“X” has been doing time in Holman Prison for around three decades. August, he interviews with HTR on self directed learning, friendship, mental health, and dreams in prison, among other related topics. […]
(Part 1) “Don’t Let The Time Do You”: Alabama Prisoners on Learning, Mental Health, and Friendship
“G” has been serving one continuous sentence in adult male Alabama prisons since age 16, for around four decades. He has been transferred through almost every prison in the State while doing […]
Kilby Prison, Alabama, 2020: Overcrowding, Violence, Pandemic, & the Systems of Mass Incarceration
(Contributions by T. Wilmot) (Author’s note: Prisoners interviewed on the condition of confidentiality for this article, and are identified by letters.) (Updated Thursday, August 6, with comments from the Alabama Department of […]
(Part 3) “I Pray For Everybody”: Alabama Prisoners on God and Faith
“God means everything to me, man,” says G, who has been doing time in adult male prison in Alabama since he was a child, for around four decades, and is currently locked […]
(Part 2) “My Guiding Hand”: Alabama Prisoners on God and Faith
To X, who has been incarcerated in Holman Prison for around three decades, God “is Someone I can trust, Someone I can call on, Someone that have helped me in life in […]
(Part 1) “Only God Know”: Alabama Prisoners on God and Faith
(Author’s note: Prisoners in this series were interviewed confidentially, and are identified by randomly chosen letters to protect their safety and privacy.) Z has been incarcerated in Ventress Prison on nonviolent charges […]
(Part 6) Home: Incarcerating Family
Part Six – “Q” – Home In Mid May, 2020, the girlfriend of the source identified in this series as “Z” interviews about how mass incarceration impacts Alabama prisoners’ families. She will […]
(Part 5) Nonviolent, Missing Home, Missed at Home: Incarcerating Family
(Part 5) “Z” – Nonviolent, Missing Home, Missed at Home Around the time of the early May discussions with other Ventress prisoners, a source identified as “Z” in this series interviews over […]
(Part 4) Dehumanization: Incarcerating Family
(Part 4) “T” – Dehumanization “It’s wild” are the first two softly spoken words in an early May interview by a prisoner who is identified as “T” in this series. T has […]
(Part 3) “Railroaded”: Incarcerating Family
(Part 3) “G” – Railroaded “Family plays a major part in everybody’s life,” says G, who is referenced in Part One of this series. G is close with his aunts, but has […]