G has lived in all but a couple of Alabama’s adult male prisons throughout his single sentence, which started when he was 15 years old, for a crime he claims he did […]

(Author’s Note: Prisoners were interviewed confidentially for this article. They are each identified by a randomly chosen letter to protect their privacy and safety.) American prisoners are incarcerated for years, often decades, […]

“Z” — “If They Ain’t Dead”  “It starts with the police force, the racial profiling, stereotyping, of a lot of Black males,” says “Z,” who’s been incarcerated in Ventress on nonviolent charges […]

“B” — “It’s a People Thing”  “Politically,” says B, President Trump “is in a bad situation. He put the whole country into a whole uproar.” B has been incarcerated in Ventress Prison […]

(2) “X” — “Democrats and Republicans are Supposed to be Different” A long time Christian, X believes that despite how often American politicians espouse religious rhetoric in their political messaging, this country […]

(Author’s Note: Sources in this series confidential to protect their safety and privacy, and are each identified by a randomly chosen letter.) (1) “G” — How America “forgot about” itself.  An American […]

A version of this article first appeared in Red Crow News in June, 2020 (Author’s Note: Inmate sources are kept confidential to protect their safety and privacy. Each prisoner is identified by […]