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...
We would all think that house arrest is always better than time in prison. In a prison, an inmate is confined to a small cell, the...
As I have in the past, I will post excerpts from my prison memoir, Prisonpath. The stories are about the inmates and correctional officers that I...
Prisonpath has posted hundreds of articles since prisonpath.com was launched in September of 2012. Five popular articles discussed various important issues such as felon’s right to...
Our prisons have untapped talent. At the Joseph Harp Correctional Center, in Oklahoma, two inmates developed a software program that will save the prison substantial monies....
Prison and jail medical care can often be deadly to inmates. Recent investigations of health care in two California prisons revealed “serious problems” that caused preventable...
The reality of prison visitation for family members can be the same reality that exists for inmates in prison – harsh and cold. Theoretically, prisons encourage visitation....
In 2003, Martha Wright-Reed filed a petition asking the FCC to regulate the excessive inmate phone call rates. The petition was filed on behalf of inmate...
Prison Telephone Services Global Tel*Link is one of the major players in the $1.2 billion business of providing phone service to private and government prisons, according...
According to the American Civil Liberties Union, approximately 80,000 people are kept in solitary confinement in the United States. Although a number of the inmates are...
