American prisons should not have as atrocious living conditions as the ones in Ukraine do.

14K Russian antiwar protesters arrested and other unhappy realities.

Claims They treat prisoners badly. They lobby for more inmates. Violence is worse. A lot of people have called for ending private prisons and just some basic numbers show a case. 49% more staff assaults

Private prisons aren't bad as a rule. That's just dumb. That's just rhetoric. Yes, some private prisons are bad. A lot of public prisons are bad. Railing against private prisons in general is just fucking

I recall school as being one long period of extended rebellion, resistance and re-rigging of the rules to advantage myself however I could. It didn’t always work, but it often did. And there was always

Discussion of alternatives to incarceration

The incredible power, history and memory contained in one small sketch,

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A cancer you have, and you can't get rid of it... unless. I'm kidding, there isn't an unless. It doesn't take much, the smallest infraction, your ass winds up in the 'hole". Even if you are merely

It’s clear that we, as a country, have a crisis on our hands. A problem that has always existed and been dealt with in the same manner decade after decade. An issue that has reached a fever pitch causing

Today I was actually able to physically hold my son, that probably doesn’t mean much to anyone who may be reading this, but we’ve always been a close family, and any time the boys would drop by to visit

What does it mean when Yankees say they will bring Freedom? Let's have a look at their own country and then we'll know. The United States has 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners.

Every year, the Bureau of Justice Statistics collects administrative data from probation and parole agencies in the United States, publishing national and state level data. These annual surveys can be

Here we were, driving to Wal-Mart on a munchie-fueled quest in our onesies at night to find snacks. Even the black cat that brought us to an eerie stop in the middle of the road by the cemetery couldn’t

Will they uncuff Her hands Let her hold Her baby? Will she be free In time To claim Her child? Can the strength Of a mother The stuff Of legends Conquer the shame That glues Those haunted eyes To the floor...?

1997 and I’d passed the physical, pulling a 145 pound dummy across the gym floor in less than three minutes, stooping to swab his mouth with an alcohol pad before placing the rescue-breather, pinching

This is a simplistic way to get through a Jail-Sentence without having to rely on much but your own self and knowledge You got 3 to 5 types of Trustee block Areas in mostly ALL U.S. Jails -Kitchen Block

It's funny because I don't have a great reputation. I'm not very well known. I'm forgettable. And yet... I care so much about it. Let me tell you a little about myself. I'm introvert, an intellectual (