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Feb 5

Lessons from the ‘Rage Machine’

One of the hardest lessons Tony learned in prison was self-care

Lessons from the ‘Rage Machine’

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Aug 11, 2025

Suicide Watch: A Window into Mental Health in Prison

Is a strip cell humane intervention or another form of torture?

Suicide Watch: A Window into Mental Health in Prison

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Jun 1, 2025

Letter to a ‘Youngin’: How to Do Time

The old timers have learned lessons that newbies need to know

Letter to a ‘Youngin’: How to Do Time

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Mar 29, 2025

Kobi and Mamma Mia: a Friendship that Defies Bars and Borders

An unlikely bond between a Black man incarcerated in America’s federal gulag and a young woman trapped in Gaza

Kobi and Mamma Mia: a Friendship that Defies Bars and Borders

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Feb 28, 2025

The Taste of Freedom

After 29 years, six months and five days, Robert Barton is home

The Taste of Freedom

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Jan 14, 2025

White Privilege: ‘Different Strokes for Different Folks’

Poor Black men are not given the same ‘out’ by privileged White society

White Privilege: ‘Different Strokes for Different Folks’

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Dec 18, 2024

Prisonomics: The Economy of Necessity

When you live in ‘the woods,’ you make do

Prisonomics: The Economy of Necessity

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Dec 9, 2024

You Do Not Know Me

Assumptions are often wrong.

You Do Not Know Me

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Nov 6, 2024

The Case for Cellphones in Prison

A bill in Congress would make them a felony. I think they should be encouraged

The Case for Cellphones in Prison

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Nov 3, 2024

This is Why My Prison is Called ‘Misery Mountain’

The Hazelton federal prison complex in West Viriginia is one of the worst in the system

This is Why My Prison is Called ‘Misery Mountain’

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We advocate for people confined in the federal Bureau of Prisons, along with second chances for everyone. Learn more at MoreThanOurCrimes.org

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