps
On June 20, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) approved the ...
As Waupun Correctional Staff Arrested for Abuse, Lockdown Drags On
After Dean Hoffman was transferred to Waupun Correctional Institution in April 2023, his daughter ...
Prison Call Center Jobs Pay Minimum Wage, Which for Us Seems to Be $1.30
I work at a prison call center. My job is to read from a ...
Wellpath, Fleeing GA Prisons Contract, Fails One Last Bid at Extortion
On July 1, three years into its nine-year contract, private health care provider Wellpath ...
How Prison Guard Became the Job Everyone Leaves
Lonnie, in his late 40s, was a high school teacher for 20 years before ...
Faulty Drug Tests From 2023 Lawsuit Behind WA Prison Greeting Card Ban
The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) decision to ban greeting cards and postcards ...
