May 24, 20203 min#21 Federal Death Penalty UpdateIt 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,...
May 18, 20205 min#20 The History of the Federal Death PenaltyIn 1972, the Supreme Court struck down the existing capital punishment laws in this country as unconstitutional, and halted all...
May 9, 20204 min#19 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part IVNo series dealing with this subject would be complete without my favorite gang related story of all time. It is a bit different than the...
Apr 24, 20203 min#18 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part IIIDuring the 1980's, a movie called Red Dawn, starring Patrick Swayze, was released. The premise was rather ridiculous: Russia launched a...
Apr 3, 20204 min#17 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part IIMy most recent encounter with the bizarre attitude of the Special Investigative Services (SIS), and their unthinking insistence that...
Mar 21, 20203 min#16 It’s Not Always About Gangs – Part IEvery federal prison has a Special Investigative Services (SIS) division. They are in charge of investigating most internal problems in a...
Feb 25, 20204 min#15 You Can Only Laugh - Part VIn 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...
Feb 11, 20203 min#14 You can only laugh - Part IVSome readers may doubt my veracity, as to the ineptitude of many prison administrators, and believe I exaggerate. But it should be...
Feb 4, 20204 min#13 You Can Only Laugh – Part IIIAlthough many prisoners never learn, and continue to waste their time and effort in trying to reason with prison administrators, I...
Jan 28, 20202 min#12 You Can Only Laugh – Part IIEvery Thursday, at the United States Penitentiary Terre Haute, the administrative level staff of the prison do a tour of the lockdown...
Jan 21, 20203 min#11 You Can Only Laugh - Part IIn the course of everyday life, the average person avoids problems with others by application of common sense. Even when dealing with...
Jan 13, 20203 min#10 Catfish - Part IVThe final entry in my Catfish series is a story which has always amused me. After all, isn't everything funnier when it happens to...
Jan 5, 20203 min#9 Catfish – Part IIIIn all my years in prison, I have never known of a prisoner catfishing anyone and making them believe the prisoner was actually free, be...
Dec 29, 20193 min#8 Catfish - Part IIPosing as someone who is not incarcerated would entail a great deal of difficulty for a prisoner. Some would still be willing to do so,...
Dec 20, 20193 min#7 Catfish – Part IOne 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...
Dec 13, 20193 min#6 Holiday Special: Think like a PrisonerThe holiday season has arrived once more. From all sides, everyone is inundated with cheery Christmas music, and advertising which tells...
Dec 8, 20193 min#5 PerspectivesThroughout the course of my incarceration, I have encountered my fair share of troubles. Truth be told, more than my share. Some were...
Nov 30, 20193 min#4 The Worst - Part IIIResearch into sleep deprivation has shown that it can engender irritability, mood swings, and depression. It can cause individuals to...
Nov 21, 20192 min#3 The Worst – Part IIThe things which have the greatest impact in prison, which are the most difficult to endure, are usually psychological in nature, rather...
Oct 1, 20193 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...