Our prisons are supposed be places where offenders are rehabilitated. While in prison, they are supposed to have time to reflect on what they’ve done and receive tools to help them re-chart the course of their lives such that when they get out, they can become contributing members […]
There is a wide variety of prison movies out there. In no particular order, the following is a list I composed of movie/show titles that are about prison. Escape From Alcatraz (1979) Cool Hand Luke (1967) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) The Last Castle (2001) The Green Mile (1999) […]
The convict code is often spoken of but until now has never Been seen. The myth surrounding the convict code, as being a secret set of regulations that every prisoner must adhere to, is a fallacy. Our code is merely one of life. You need not be a […]
Ocotber of this year (2015), the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) with a 3-2 vote, lowered calls made from jails & prisons. The pre-paid and debt calls can’t be more than .11 cents a minute for in-state and out of state calls from prison, and no more than .14 […]
Four months after my 18th birthday, 9 years ago, I got locked up. I could deal with the people and the noise. I could deal with the guards and the strict rules. What my biggest problem was, and still is, was not having video games. My first game […]
“One person can be a catalyst for great pain, but one person can also be a catalyst for great change!” This epiphany derived from countless hours I spent meditating and reflecting early on into my incarceration, at the realization of the pain I caused so many through my […]
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