Guerilla Convict Writer
The devil has many mansions- FCI El Reno, FCI Petersburg, USP Atlanta, FCI Manchester, FCI Beckley, FTC Oklahoma City, USP Lewisburg, FCI Fort Dix, MDC Brooklyn, FCI Fairton, FCI Gilmer, FCI Loretto [...]
Prison Stories
Life in the belly of the beast is rough. Forget “OZ” and “Prison Break.” Read these true raw and brutal tales about living in the netherworld of corruption and violence.
Adventures of a Meth Monster
“Back in 1984 is when I first experienced crystal,” says Big Coop, a self-proclaimed “professional tweaker” who “robbed banks on the side.” [...]
Staff Assault
It was a day like any other day. I woke up and rolled out of my too-thin metal bunk bed and took a shower. I mentally went over my plans for the day- lunch, workout in the yard, watch a soccer game on the Spanish TV, mail call, read and write, call my girl, watch a little TV [...]
MDC Brooklyn
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York is in essence a big county jail. Run by the Bureau of Prisons for the feds, this nine floor, two-sided jail holds about 3,000 prisoners in various stages of the criminal justice system process [...]
Crack Riots
In the fall of 1995 they had the infamous crack riots in the Burea of Prisons. These riots took place in federal prisons all across the United States almost simultaneously [...]
One Night with Alanis by Robert Rosso
From the moment I cracked my crusty eyes open I knew that it was going to be a good day; the smell of freshly cooked moonshine pouring into my cell pretty-much guaranteed it [...]
The State of the Feds
When I first entered the netherworld of prison in 1993 the last vestiges of the convict were dying out. The convict was the ultimate prison ideal which has existed in prisons throughout the ages and has been portrayed and glorified in countless Hollywood movies [...]
Only the Strong Survive
U.S. vs Ferranti: that’s how the case was styled. The United States of fucking America versus me [...]
The World of Prison Tattoos
In the belly of the beast a convicts tattoos can define him. Being sleeved out or tatted up is a sign of respect or mark of belonging. In the pen dudes wear their territorial and gang affiliations on their sleeves [...]
On the Inside: Rats and Snitches
When the feds prosecute a case they are vicious. Brutal even. Ain’t no pleasantries. They out to draw blood [...]
