#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,...
PRISON BLOG
Life Lessons from Death Row
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Aug 23, 2019
- 3 min