Clinical Social Workers Overworked-Underpaided in California Prisons
By D. Razor Babb Licensed clinical social workers provide a valuable and integral service to the…
Incarcerated Man Details Abuse by Officials at CDCR
by David Carino I am 33 years old and currently housed at California Medical Facility because of…
Suboxone – An Up-Close Look at the Biggest Legal Narcotic in California’s Prisons, Part II
By JC Grant Compstat is CDCR’s official packaging of statistical data. Month to month numbers including everything…
CDCR Secretary Tours Mule Creek State Prison
By D. Razor Babb The California Department of Correcting (CDCR) Secretary Kathleen Allison and a host of…
Suboxone – An Up-Close Look at the Biggest Legal Narcotic in California’s Prisons, Part I
By JC Grant In mid-2019, about the time I was entering my second year of being in…
Commentary: Back on the Chain Gang
By D. Razor Babb We returned to chow hall feeding at Mule Creek. Once again walking to…
Commentary: Books Save Lives in Prison
by Dortell Williams I was 23 years old when I entered the California prison system; ignorant with…
Commentary: Account of Incarcerated Life
by Roberto Turcos I got to Folsom State Prison in 1989. I was doing everything possible to…
Commentary: The Mockingbird Syndrome
by D. Razor Babb You can’t have a meaningful discussion about social justice, crime, and public welfare…
Commentary: School to Prison Pipeline
By Keith Colvin July 1984 I turned 18. In August 1984 I found myself sitting in the…
Commentary: COVID Conundrum at SATF, Corcoran
By Jaime Vidales Here at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Corcoran, F-yard, there haven’t been any cases…
Does ‘Do No Harm’ Apply to Prisons?
By Franklin Lee “Do No Harm,” the first part of the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors, nurses,…
Self-Determination in Rehabilitation
by Dortell Williams While separated by the maze of concertina wire and deadly electrified fences ensuring our…
From Convict to Correspondent to Author
By D. Razor Babb Vanguard Incarcerated Press Thirteen years ago, then-college student Keri Blakinger was addicted to…
Commentary: Why I’m a Better Criminal
By Nathan Blalock We talk about injustice daily. Well not me, you. The public, the media of…
