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Visiting Day
by John Rodriguez Drive around and meet those that I consider my extended family. They are happy to meet me, someone who has so been close to the person they love. Do I resemble him, carry glimpses of...
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My Dream
by Hunter Liang I am wise I wonder if I’ll go to a good college I hear a song playing in my head reminding me to stay in school I see a picture of my family smiling at me I want to make my family and...
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Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentence Reform is Long Past Due
Prison reform is a never-ending conversation. Everything from the length of sentences whether minimum or maximum to the debate over the death penalty and prisoner rights are continuously in the news,...
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The White Rose
by Edwin Lopez I was in the garden looking at the flowers, but you caught my eyes I watched you every day— your petals glimmered in the sunlight, and twinkled in the moonlight. It was love at first...
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Melody
By Daniel Ortiz Ima a pico union resident My own melody came and went Slanging drugs to help my mama pay the rent Doing shit she will never consent Fighting my withdrawal with in Walking thru broken...
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A Field Trip to Prison
If you’re not familiar with the content of Scared Straight, it follows juvenile delinquents as they spend time with actual inmates in prison. The idea being that these crazy kids would get scared...
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La Llorona
Poem recorded/edited by Erick Galindo, and Drake Witham. This recording was made possible by a grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFA), with equipment provided by Women Helping Youth...
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“Anonymous” by Maya Edwards
Hello, my name is anonymous, and I am an Alcoholic. I am An Appointed, ILlegal substance, Abuser Cheated Outwardly Human, Opposed Of Lack of Verbal Interaction with My Children. Truth is, I’m...
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‘This Is a Big One’
Here is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the only people in Congress who considers herself accountable to everyone in her district. Not even convicts, incarcerated at Riker’s Island, have escaped her...
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Fresh out of prison, can three young people adapt to their new lives on an electronic tag? Despite each following a strict curfew, they all face very different challenges. — It’s never too early to...
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The Myth of Prison Rehabilitation
Prison rehabilitation is hard to define. Having spent nearly half my life going in and out of prison, I still cannot tell you what prison rehabilitation is. Perhaps the prison feels their programs are...
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Timelapse
incarcerated my definition issue my dad 00:14 Frederick aka blue put yourself in my 00:16 shoes and see how it is to be me 00:19 I thought we were gonna be a big happy 00:21 family but it seemed like...
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Creativity Revisited (Or, It’s a Matter of Life and Death)
— A while ago, I wrote about our recent tour of the Mauthausen concentration camp (if you missed it, you can find it here). In the visitor’s center at the end of the tour, a particular exhibit caught...
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The Inmate, The Student, And Tolstoy | Andrew Kaufman | TEDxCharlottesville
Through the lens of Russian literature, Andrew Kaufman and his students glean new insights into compassion, acceptance, and the shared human experience. Andrew D. Kaufman, nationally recognized scholar...
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Can Prison Change Your Life for the Better?
Can prison really change a person’s life for the better? Just ask my husband. He has told me over and over again since he has been out and since we have been together that it was the best thing that...
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David Arquette Takes on American Justice With ‘Survivor’s Guide to Prison’
The Arquette family are a band of actors, artists, provocateurs and activists. With the image that David Arquette has crafted for himself as the family’s resident goofball, his newest film, a...
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Rape Is Never Funny
Joking about Rape I don’t remember how old I was when I heard a rape joke. It was in a movie. Someone was going to prison. They joked about how the guy would get it in the butt. I didn’t think anything...
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It’s Time to Reinstate Voting Rights for Former Felons
Since 1972, roughly 50-55% of eligible voters have cast their votes in proceeding elections. But there is one group of people who, in some cases, will never be able to vote. Voting Rights for Former...
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Why Giving Everyone a Second Chance Is Important
Which crimes deserve to be punished by incarceration is a question that’s getting a lot of attention right now. And rightly so, as 2.3 million people are now living in America’s state and federal...
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Humans Are Never Far From Chaos and Barbarism
The only reason humans haven’t gone extinct is our ability to rise above personal interest. The world is never very far from chaos and barbarism. Every human being is a sentient, self-aware individual...
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