Loen Kelley

Contributing Writer

Posts by Loen Kelley:

Prison Writers Staff2021-04-11T15:17:00-04:00Bizarre or Funny, Daily Survival, Featured Article, Going to Prison|

The REAL Prison Slang — Straight From Prisoners

Our prison slang list is straight from our incarcerated friends. One of the best lists out there. Period. What's a prison pocket?

By Loen Kelley

Prison Writers Staff2021-02-15T10:46:31-05:00My Crime|

American Beauty: The Kristin Rossum Story

I produced an hour documentary on Kristin Rossum when I was a producer for CBS's 48 Hours. Here is a summary. Did Kristin get what she deserved? Kristin Rossum and Greg de Villers were newlyweds who seemed to have a wonderful [...]

By Loen Kelley

Prison Writers Staff2020-10-28T15:49:48-04:00Bizarre or Funny|

The REAL Stanford Prison Experiment

The movie, THE STANFORD EXPERIMENT, is a fictionalized account of the notorious study conducted by Stanford Professor Phil Zombardo in 1971. The research team used local newspaper ads to recruit 18 male students. Participants were told they’d be paid $15/hour to [...]

By Loen Kelley

Prison Writers Staff2020-05-31T10:53:54-04:00Bizarre or Funny|

WE polled 200 prisoners — Who’s your fantasy cellmate?

"Polling” prisoners is a no-no, it’s taboo. And not easy to do, because who would personally know hundreds of inmates in prisons all cross the country? Me.

By Loen Kelley