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]
Almost Home by Judge
Winding down a prison sentence is like walking across a frozen lake. It's painfully slow and you're bound to bust your head, but eventually you'll succeed...or die trying. I have been incarcerated for almost 15 years. Over the course of my decade and a half behind bars, I have either experienced or witnessed the violent atrocities that make ... [Continue Reading]
“TIME TO STEP YOUR GAME UP”
"TIME TO STEP YOUR GAME UP" " Olivia.......this late.......got distracted on her way....to Grandmother's house...... A wolf in lamb clothing came....blew her mind...and changed her ways...now she's turned out......lost and turned out.......she's lost and turned out"......"(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out"....The Whispers It's 2017.....Men in ... [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]
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]
Pedophiles Get Killed In Prison
In prison, there is no creature lower than a sex offender. Even snitches get a pass before these guys. SOs, chomos, pedophiles—the nicknames all mean the same thing, and they help average convicts differentiate themselves from those they like to believe are the real monsters. A recent report from the Associated Press suggests inmates in the ... [Continue Reading]
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