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Memorial Week: âI served overseas. I have no contacts in the outside world.â
He served overseas in the Army for six years. Now heâs in prison, with no outside contacts, and fighting to receive the veterans benefits he earned. This is not what justice looks like. This is what abandonment looks like.
Memorial Week: “To treat a person inhumanely is violence.”
This Army veteran is a writer, teacher, and self-proclaimed coffee-loving book nerd. He also happens to be incarcerated. Todayâs Memorial Week post highlights his voice, and the truth that “To treat a person inhumanely is one of the most awful acts there is. To do so is violence; you reduce a person to a thing.”
Remember Living Veterans: âI Need a Human to Know I Am Not Deadâ
Over 100,000 veterans are incarcerated in the U.S., often without access to mental health care or support. Kenneth, a disabled Army vet and former teacher, shares what itâs like to be erased while still alive.
Alcatraz (Probably) Isnât Coming Back â and We Shouldnât Want It To
Every once in a while, a headline floats across the internet promising that Alcatraz might reopen. Most recently, itâs come from Trump, who proposed turning the shuttered island prison back into a functioning one. The idea is as theatrical as it is empty. Itâs exactly...
Fact Check Friday: If You Canât Do the Time, Donât Do the Crime
âIf you canât do the time, donât do the crime.â
Itâs catchy but itâs also misleading. Most people in prison didnât get a trial. Many are innocent. And the punishment doesnât stop when the sentence ends.
I Donât Have a Spirit of Fear â I Have a Spirit of Courage and Might
Matt, formerly incarcerated in New York, reflects on the power of reading, the failures of prison grievance systems, and his hope for a more restorative approach to justice.