A plain-English explainer breaking down how this legal shield prevents victims of government abuse (especially by law enforcement or corrections officers) from holding officials accountable in civil court.
Melissa Bee
Spot the Slip-Up
We like to keep things interesting around here, and what better way than sprinkling in a few mistakes? 😇 If you’ve been reading our Sunday Reads, you may have noticed a little hiccup. Or two. Yep, we slipped up two weeks back-to-back: Did you catch it? 👀 Need a hint?...
Fact Check Friday: Prison Is The Only Form of Accountability
Caging people isn’t the only — or best — way to address harm. Real accountability is about repair, not revenge. Justice doesn’t begin or end with punishment.
Bee Speak Part II 🐝 Your Jar Is Open
The bees didn’t just show up in our mission, they showed up in old traditions, strange timing, and tiny messengers with wings.
What’s With All The Bee Speak? 🐝 Part I
Why do we talk about bees so much? The answer is older than you think. Learn the surprising history of the “bee” and why communal effort is at the heart of everything we do.
Civics 101: How a Bill Becomes a Law (and Why It’s So Damn Slow)
A plain-English breakdown of how a bill becomes a law — and why justice-related reforms move at a crawl. Includes a critical look at non-retroactive laws that leave people behind, even after reforms pass.
Six Things About Adopt an Inmate
Six quick facts about Adopt an Inmate — what we do, why we exist, and how we’re powered by people, not profit.
Your Sunday Read: On Travel, Truth, and Telling It Like It Is
☕ Settle in. This week’s Sunday Reads comes with a quiet nod to Mother’s Day — a day that holds tenderness, ache, celebration, and complexity, sometimes all at once. Whether you’re mothering others, missing yours, or healing...
Letters From Prison: My Momma
In this moving piece titled My Momma, one writer behind bars paints a vivid portrait of love, memory, and resilience. Read by a theater student in our Letters from Prison video series, it’s a reminder that even from behind walls, gratitude and reverence still bloom.
The Good, The Bad, The Change: Freyja in Virginia
This series shares reflections directly from people in prison — what gives them hope, what causes harm, and what they believe needs to change. ADD YOUR TWO CENTS Snail mail: Adopt an Inmate*Good Bad Change*PO Box 1543Veneta, OR 97487 Use this form [spacer...