- Guilt as a Loyalty Program
Our justice system, it turns out, works a lot like a loyalty program. The more often you interact with it, the more points you seem to collect. You don’t even need to sign up. Just… Read more: Guilt as a Loyalty Program - Jailhouse Cuisine: Fine Dining on Less Than a Dollar
They say you do not truly appreciate food until you do time. That is when you learn that nutrition is optional, seasoning is a luxury, and mystery meat is not just a figure of speech.… Read more: Jailhouse Cuisine: Fine Dining on Less Than a Dollar - Crime is Harder Than It Looks
People love the idea of the mastermind criminal, the kind that pulls off a high-stakes heist and disappears into the sunset with a fortune. Hollywood makes it seem like crime is a shortcut to success,… Read more: Crime is Harder Than It Looks - The Faces I Can’t Forget
Somewhere along the way, I stopped counting the years. It is easier that way. If you start measuring time in too much detail, you start thinking about how much of your life has been spent… Read more: The Faces I Can’t Forget - ⭐☆☆☆☆ – Would Not Recommend
Prison Name: [Undisclosed Location]Reviewer: Former Guest (Against My Will) Check-In Process – ⭐☆☆☆☆ One expects a certain level of bureaucratic inefficiency upon entering an institution of this nature, but even my low expectations were brutally… Read more: ⭐☆☆☆☆ – Would Not Recommend - Into the Unknown
On the morning of the 25th, I was in the day room, drinking coffee and checking stock charts. Just another day until the Sergeant walked in with his officers, their hands covered in blue gloves.… Read more: Into the Unknown - Medieval Justice
A System Designed for Maximum Suffering The justice system has come a long way. Sure, it still has flaws, but at least punishments no longer involve torture devices, public humiliation, or slow, agonizing deaths. In… Read more: Medieval Justice - The Origins of Crime and Law: From Oral Traditions to the First Legal CodesCrime has existed for as long as humanity itself. Or has it? At first glance, it seems obvious. People have stolen, killed, and betrayed one another since the dawn of time. But crime, by definition,… Read more: The Origins of Crime and Law: From Oral Traditions to the First Legal Codes
- A Boy Named George
He was just a boy. Fourteen years old, barely five feet tall, and weighing no more than a bag of flour. His name was George, and in the spring of 1944, his world ended. The… Read more: A Boy Named George - A Remorse Too Deep for Words
I live every day under the shadow of what I did. There are no words that can fully capture the weight of my actions or the depth of my regret. I took a life, and… Read more: A Remorse Too Deep for Words - The Moment I Realized I Was Alone
The cell was cold. Not the kind of cold that makes you shiver, but the kind that seeps into your bones, making you feel like the warmth has been sucked out of the world. I… Read more: The Moment I Realized I Was Alone - True Equality is About Freedom of Choice Without Judgment
What does true equality really mean? It’s a question that cuts through every social divide, from the struggles of those rebuilding their lives after prison to the unspoken expectations placed on women every single day.… Read more: True Equality is About Freedom of Choice Without Judgment - A Perspective on the Death Penalty: Justice, Redemption, and What We Leave Behind
As a father, a citizen, and someone who believes deeply in human potential, I have spent years struggling with the idea of justice and the role of the death penalty in our society. The more… Read more: A Perspective on the Death Penalty: Justice, Redemption, and What We Leave Behind - A Fresh Start
They tell you that getting out of prison is a fresh start. Like setting sail again, ready for new horizons, a second chance at the journey you started. It’s a lie. A fresh start would… Read more: A Fresh Start