Photo by FlyD on Unsplash Prison time can feel a lot like quantum physics. Sounds crazy, I know. But itโs true. Quantum physics...
“Cruel and Unusual” is Not So Unusual in Prison
From a person who has been locked up almost 30 years in the custody of the Illinois department of corrections, I would have...
Prison Is a Place
Prison is a place I have been for over half my life. I was 21 years-old when I stabbed a man during a fight that I started while...
Poetry From Prison – by Kurtis Williams
To the nonunscrupulous inmate, with a question about your fate, & whether you're alone? While pacing in that cell, within...
We Have Names
Photo by tristan on Unsplash This morning we woke up to gun fire right outside our windows. We look out and there are targets...
Summer Heat in Arizona Prison
Summer in many prisons can be unbearable, as very few have any temperature control or much ventilation, and staff do little to...
Prisoner Hunger Strike in Arizona
From one of our contacts in an Arizona prison: My yard organized a peaceful protest to our neglect and mistreatment. For all the...
Share This Message & Comfort Each Other
I was watching the news last night and saw the story of those 19 children and 2 teachers murdered....how does something like...
Penpal-ing in Prison
I would like to take a bit and tell you about something that a large number of prisoners do, and have done for a very long time,...
The Seventh Day
Religion, it's a complicated subject among a population of many different walks of life and religious beliefs. Wars are fought...