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    #21 Federal Death Penalty Update
    • May 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    #21 Federal Death Penalty Update

    It is no secret that the world has become a much different place, in the space of a very short time, due to the corona virus. Quarantine,...
    #20 The History of the Federal Death Penalty
    • May 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    #20 The History of the Federal Death Penalty

    In 1972, the Supreme Court struck down the existing capital punishment laws in this country as unconstitutional, and halted all...
    #19 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part IV
    • May 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    #19 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part IV

    No series dealing with this subject would be complete without my favorite gang related story of all time. It is a bit different than the...
    #18 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part III
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    #18 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part III

    During the 1980's, a movie called Red Dawn, starring Patrick Swayze, was released. The premise was rather ridiculous: Russia launched a...
    #17 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part II
    • Apr 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    #17 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part II

    My most recent encounter with the bizarre attitude of the Special Investigative Services (SIS), and their unthinking insistence that...
    #16 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part I
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    #16 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part I

    Every federal prison has a Special Investigative Services (SIS) division. They are in charge of investigating most internal problems in a...
    #15 You Can Only Laugh - Part V
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    #15 You Can Only Laugh - Part V

    In the late 1990's, when I was fresh to the prison setting, I saw a film which touched me deeply. A true story of a teenage girl dying of...
    #14 You can only laugh - Part IV
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    #14 You can only laugh - Part IV

    Some readers may doubt my veracity, as to the ineptitude of many prison administrators, and believe I exaggerate. But it should be...
    #13 You Can Only Laugh – Part III
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    #13 You Can Only Laugh – Part III

    Although many prisoners never learn, and continue to waste their time and effort in trying to reason with prison administrators, I...
    #12 You Can Only Laugh – Part II
    • Jan 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    #12 You Can Only Laugh – Part II

    Every Thursday, at the United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, the administrative level staff of the prison do a tour of the lockdown...
    #11 You Can Only Laugh - Part I
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    #11 You Can Only Laugh - Part I

    In the course of everyday life, the average person avoids problems with others by application of common sense. Even when dealing with...
    #10 Catfish - Part IV
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    #10 Catfish - Part IV

    The final entry in my Catfish series is a story which has always amused me. After all, isn't everything funnier when it happens to...
    #9 Catfish – Part III
    • Jan 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    #9 Catfish – Part III

    In all my years in prison, I have never known of a prisoner catfishing anyone and making them believe the prisoner was actually free, be...
    #8 Catfish - Part II
    • Dec 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    #8 Catfish - Part II

    Posing as someone who is not incarcerated would entail a great deal of difficulty for a prisoner. Some would still be willing to do so,...
    #7 Catfish – Part I
    • Dec 20, 2019
    • 3 min

    #7 Catfish – Part I

    One of my closest friends lives in the U.K. In the years we have corresponded, I have become familiar with her entire family. Her younger...
    #6 Holiday Special: Think like a Prisoner
    • Dec 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    #6 Holiday Special: Think like a Prisoner

    The holiday season has arrived once more. From all sides, everyone is inundated with cheery Christmas music, and advertising which tells...
    #5 Perspectives
    • Dec 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    #5 Perspectives

    Throughout the course of my incarceration, I have encountered my fair share of troubles. Truth be told, more than my share. Some were...
    #4 The Worst - Part III
    • Nov 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    #4 The Worst - Part III

    Research into sleep deprivation has shown that it can engender irritability, mood swings, and depression. It can cause individuals to...
    #3 The Worst – Part II
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    #3 The Worst – Part II

    The things which have the greatest impact in prison, which are the most difficult to endure, are usually psychological in nature, rather...
    #2 The Worst - Part I
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    #2 The Worst - Part I

    Horror stories about violence behind bars are never lacking. They proliferate like flies, rising from the bloated corpse of the prison...
    #1 Introduction
    • Aug 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    #1 Introduction

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