Tag: prisons
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 ...
GA Prisons Padlock Our Cells. Will We Die in a Fire? Let’s Ask a Lockpicker.
In October 2024, the Department of Justice published the long-awaited findings of its investigation(s) ...
Gang-Run Prisons Compound Trauma. We Know How to Reduce It.
In many United States prisons, corrections officers aren’t the ones calling the shots. Gang-affiliated ...
