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Cellphones in Prison Should Not Be Illegal
If you want to see some of the atrocities that go on inside the GDOC, check out the Instagram link inside this blog that shows video footage posted by 'illegal' cellphones inside the system, which to me, should NOT be illegal, if the prison authorities were really concerned about prison living conditions.
Happy Veterans Day 2026
Share on Social Media xfacebook By Wayne T. Dowdy Today is Veterans Day. Take a minute to thank the men and women who put on the uniform and served this country. They left home, they did their duty, and many of them came back changed. Some did not come back at all. If you know...
Racism Is a Poison That Spreads Faster Than Wildfire
Share on Social Media xfacebook Racism Is a Poison That Spreads Faster Than Wildfire By Wayne T. Dowdy On Friday night, November 6, 2026, at about 8:37 p.m., a Ring doorbell camera outside an apartment in Oxford, Mississippi, recorded three white female students walking past the door of an apartment shared by three Black students...
What the 2026 Elections Mean for America’s Prison System
The 2026 elections will reshape America's prison system: tougher sentences, restored voting rights in Virginia, and new leadership in Georgia.
How America Can Actually Reduce Recidivism
Nothing reduces crime like a paycheck — and the numbers show how hard that paycheck is to get. The Prison Policy Initiative found unemployment among formerly incarcerated people above 27 percent, compared to about 5 percent for the general public, even though 93 percent of working-age formerly incarcerated people are working or actively looking for work. ********************* Try staying out of trouble when you have nowhere to live. It can't be done for long, and the data proves it: the Prison Policy Initiative found formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general public.
Convicted Felons with Firearms in the United States: So What?
Here is what a blanket ban really does: the only people who obey it are the ones who obey the law anyway. Those who mean harm pay it no mind.
Adjusting to Society AFTER PRISON by Wayne T. Dowdy
I am doing well, though, but do not deny what I know: reintegrating is a day-by-day, step-by-step process. I am having to relearn social etiquette, such as being polite, which I did inside as well, because I refused to allow the prison experience to define me.