Before 1977, ALL California prisoners were sentenced to Indeterminate sentences, a term that included “imprisonment for life” (i.e. five years to life for armed robbery). After serving a certain amount of time, a prisoner had to appear in front of a [...]
What does it say about our Corrections Department that the majority of inmates released from prison every year are rearrested? Of the nearly 700,000 prisoners who will get out of prison this year, almost half a million of them will [...]
Did George Costanza Design the Prison System? After 25 years’ experience as a prisoner, I blame George Costanza, or someone like him, for the state of America’s prison system. George, Jerry’s ne’er-do- well sidekick on Seinfeld, had a knack for always [...]