By Matt Morrison Earlier last year in Florida’s Pinellas County Jail, a female inmate unexpectedly died. At first, investigators were confounded as to the exact cause of the woman’s death. An autopsy was performed and other than being slightly overweight and having minor coronary artery disease, the procedure found no serious health problems. However, a [...]
Helpful Tips When Purchasing a Pen Pal Ad Congratulations- You’ve decided to go “on-line” to find a new friend or love interest. Through the assistance of web sites, tens of thousands of incarcerated people are turning to the Internet in record numbers to find friendship, romance and even legal aid. Each and every day, the [...]
by Michael Hamden There is presently pending before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a proceeding in which the regulation of prison pay phone providers is being considered. (CC Docket # 96-128.) That matter involves the egregious practices of the prison pay phone industry, which, with the complicity of correctional professionals, permit the extortion of billions [...]
By KAMAL SEFELDEEN Contributing writer San Quentin News A punitive justice system and social disparity bequeath U.S with the largest incarceration in the history of the world. According to the National Criminal Justice Commission, the U.S. has engaged in the largest imprisonment buildup of any country in the history of the world. Americans in prisons [...]
Historical Context Since the release of a Report by the Institute of Medicine in 2006, a great deal has been written about the egregious exploitation of prisoners as subjects in human research projects during the mid – to late 20th century. There can be no question that the Nazi regime engaged in shocking, inhumane studies [...]