The One Thing Nobody Knows About Prison
The one thing nobody knows about prison is that it can be fun. SAY WHAT?? I know you weren't expecting that, but it's true. Now I don't mean fun like a day at the water park, but more like an adults-only [...]
education in prison
A Real-life Andy Dufresne
Back in the 70s and 80s at Western Penitentiary, one of the oldest prisons in the world, the Shawshank Redemption was real; the prisons literally looked the same. I am a real life Andy Dufresne, only I never even tried to [...]
Why Won’t Prisons Better Educate Prisoners?
Other than a person’s age there is no greater indicator of whether someone will recidivate than one’s level of education.