Does mass incarceration actually ensure “public safety” at all? Theresa Runstedtler and the prison abolition movement think not.
Are Prisons Doing Their Job?
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Hugo Martins thinks prisons should be more than just temporary housing for criminals.
Throwing Away the Key
October 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sarah Schineller spent some time at an all-women’s prison, and watched as they were able, despite the odds, to get out of the revolving door legal system.
“I Will Continue to Break Laws”: A Statement at Sentencing
October 4, 2011 By 6 Comments
Jeremy John was sent to prison for six months for civil disobedience. This is what he said to the judge at his sentencing.
You Do the Math
October 4, 2011 By 24 Comments
Prison Is Our Mirror
October 4, 2011 By 24 Comments
Tom Matlack wants drugs and prison to become a part of every American’s life. He’s not as crazy as you think.
Eyewitness to an Execution
October 3, 2011 By 4 Comments
Henley’s sister turns around and sweeps us with her eyes. “Not a tear in the bunch,” she sneers. “Y’all’s a bunch of dogs.”
Blood Spattered
October 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
Skinners, Rats, and Good Inmates
October 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
In this excerpt from Rob Reilly’s upcoming book “The Cooler,” he finds out that no inmate is easy to read.
They Always Call Me Sir: Policing, Prison, and Privilege
October 3, 2011 By 19 Comments
Is There a Rational Approach to Prisons?
October 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Our prisons, L. Edward Day writes, need to become a place for rehabilitation, not a place for punishment.
Politics Kills Prisons
October 3, 2011 By 3 Comments
America has become a place, Cameron Conaway writes, where we punish thoughtlessly and don’t think thoughtfully.
Making the Streets Safe
October 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
After spending 10 years in prison, Abrigal Forrester is working hard to reduce violence in some of Boston’s most dangerous neighborhoods.
A Prison Poem From a Youthful Offender – Day One In 18 x 80
October 3, 2011 By 4 Comments
A Description Of Day One In an 18 x 80 Foot Dormitory For A Youthful Offender in 1980 – A Broadside Poem By Jack Varnell -
He Has A Gun
September 25, 2011 By 22 Comments
Jeremy Adam Smith’s son asked, “Did they get the bad guys?” Turns out, that was a really difficult question to answer.
Vocalyze
“I think most women need to “trick” themselves into believing that they’re not satisfying some carnal desire.”
This comment was by John Anderson on the post “My First Playboy”, about women and carnal desire.
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