The majority of prisons in the USA run on an outdated operating system. Innovation is possible. “In a recent interview, Norwegian prison governor Are Hoidal talked about how prisoners are punished in the country. “In Norway, the punishment is to take away someone’s liberty,” he said. “The other rights stay.” Norwegian prisoners have the right […]
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The Texas Civil Rights Project, along with other entities, recently released its 2023 report on solitary confinement in Texas. The picture is far from a pretty one. Along with the largest prison system in the country, Texas also has the largest number of individuals locked up in prisons within a prison. It’s not popular to
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UNDERSTAFFING??? “Experts blame lengthy lockdown on staffing shortages. A thousand people incarcerated at a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin have been on lockdown for four months. During that time, prisoners at the Waupun Correctional Institution say they’ve had to eat all meals in their cells, been refused visits from family and friends, and had illnesses go untreated
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July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day. He spent 27 years in prison and said: “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” Nelson Mandela remains a symbol of power by resisting oppression. In
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In October 2022, a large number of residents in solitary confinement in Teas prisons, sent a proposal, via snail mail, to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas lawmakers outlining their concerns about living conditions. They identified what they considered inhumane conditions and recommended changes. Furthermore, they stated that if no response was received
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FOOTBALL AND PRISONS “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi” “By doing our best and applying that effort to a larger goal that benefits everyone, either directly or through a ripple effect of kindness, we make
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My original plan today was to attend the Texas Board of Criminal Justice meeting today in Huntsville. The intent was to take advantage of the three minutes available to the public to comment on prison-related matters. The purpose was to encourage the board and TDCJ administration to include the voices of those with lived experience
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