by Rebecca Flynn/Justice Stride Why the Sale of Prisoners’ Bodies Should Alarm Us All In a society that claims to value human dignity, the idea that incarcerated people’s bodies can be sold after death should provoke serious discomfort. Yet in the United States, reports have surfaced over the years suggesting that remains of prisoners—often unclaimed—have…
Category: Prison politics
CRISIS INSIDE GEORGIA PRISON SYSTEM by Stephanie Navarrete
We do not need bigger prisons!
We need:
✔️ A parole board that follows the law
✔️ Wardens who know how to run institutions without abuse
✔️ Leadership that values human life
✔️ Transparency and accountability
Report: Forced Labor Concerns in U.S. Prison System
The report draws attention to what it describes as a modern form of forced labor embedded within the U.S. justice system.
Authority by Wayne T. Dowdy
Authority by Wayne T. Dowdy Authority is one of twelve essays in Essays & More Straight from the Pen by Wayne T. Dowdy, available at your favorite online booksellers, including Amazon and Walmart, and as an eBook from numerous booksellers. Essays & More Straight from the Pen is technically a personal magazine because it also…
The Truth About Incarceration, Part I
Reposted Content: The Truth About Incarceration was originally published by PrisonLawBlog.com in November 2014, before being posted on StraightfromthePen.com. On Quora.com I posted The Truth About Incarceration, Part I, in response to a question. Then I received several positive comments, one of whom suggested I start a YouTube channel to inform the public about Life…
LIFE INSIDE
by Wayne T. Dowdy Recent events that concern federal prisoners may affect whether I leave for a halfway house on April 25, 2018. Other events affect my serenity when I allow something eternal to govern my feelings, as is common for us living, breathing, human beings. Feelings, negative or positive, remind me I am alive. …
POLITICS, DEATH AND LOVE
by Wayne T. Dowdy November 26, 2016: Cuban immigrants party in the streets of Little Havana in Miami, Florida; November 9, 2016: Protests in America over the election of President-elect, Donald Trump; November 8, 2016: Television Privileges Restored & Gone Again. CELEBRATING THE DEATH OF A DICTATOR: On November 25, 2016, at 10:30 PM, EST,…
POLITICS & PRISONS
Half of the cellblocks at this institution cannot watch television coverage of the elections because some prisoners had the nerve to violate the rules by having contraband in their cells. Imagine that, prisoners who break the rules!