Tag: prisons
Some Thoughts on Dying in Prison
Over the course of my nearly 30 years in Tennessee Department of Correction custody, ...
Prisoners Need Civilian Review Boards, Too
Toward the end of my sentence in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody I ...
Georgia Won’t Fix Its Prisons Crisis. There’s Money in Letting It Get Worse.
When I began my sentence in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons over 30 ...
Guards Delegate Security to Prisoners as Understaffing Crisis Evolves
Corrections officers (COs) have long relied on prisoners to do various parts of their ...
The Prison Mail Bans Aren’t About Fentanyl. They’re About Understaffing.
On September 19, Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation that would require the Federal ...
Trans Health Care Requires You to Be “Sick.” In Prison, You Can Work That.
On September 17, a federal judge halted the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) ban ...
Why Tobacco Harm Reduction? A First Question of Many
When I first heard the words “tobacco harm reduction,” as recently as 2022, I ...
Prisons Crush Almost All LGBTQ+ Organizing. Our Community Survives.
My name is Tavaria, but people call me Varia, T, Mama T or Queen. ...
Everyone in Prison Needs a Hustle. For a Small Fee, I’ll Help You Find Yours.
When you enter the men’s prison system in Tennessee, you receive two blue, smock-like ...
GDC Senate Study Committee: What If Prisoners Were Allowed Cigarettes?
In February, Georgia lawmakers created a study committee to think about whether people in ...
