Thursday, February 12, 2026

Come Into The Night (Part 1 of 2), by Corey Devon Arthur

"It's night time, go to sleep." "Come inside before it gets dark." "Good people don't hang outside at night." These were some of the verbal admonitions my guardians used to keep...
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Coping With 23-Hour-A-Day Lockdowns by Daniel Patrykus

I'd like to talk about how I, and others across America, are able to cope with 23 hours a day locked in a cell. For me, the main thing is to stay busy. Well, there's only so much you can do each day, locked in a cell, right? Correct. So I come up with ways to procrastinate.

Grovel to the Masses (Commissary) by Joseph Colon

A pair of nylon Reebok! For an inmate like me it's like four-months' salary. On the outside, these kix would be like ten dollars at the discount-dollar store. But these sneaks are the cheapest kix available; all others are over a hundo. They got you over a barrel -- if you want or need it, they are the only ones who supply, so pay it or go without.

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