Abuse of Inmates by Corrections Officers Is All Too Common
Jan 30, 2024 · “He needs a beatdown.” Many incarcerated people have heard prison staff utter those words. The mere suggestion of a beating causes residents to pause, lose their breath and wonder who the threat is directed at.
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.
Why Prisons Fail to Rehabilitate People - Prison Journalism Project
Jun 22, 2023 · 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 ...
The Pros and Cons of California’s New Prison Tablets
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Life Without Parole Prison Sentence Means No Second Chances
Sep 21, 2022 · 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, …
8 Prison Recipes To Cook at Home - Prison Journalism Project
Dec 3, 2023 · Prison food is awful.. The ingredients available for purchase from the prison commissary aren’t much better. But that hasn’t stopped incarcerated people from concocting creative, ambitious and tasty treats.
Locked Out: Voting and Politics Behind Bars
Sep 25, 2024 · What to the incarcerated American is the freedom to vote? For most of the nearly 1.5 million people locked up in prisons across the U.S., there is, in fact, no freedom to vote at all.
How to Make Prison Better — Prison Journalism Project
Mar 3, 2023 · In a Q&A, eight men incarcerated at Eyman State Prison in Florence, Arizona, discuss ways to make prison better.
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It’s Hard to Fall in Love or Stay in Love in Prison
Feb 14, 2024 · “My 14th Christmas in Prison” by Mithrellas Curtis: “Before an officer entered the area, one or more people would say, ‘Uh oh!’ in unison, giving you time to step out of the room.