On this episode of β40 Minutes With 40β, founder “Free,” and an anonymous guest known as βBlackβ discuss addiction from inside the Virginia DOC. From the fentanyl crisis during COVID to the βPaperβ taking hold, today, Free and Black talk about the impact of drug use, the draw, and alternatives we can implement to better support addiction recovery among the DOC population.Β
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...
I Tested Covid Punitive
On January 23rd I took a Covid PCR test and, because of the absolute mismanagement of the Covid response in our prison, I tested...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Whether you are for or against inmates being able to receive stimulus checks like rest of the country, the choice was made by a...
WA DOC Cohort Policy Applies Only to Prisoners, Not Officers & Staff
This morning (3-24-21) at Twins Rivers Unit in Washington state, an incarcerated individual approached C.U.S Collins with a...
Prisons Use Covid to Enhance Punishment
We've heard a few stories about how prisons use Covid as an excuse to enhance punishment of their charges. We received this...
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....
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...
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...
