The White Devil John Willis was in a parking lot next to a man whose number was up. The guy had a hit out on him, unbeknownst to John, and a gunman walked right up to the man and blew his brains out. As he fell to the ground dead, John looked at the big hole in his head, blood flowing out onto the pavement. The assassin went to shoot John next, ... [Continue Reading]
A Shit Filled Super Bowl Sunday in the Hole by John Broman
Just like the rest of human civilization, I will be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday along with the rest of my inmate population. Inside the prison system we observe EVERY single holiday, as well as a lot of invented occasions as well. We can look forward to extra counts just to remind us that we belong to the system. On the grand daddy of ... [Continue Reading]
The Aryan Brotherhood’s Grip on Prison Heroin
The racist ideology of America's most notorious prison gang has long been subordinate to its lust for drug money. Federal crackdowns have yet to break the Brand. Michael "Big Mac" McElhiney (shirtless) and friends Prison is a place where racial hatred is routine, where gangs rule the roost and heroin is the most valuable ... [Continue Reading]
Dead Family in the Penitentiary by John Broman
Dead Family in the Penitentiary The enchanting days of traveling across the country hitting up every Dead, Phish, and festival show is almost a decade and a half behind me. Only a tour kid could see absolutely NOTHING wrong with being crammed tight into one hotel room with ten other crusty kids and two smelly dogs that were smuggled in through ... [Continue Reading]
Federal Prisoners lose faith in Congress to pass criminal justice reform bill, pray Obama will do it alone by Robert Rosso
Last fall, when the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 2123, the Sentence Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, Carmon Tate-bey felt like many federal inmates. "I felt hope was alive," said Tate-bey, an inmate housed at a federal prison in Indiana where I also reside. "I've been hearing talk and whispers about laws changing for 25 years, but ... [Continue Reading]
From Addiction to Prison by J. Font
Almost half of the B.O.P.s' inmate population is incarcerated due to drug offenses. (Task Force staff analysis of B.O.P. FY 2014 data). In 1984, Congress passed the Sentencing Reform Act. This was one weapon in the government's "War on Drugs". In 1986, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (ADAA) was passed. This act ushered in a new era of mandatory minimum ... [Continue Reading]
SHAKIM’s Neighborhood
"WHO ARE YOU????" "But wait....You don't think I live a pop life now??/ cause Hey....you can get popped right now...../me don't play/ I keep a gun around my waist...cause I'm a fucking Drama King like my niggah Kay Slay" ....Big Noyd's verse from "The Learning" (Burn) by Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd and Vita. This Ohio State penal system ... [Continue Reading]
How to Shoot Heroin in Prison and Get Away With It
If being a junkie on the street is the exception, being a dope fiend in prison is the norm. In the netherworld of corruption and violence if you don’t partake then there’s something wrong with you. You're considered an outsider. But even though dope is plentiful and cheap on the inside, it definitely doesn’t mean it’s legal. You can’t shoot up like ... [Continue Reading]
The Slaughterhouse of the South by Judge
Stepping foot onto the most violent federal penitentiary yard in the BOP as a 150 lb. educated, white, middle class suburban kid with dreadlocks down to my ass was pretty scary, however that wasn't the worst part of my first experience in the big house. Having to walk through a gauntlet of crazed convicts with a thirst for blood is what made my ... [Continue Reading]
Is Alberto “Alpo” Martinez Out of Prison?
The name Alberto "Alpo" Martinez tends to elicit strong reactions. He's been celebrated as a street legend of epic proportions—an iconic figure out of hip-hop mythology who was played by the rapper Cam'ron in the movie Paid in Full. At the same time, Alpo is often reviled as a snitch, a rat of the highest order who allegedly betrayed the street ... [Continue Reading]
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