From the Inside Archives - Adopt an Inmate

“Cruel and Unusual” is Not So Unusual in Prison

by Melissa Schmitt | Aug 24, 2023 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

From a person who has been locked up almost 30 years in the custody of the Illinois department of corrections, I would have...

by Eric Burnham | Apr 23, 2023 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

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...

by Inmate Contributor | Nov 19, 2022 | From the Inside | 2 Comments

To the nonunscrupulous inmate, with a question about your fate, & whether you're alone? While pacing in that cell, within...

by Inmate Contributor | Aug 17, 2022 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

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 in many prisons can be unbearable, as very few have any temperature control or much ventilation, and staff do little to...

by Inmate Contributor | Jul 21, 2022 | From the Inside | 7 Comments

From one of our contacts in an Arizona prison: My yard organized a peaceful protest to our neglect and mistreatment. For all the...

by Inmate Contributor | May 31, 2022 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

I was watching the news last night and saw the story of those 19 children and 2 teachers murdered....how does something like...

by Inmate Contributor | May 27, 2022 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

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,...

by Jacob Schmitt | May 26, 2022 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

Photo by Lanju Fotografie on Unsplash RCW 72.09.010 - Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to establish a...

by Inmate Contributor | May 12, 2022 | From the Inside | 0 Comments

Religion, it's a complicated subject among a population of many different walks of life and religious beliefs. Wars are fought...