Before covid, prisoners could meet politically. Closure of the Monroe reformatory ended that ability.

As sensational shows like ‘60 Days In‘ return this fall, so does one of television’s favorite tropes: the scary, evil-doing prisoner.

"I have witnessed prisoners and guards get beaten until their eyes could not open, for nothing more than calling someone a 'punk.'"

"I often think about how differently my life might have gone had weed been legal when I was a kid."

Because of the sheer numbers housed in prisons, social distancing to avoid infection is impossible.

How my restorative justice community helped me heal in prison.

“My college degree taught me that anything is possible when you show someone how to love themselves, through accountability, vulnerability and education.”

When I was sentenced to forty-five years in prison, I never thought I’d earn a college degree or be successful in any way. I couldn’t have been more wrong.