Commentary: It’s Time to Kill the Death Penalty
By Stanley Howard I’m going to start by screaming the silent part out loud—THE FACT THAT WE…
Commentary: Justice Is Blind…Deaf and Dumb
By El Presynt It’s almost cliché to hear how blind Justice is, but I’m of the negative…
California Adopts the Scandinavian Prison Model
By D. Razor Babb California is rethinking the purpose of prison, and has devoted $20 million toward…
Commentary: No One Should Go Through These Things
By David C This serves as a report of an incident that I witnessed on December 29,…
Commentary: The Eagle and Home
By F. Orlando Wells I looked up as I drove north on Interstate 5 heading for Washington…
Commentary: A Shiny Half Measure
By David Harris Here in Illinois, where I’m incarcerated, there is a lot of political outcry over…
Commentary: Active ‘Procedural Error’ on Adjudicating Juvenile Offender Parole
By Ralph Taylor In 2020, juvenile offender parole VA Code 53.1-165.1 and 53.1-154 were amended to Virginia…
Commentary: My Life Outside
By Holly Davidson My life outside, before prison, was a sad routine of struggle. Every waking moment…
Building a Foundation in the Humanities
By Brian Warner Self-help correspondence courses such as those offered by PREP, Partnership for Re-Entry Program, are…
Commentary: How I Survived in Prison
By La Shante Ervin How I survived in prison is a big question. I first entered the…
Commentary: Why Are Cops Killing Black Men
by Stanley Howard HERE WE GO AGAIN! Another Black person (this time it’s Tyre Nichols in Memphis)…
Commentary: I, Lazarus
By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of self-harm and…
Commentary: Why We Write
By D. Razor Babb There are as many reasons why we write as there are synonyms in…
New Law Seals California Offender Records
By D. Razor Babb Most of California’s over 100,000 incarcerated criminal offenders will eventually be released. A…
Commentary: Veteran Says System Is Broken
By Samuel E. Harris My name is Samuel E Harris and I am an incarcerated disabled veteran….
Commentary: You Are Not Alone
by Aaron Zendejas We are told that “the biggest obstacle in life is discovering who you are”?…
Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact…
Commentary: In Search of Dignity and Safety
by Dr. Joan Parkin The passage of SB 132, which allows incarcerated transgender, non-binary and intersex people…
I Am Black, I Am Cold, I Am Lonely
A by Carletha I walked into a room, as most of the correctional officer would call it,…
Guest Commentary: The Pretrial Pressure Cooker
By DC Content note: Names have been changed to protect the identities of people whose experiences are…
