In 30 days, after 15 years of living inside the most violent penitentiaries the United States has to offer, I'm finally scheduled for release on July 31st. Just writing these words seem like a dream to me. When I first entered the system as a young 23-year-old junkie with a 16 and a half year sentence for armed bank robbery, I KNEW my life ... [Continue Reading]
The Evolution of a Hitman
Nate Craft, aka Boone, slid the door to the van open and let loose with a Mac-11, but as the gun jammed and Boone cursed his luck, the white Jeep got away. He’d been planning this assassination for two weeks, tracking his target, making notes of his movements and studying his routine. If a guy on his hit list had the same routine for two days ... [Continue Reading]
WHITE BOY Premiere
The documentary that I have been working on since I got out of prison to free Richard Wershe, Jr. aka White Boy Rick from his unjust sentence is premiering March 31 in Detroit's Freep Film Festival at the Detroit Institute of Arts. I have been working on the documentary with Transitions Studio's Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber. It has been a great ... [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]
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]
How Brazil’s Overflowing Penitentiaries could affect the Olympics
How Brazil’s Overflowing Penitentiaries could affect the Olympics by Niko I'm looking down at my phone screen. There are two burnt bodies, the aftermath of a prison riot. I'm told one of them was a snitch, the other one was a prison officer, but they both look like a pile of ash and bones to me. The guy that shows me this grisly footage, ... [Continue Reading]
From Gunslingers to Gangsters to Gangsta’s
From Gunslingers to Gangsters to Gangsta's American popular culture has long been infatuated with the bad guys. In the pantheon of outlaw heroes a large number of mythical figures have become a part of American folklore. From Old West figures like Billy the Kid and Jesse James to Mob icons such as Al Capone and John Gotti to more modern day ... [Continue Reading]
Supreme Team Comic
Video for Supreme Team Comic- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/702020282/supreme-team-a-comic-about-crime-crack-and-hip-hop?ref=discovery The Supreme Team has gone down in hip-hop's lyrical lore as one of the most vicious and emulated drug crews from the crack era. Seth Ferranti covered their story for Don Diva Magazine and in the book ... [Continue Reading]
The State of New England’s Mafia
The State of New England's Mafia by Mark Silverman In 2005, the Boston newspapers were reporting that Luigi (Baby Shacks) Manocchio was running a noxious, unhappy mafia family. A street beef between Anthony (Spucky) Spagnolo and the East Boston mafia street duo of Frederick (Freddy the Neighbor) Simone and Vincent (Dee Dee) Gioacchini ... [Continue Reading]
Bestselling Author Sa’id Salaam Claims Innocence
Bestselling Author Sa'id Salaam Claims Innocence Watch any prison movie and everyone claims to be innocent. Everyone was set up, framed or rail roaded. Sa'id Salaam is no exception, except he's telling the truth. He knows it, the police know it, even the jury at his 2007 trial knew it. So why is he serving a life sentence for a murder he didn't ... [Continue Reading]
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