Author: admin
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Y.O.U.T.H “Young & Old United Together in Harmony”
Y.O.U.T.H. is a program designed to bridge the generational gap. It is a group organized and facilitated by the younger generation (Teens & Twenties) where they are able to express issues which are important from their experiences. The older generation (Thirties &up) attend as guests to listen to issues, grievances, etc., and serve as a…
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Prison Life
Prison life is a monotonous, redundant, rerun. Prison itself is a drab, monochromatic colored culling pen. Prison life, -what life? It’s truly an extended mind numbing pause in the progression of what should be one’s life. These are a few words “not” haphazardly strewn together to describe a thrown away human’s experience once convicted and…
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Comments on the Documentary: “American Jails “
Adam Foss was educated in the intricacies of the law, and after years of prosecuting Black men and women, he was forced to see that the tools the State provided him with were actually shovels to dig graves and bury alive as many Black defendants as he possibly could during his time as a prosecutor.…
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“American Jails”
I viewed “American Jails” as an in-depth account of the prospects of social control through mass incarceration. “American Jails” offered a view unseen towards political, social, economic and psychological warfare that America has placed on African Americans. Yet again, much like Michelle Alexander’s – “New Jim Crow,” we have a detailed dissection of the penal…
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“American Jails”
I found “American Jails” to be one of the better prison documentaries made in a while. It presented a view of the people who are caught up in the system, from minor crimes to murderers, and how their lives are forever affected by the system once the handcuffs are placed on them. It also showed…
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Comments on the Documentary: American Jails, 7-1-2018
Thank you CNN for the documentary “American Jails!” It was the best prison documentary I’ve ever seen. It told the story through the dueling lenses of the incarnated and the incarcerators. As an incarcerated man of 30 years and the originator of the concept for the website, Prisoners Exchange, it validated the key missions of…
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The Call
Recently, while on the phone with a good friend, I learned that she was dealing with the tragic deaths of two family members. They had both passed away over the span of a few weeks. In addition to dealing with her own grief, she was struggling with figuring out how to help her incarcerated son…
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Tears of Relief
As the hours turned into days, the days turned into years. My past dominated my present… and my future slowly disappeared. “Niagara Falls” tears usually appear, to help me wash away the pain. But my peers were watching me closely… so I refrained from showing despair. But a sodium trace… stained my face… so I…
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Important Note from Admin!
While in prison our sources of information are limited to the television and news medias, all from local stations that serve the area around the prison. Other sources are national cable media outlets that rarely cover Chicago news in a comprehensive way. So P.E.’s main source of Chicago news is print media, i.e. Chicago Sun-Times…
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What is the Solution to the Violence in the Black Community?
The question has been asked, I dare say, throughout the black community: What is the root cause of all the violence being inflicted by black men on their community? Attached to this question is its Siamese twin: How can the violence be stopped, or at least curtailed? Answer: It won’t unless the black community is…