Category: Forum

Dear Sir/Madam: Black prisoners represented by this letter decry that if the Governor (former Governor George Ryan) of the State of Illinois could set a moratorium on the death penalty based on racial imbalance and the unfair acts and practices of prosecutors within the Cook County court system, then the successful defeat of this act…

“In Defense of Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Issue of Crime in the Black Community”   Monday, June 6, 2016 Similar to other politicians in his “shoes,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a coward!  His biggest opponent on the issue of crime in the black community is truth, which he is fearful of facing. “Mr. Mayor,”…

F-House got its infamous reputation over the years because the unit was the frontline in the battle for respect between prison officials and prisoners.  To understand how this battle was waged, P.E. provides the history of F-House with our unique brand of “Insight From the Inside.” Stateville’s roundhouses were built-in the early 1920’s.  At the…

Governor Rauner wrote an opinion piece in the Oct. 14th edition of the Chicago Sun Times newspaper entitled “In the name of justice, I’m shutting down F House.”  The Governor’s piece was a scathing critique of the Criminal Justice System in Illinois saying, “Once offenders enter our criminal justice system, they experience a process that…

About the Author Mychal Thompson is an ex-gang leader who serving a 50 year sentence for murder.  He had changed his life around prior to his incarceration. He has developed youth programs while incarcerated and owns the title to his Non-Profit Organization titled  “Young Peoples Success Foundation.” Since his incarceration he has obtained  his Barber,…

Prison Monopoly My name is Nolan Jackson, and I’ve been in prison for 13 years. I am an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections  and I’m tired of paying, which means my family is paying, extremely high outrageous prices for items that would normally be much cheaper outside of prison. We must pay $300 for…

There is a community of men and women who have been incarcerated for 10 years or more, collectively serving hundreds even thousands of years, who are forgotten.  Within this incarcerated population, there is a mixture of individuals from different socio-economic and racial backgrounds who have been labeled as violent and unfit for society.  Once convicted,…

‘Dead-Time’ July 17, 2016 On November 10, 1998 my world was transformed when I was charged with first degree murder.  In my opinion I was over charged, but whether I ‘m guilty or innocent isn’t the topic.  I’ve been incarcerated since the age of nineteen. The first 29 months was in county jail  on a school wing, and that time was…