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Life Inside

Noah’s Story

An inmate-orderly listens to a young man in the prison's mental health unit

Culture 2 years ago

As told to M2 Where do you want me to start? That my father was a raging alcoholic whose 10th grade education never allowed him … Continue reading →

The Threat of the Virus

The fight with COVID in prison is not only physical but mental as well

Viewpoint 2 years ago

By Will Dead three times. Blown up. Three plane crashes. Ninety-one firefights. Shot, stabbed, run over, 115 para jumps, hundreds of hand-to-hand encounters. Drowned. A … Continue reading →

Writer’s Block

An award-winning writer struggles to explain himself to the parole board

Viewpoint 3 years ago

By James I entered the criminal justice system 8,643 days ago. I was 17 years old. My crime shocked many, including myself. I was sentenced to … Continue reading →

Hard Time

You think coronavirus quarantine is hard? Try it for real. 

Culture 3 years ago

By Ted Point In Oregon, in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, we are all locked down and quarantined. Being a prisoner, I know more … Continue reading →

Diesel Therapy

Routine is comfort in prison, and the cops sometimes shake you up

Culture 3 years ago
Illustration by Liza Burns

by Ted Point “Smith,” the officer called, standing in front of cell a few doors down from mine, his voice somewhat muted in an attempt … Continue reading →

Man Walking

Empathy for the prison guard

Culture 3 years ago

By James He makes his way down the third level of the narrow tier, walking slowly, his set of keys jangling at his sides. As … Continue reading →

Lives in Crisis

A lifer works to save lives in an Oregon prison, which increasingly houses the mentally ill

Culture 3 years ago

In one Oregon prison, when a prisoner is experiencing a crisis, another prisoner may be called in to calm emotions. These crisis companions are on … Continue reading →

Convicts and Cookies 

The Lifers Club at Christmas

Culture 3 years ago

By Chris Six convicted killers locked in an industrial bakery storage room deep in a maximum-security prison are busy bagging up cookies. But their conversation … Continue reading →

Married Behind Bars

To have but not to hold

Culture 3 years ago

You can get married twice a year, either on a Tuesday in April or a Tuesday in October. You can get married between eight and … Continue reading →

A Good Week In Prison

The small things matter once you’re inside

Culture 3 years ago

By OMike A good week in prison? I know what you are thinking: That’s an oxymoron if you have ever heard one.  To be honest, … Continue reading →

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