Mental Illness in Solitary Confinement: Speaking Bird With the Warden
Jeremy Busby describes how mental illness in solitary confinement is ignored by prison officials, even when a seriously ill prisoner communicates almost entirely through bird…
Jeremy Busby describes how mental illness in solitary confinement is ignored by prison officials, even when a seriously ill prisoner communicates almost entirely through bird…
There are the ubiquitous ones - Stretch, Preacher, Shorty, Lucky, Cowboy, Solo, Fats, Junior, Nephew, Deuce, and Viking. Einstein makes rocks look like intellectuals.
Was Patrick Jones catfished in prison? He describes his experience finding connection behind prison walls, where letters, phone calls, and late-night conversations can feel real.…
Teenage prison guards and the incarcerated teenagers they’ll oversee share more than proximity — they share the same vulnerability to a system that has never…
Jeremy Nuckles recalls the day a simple whistle set off an unforgettable prison bet that turned an ordinary tier into a stage for comedy, chaos,…
James Berman describes the infamous prison food staple known as the state sandwich, enlightening us on its ritual preparation and questionable comfort. There are many…
The movie, THE STANFORD EXPERIMENT, is a fictionalized account of the notorious study conducted by Stanford Professor Philip Zimbardo in 1971. Here is a summary of…
James Berman recalls how learning the craft of prison cooking turned into both a survival skill and an unlikely connection to memories of making pasta…
A ABORIGINE: (n) [sometimes derog.] A Native American. AGENT: (n) A snitch, usually on a specific mission from staff. [“Look out talking about the mota,…
Shawn Dustin Powell explains how you have to learn a few prison hustles if you want to afford the basic necessities in prison, unless you’re…
Chris Dankovich describes the summer they had Pokemon in prison. In 2023, the new game was added to prisoners’ tablets and became the #1 source…
The prison experience is different for different people. Nathan Gray — who’s 7 feet tall — lists 12 things one should expect if they’re that…
Prison life has revealed that even behind bars, the spirit of entrepreneurs can thrive in the most unexpected—and often disturbing—ways. There are all sorts of…
Jeremy Busby explains how he pulled off the biggest hip hop concert in Texas prison history — starring Trapboy Freddy. By the time I arrived…
Chris Dankovich describes how a group of prisoners experimented with “Holotropic Breathwork” in prison with astonishing results. Nathan puts his hand to his head. “Bro, this…
When I arrived at federal prison in May of 2024, we had to go through an orientation for the first two weeks so they could…
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