The 2023 legislative session has begun in most states. My husband, Jacob Schmitt, drafted a bill to correct an injustice for a...
Jpay to Securus Conversion
FL, TX, and WA State Adopters: If your adoptee is in TDCJ (Texas state), FDC (Florida Dept. of Corrections), or WA DOC...
Appreciation for Popsicles and Apathy
Photo by Lanju Fotografie on Unsplash RCW 72.09.010 - Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature to establish a...
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...
A Meal
There are just over 800 prisoners at the Twin Rivers Unit of the Monroe Correctional Complex, a medium custody institution...
Washington State: House Bill 1344, Emerging Adult Parole
In a state like Washington that has no functional rehabilitative motivators, House Bill 1344, Emerging Adult Parole, may be a...
Washington State – 2022 Legislation
*CHARLES WALTER WEBER JR.* DOC #772708/C-D01 Clallam Bay Corrections Center 1830 Eagle Crest Way Clallam Bay, WA. 98326 My...
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...
Slavery Abounds
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude . . . except as punishment for a crime . . . shall exist. --13th Amendment (1865),...