Tag: prisons
CO Passes Historic, Somewhat Unclear Bill Making Prison Visits a Right
Colorado is poised to become the first state to recognize prison visitation as a ...
The Case for the Prison Miniyard
Whenever auditors come to South Central Correctional Facility, the Tennessee private prison where I’m ...
As Years in Prison Become Decades, Lifers’ Thoughts on Suicide Evolve
[This article describes deaths by suicide, including reference to a method of suicide.] ...
New York’s Solution to Prison Staffing Shortage Is to Hire Teenagers
I thought we learned from the Stanford Prison Experiment that college-age corrections officers are ...
At CoreCivic Prisons, Re-Entry Staff Are Told to Do Less
South Central Correctional Facility recently hosted a job fair, and didn’t invite anyone to ...
Georgia Prisons Now Hold Over 10,000 Lifers as Parole Crisis Deepens
In the Department of Justice report summarizing its years-long investigations into the Georgia Department ...
DOJ Rescinds Biden-Era Support as Trans Prisoners Sue for Surgery Access
On April 25 the Department of Justice renounced its previous support for a trans ...
Can Any Banks Explain How Prisoner ID Cards Aren’t Valid State-Issued ID?
If you didn’t already have a bank account before you were incarcerated, it’s almost ...
A Eulogy for Prison Wakes, Which There Are Too Many Deaths for Now
We used to hold funerals in the prison chapel. There was a sheet-covered table ...
CoreCivic Crisis in Uncharted Waters at the Four Private Prisons in Tennessee
Private prison contractors have been around for a long time, but the concept of ...
