There’s food there, and shelter and healthcare. Which is (sadly) more than you can say for a lot of places.
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Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
The Rising Tide of Wrongful Convictions
Wrongful convictions are not isolated events. They happen in every state. They happen multiple times a week. Here’s a breakdown of how and why the innocent are locked up in America.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women’s Prisons
The US prison system is broken. It sucks up billions of dollars each year and destroys lives. Could a Thai princess and an accidental criminal justice reform activist in the Pacific Northwest have the answers?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Prison: A Death Sentence by Poison
Nearly a third of all US federal prisons are located within three miles of a Superfund site; 134 are located within one mile.
Posted inCrime, Current Events, Quotes
The Good Guys Aren’t Always the Good Guys
“About 50 of the 800 women housed at Rosie’s at any one time are being sexually victimized by staff.”
Posted inCrime, Quotes
Just Another Bugout Behind Bars
How and when did prisons become one of the New York’s major providers of mental health care — and can we actually call it “care”?
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Life After Life: Offering Dignity to Fellow Prisoners Through Hospice Care
On the lowest paid, but perhaps most rewarding job at The California Medical Facility — a medium-security prison in Vacaville, CA.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
How the Not Knowing is the Hardest Part
The last time she saw her husband, he was being interrogated by Syrian government officials.
Posted inQuotes
Elderly Japanese Women Are Turning to Crime to Find Companionship in Prison
For some elderly women in Japan, prison offers companionship and a life free from worry.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
The Death Row Book Club
When Anthony Ray Hinton was sentenced to death for two murders he didn’t commit, he used his time to create a book club for death row inmates.