The Joy of Cooking in Prison
2024年11月6日 · One of my favorite pastimes is to prepare a fine meal for folks to enjoy. If at all possible, I prepare my favorite dishes from scratch, taking pride in the process of creation, using only good-quality meat, along with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Why Prisons Fail to Rehabilitate People - Prison Journalism Project
2023年6月22日 · The corrections policy (Reception and Classification Policy 11.2.1) states that the overall goal is for the inmate to return “to the community as a law-abiding citizen,” but in my experience, there is no rehabilitation taking place when an inmate is doing the same thing repeatedly with no reward.Even if someone completes a program or two, they return home mostly unchanged because issues ...
Abuse of Inmates by Corrections Officers Is All Too Common
2024年1月30日 · I’ve not only seen acts of retaliation and heard stories about it from others — I’ve experienced it myself. I was issued a false disciplinary report, found guilty, sanctioned, moved to a maximum security unit, then sent to another unit.
What It’s Like to Poop in Prison?
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What Voting Means to People in Prison
2024年11月4日 · More than 5 million U.S. citizens are unable to vote in elections because of felony convictions.. In countries such as Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Peru and South Africa, incarcerated people retain the right to vote. Other parts of Europe only disenfranchise people based on the length of their sentence or their type of crime.
Life Without Parole Prison Sentence Means No Second Chances
2022年9月21日 · To understand life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), we must acknowledge what it is: a hopeless imprisonment preceding death. While many people advocate for abolishing the death penalty, they often overlook LWOP sentences, which are simply another type of death penalty.
Cellmates in Prison Can Be the Worst
2024年11月21日 · What does a 20-year-old gang member have in common with a 55-year-old suburbanite? Nothing but a murder conviction. Hustler vs. homeless. Another possibility is a drug trafficker — a man with plenty of money who lived to give orders and do whatever he pleased, convicted of the murder of an associate — with a man who had been homeless.
A Reporter’s Glossary of Prison Jargon - Prison Journalism Project
BOARD: A reference to the Board of Parole Hearings, which determine parole suitability.. CALPIA (or PIA): California Prison Industry Authority, a program in California that employs incarcerated people to produce more than 1,400 goods and services including office furniture, clothing, food and other goods to sell to state agencies. CDV: Conduct Violation in Missouri.
What the First Day of Prison Is Like - Prison Journalism Project
2024年1月14日 · My first day in prison was the worst day of my life, besides the day I was sentenced to 17 years. Before I touched down in prison I thought it was going to be like something out of the movies — long dark walkways outside of rusty cell doors with the paint peeling off.
Prison Journalism Project
2024年12月19日 · An independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories.