Tag: prisons
In Defense of Contraband Cell Phones
As a transgender woman incarcerated in a men’s prison system, each day was a ...
FCC Denies Securus Exemption From Price Caps on Calls From Prisons, Jails
On August 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued final rulings on multiple outstanding ...
A New Gaza Strip Tobacco Market, and One in US Prisons That’s Getting Old
In early August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air-dropped cigarettes over the Gaza Strip. ...
Veterans in Prison, Cut Off From Support, Try to Make It on Their Own
C*, a 39-year-old Army veteran, struggled to adjust to daily life after coming home ...
The Casualties of the “Passive Drug Exposure” Myth
In early August, 11 New York State corrections officers (COs) were at the scene ...
Good Thing No One Uses Drugs in Prison, or RSAT Might Not Work
Because his conviction involved alcohol, the case plan Alf* was assigned by the Georgia ...
OK Prisons Privatize Mail, as “Digital Processing Centers” Expand Drug War
Beginning September 1, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) will no longer deliver physical ...
When the Prison Grievance Process Is Worth the Risk
For nearly three decades, I’ve been hearing people scream for help. Screams of people ...
To See the US Prisons Crisis, Look at the Books We’re Trying to Read
The library at South Central Correctional Facility, a Tennessee prison privately operated by CoreCivic, ...
“Like Two Cavalries”: After TN Prison Standoff, Fear of What Comes Next
On the evening of July 24, South Central Correctional Facility, a medium-security private prison ...
