The United States is number one for the most inmates, prisons, and prisoners held in solitary confinement. United States also leads the world with the most...
I have posted excepts about inmates and correctional officers from my soon to be completed prison memoir. Prisons are not just filled with inmates and guards....
During the last six months, Attorney General Eric Holder has announced new policies for prison reform and the reduction of our high recidivism rates. The reforms...
After decades of exploding prison populations and dismal recidivism rates, there are changes coming. Last week, Gov. Cuomo’s program was discussed in “Inmates are Coming.” The...
Governor Chris Christie’s problem with Bridgegate has made the national news for several months. The Governor’s prison reform policies and his connections as a former lobbyist...
Websters Dictionary defines “Correction” as the act of making something accurate or better.” The dictionary also defines “correction as the act or process of punishing and...
In the celebrated series, “Game of Thrones,” it is whispered that “winter is coming.” Everyday in the United States, inmates are coming. According to the United...
33 out of 50 is a failing grade for the United States. The American Medical Association in a 2010 resolution called the practice of shackling pregnant...
San Francisco understands what is necessary in order to lower recidivism and prison overcrowding. Unlike many probation departments and prison systems, San Francisco’s counselors look to...
John Dillinger, as a teenager, had a petty criminal record. Before he was thirty, Dillinger robbed a grocery store of $50.00. Dillinger’s father, after discussion with...