Life in the belly of the beast is rough. Forget “OZ” and “Prison Break.” Read these true raw and brutal tales about living in the netherworld of corruption and violence.
*Writer’s note- I wrote this shortly before I was released. In an upcoming feature I will discuss what I experienced and what the reality is for prisoners coming home like myself. I am about to …
Over the last 21 years, 43-year-old Seth Ferranti earned a master’s degree, got married, launched a writing career and founded a publishing house. And he did it all from behind bars […] http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars-and-provocateurs/seth-ferranti-drug-kingpin-to-best-selling-author/35307
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s fight to be heard from his prison cell takes a setback. http://www.vice.com/read/a-new-pennsylvania-law-tramples-the-free-speech-rights-of-prisoners-1023
“Is prison scary?” That’s a question people ask me all the time. And no, it’s really not. Or at least, in women’s prison it’s not scary in the ways you’d expect. For the most part, …
“Yo Hipster, that knew guy is a fuckin cho-mo!” Stanley, a 60-year-old bank robber from Boston says to me as soon as I came inside from rec. “Who?” I ask, scanning the unit for the …
“I hope you rot in prison forever. Haha.” That was one of about fifty similar messages – from complete strangers — waiting in my Facebook inbox after my arrest. Aside from the personal messages, there …
When I first entered the netherworld of corruption and violence in October, 1993 I had a 304 month sentence for a first-time, non-violent drug offense. With the War on Drugs in high gear, I was …
Writer’s Note: My ideas and expressions, through my writings are not to discriminate or insult those who feel some sort of way because of my harsh remarks. I’m only pinpointing truths and actual facts. It …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has been fighting for fair and proportionate federal and state sentencing laws that embrace judicial discretion while guarding public safety, since the early 1990s. …
TRAP by Eric Boyd Allegheny County Jail – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first night was in the processing area.I desperately tried making phone calls,but the phone system only worked if you already had a wristband with …
