Tag: prisons
Our Prison Says We Have Suboxone Access. Prisoners Say Otherwise.
Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is one of the Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in the ...
As Fentanyl Spreads in Our Prison, Guards Learn How Not to Use Narcan
At Washington Corrections Center (WCC), in Shelton, WA, opioids are an increasingly large part ...
Ten Key Recommendations to Expand Hepatitis C Care in Prisons
All around the world, people in prisons are at high risk for contracting the ...
Beyond “Zero Tolerance”? Syringe Access in Canadian Prisons
In the outside world, if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere that has harm ...
Recollections of Solitary Confinement During the HIV Epidemic
I was diagnosed with HIV in 1992, just after I’d turned 18. I’d been ...
Surviving Solitary Confinement With the Help of Drugs
Of the 13 years I’ve spent incarcerated, 2020 was the worst. It was the ...
Prison “K2”: The Hidden Center of a Chaotic New Drug War
Back when I was running with biker gangs, we used to play a game ...
Four States Close Prison Slavery Loopholes; Louisiana Votes Against
Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have closed loopholes in their state constitutions that had ...
New York’s Infamous Rikers Island Could Become a Green Energy Hub
After New York City officials voted to permanently close the infamous Rikers Island jail ...
“The Great Meltdown”: In Prisons, a Drug War Without Harm Reduction
Those of us incarcerated by the Georgia Department of Corrections got used to the ...
