We live in extremely hard times. The last year was certainly one of the more daunting of my life. The theme of 2020 was "If it...
Establishing WSRU’s Negligence
February 8, 2021 Negligence, n. 1. The failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would have...
Update: Here’s what’s happening
An update from our friend in WSRU in WA DOC - read his post Preparing for Quarantine that he wrote just before being moved....
US Inmates Fund Non Profit Adopt An Inmate Website Relaunch for the Second Time in Five Years
VENETA, Ore. - Jan. 20, 2021 - PRLog -- For almost four years, Adopt An Inmate operated a website made possible by the donations...
Preparing for Quarantine
Note: Jacob and a number of other prisoners at WSRU in WA DOC were escorted to quarantine (we believe on 1/10/21) after testing...
Good morning, 2021
Good morning, 2021 Behold, a world reeling Hearts left in utter ruin In dire need of healing An Eve spent in cheer Masking the...
New Year’s Eve Prison Party!
At WSRU (my gated community), we get one day out of the year to turn up -- on New Year's Eve. Unlike the free world, though, our...
Christmas in prison by Derrick Martin-Armstead
Monroe Corrections Complex - Twin Rivers Unit December 25, 2020 6:30a.m Christmas in prison is depressing. One can only imagine...
Who Decides Who Gets The Virus?
This is not a trick question, and there are no prizes for placing at the top of the list. But as I read articles from around the...
Correctional Industries: Valuing Profits Instead of Lives
For those of you that do not know what Correctional Industries ("CI") is, I'll give you a brief explanation. If you're a member...