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How Prisoners Distribute Contraband
I Joined Facebook From Prison!
As I stared at the cell phone screen prompting me to register and start to build my own Facebook page, what was shining back at me was the light of opportunity. I had already done the impossible. Even I couldn't believe [...]
Breaking Bad: Meth-Selling Prison Guard Now A Prisoner Himself
This is a look at prison life from both sides of the glass. I am a former corrections officer, now serving a 7-year sentence. I used to be employed by a private corrections provider. I worked for 3 years as an [...]
Is It No Wonder Prisons are Having a Hard Time Hiring Prison Guards?
Gilbert Paliotta, Department of CorrectionsAfter almost 20 years of being in maximum, I’ve come to notice the types of individuals that choose to work in places like this. It’s the unmotivated, lazy types. It’s the failed at other career choices type. [...]
Here’s How the “Dannemora Escapees” Manipulated Joyce Mitchell
“Man, this shit is loose up there. One of these bitches is gonna go, but I think it might have to be a white guy.” I can still remember my friend Drew’s face when he said those words to me, [...]
The Mentally Ill Prisoners Are Abused In Texas
In one sense, prisoners with mental disabilities have the same needs as everybody else. But in a crucial sense, our situation is dramatically different. Let me tell you about it. In Texas, they put the MH/MR [mental health/mental retardation] inmates [...]