Part Two – “X” Communication and the Meaning of Family Prisoner X interviews again in May, 2020, this time specifically about various ways that mass incarceration impacts family life, many of which […]
(Part 1) Incarcerating Family
(Author’s Note: The identities of prisoners and their family members are confidential in order to protect their safety and privacy. Each source is identified by a randomly chosen letter.) (Part 1) Introduction […]
AL Prisoners on Childhood Trauma, Childhood Poverty (Full Version: Parts 1 & 2)
Author’s note: Incarcerated sources are kept confidential to protect their safety and privacy. Each prisoner is identified by a randomly chosen letter.) (Part 1) – “Z” – “Quadruple Bad Luck” “Z” has […]
(Part 2) “The Way Life Is”: AL Prisoners on Childhood Trauma, Childhood Poverty
(Author’s note: Incarcerated sources are kept confidential to protect their safety and privacy. Each prisoner is identified by a randomly chosen letter.) “I had a good childhood, I was just bad, man. […]
(Part 1) “Quadruple Bad Luck”: AL Prisoners on Childhood Trauma, Childhood Poverty
(Author’s note: Incarcerated sources are kept confidential to protect their safety and privacy. Each prisoner is identified by a randomly chosen letter.) “Z” has been incarcerated in Ventress Prison on nonviolent charges […]
Overcrowding in Ventress Prison During Pandemic, March-July, 2020 (Full Version: Parts 1 & 2)
(Author’s note: Incarcerated sources are kept confidential to protect their safety and privacy. Each prisoner is identified by a randomly chosen letter.) “When Obama was President, there was still some people put […]
(Part 2) “The Only Thing You Can Do”: Overcrowding in Ventress Prison During Pandemic, March-July
In the first days of June, a prisoner identified as “B” tells HTR that multiple prisoners have just been transferred into Ventress. To his knowledge, they are primarily transfers from other prisons. […]
(Part 1) “Dogs Live Better Than We Do”: Overcrowding in Ventress Prison During Pandemic, March-July
(Author’s note: Incarcerated sources are kept confidential to protect their safety and privacy. Each prisoner is identified by a randomly chosen letter.) “When Obama was President, there was still some people put […]
Mid-Sentence Prison Transfers in Alabama (Full Version: Parts 1 & 2)
(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.) PART 1: “You Will Find Out On The […]
(Part 2) Mid-Sentence Prison Transfers in Alabama: Growing up in Alabama Prisons
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 […]