I just heard the strangest news from another prisoner at Taft Camp. He told me that he received an incident report because officials suspected that he had mailed a letter to his wife with instructions that his wife should forward the letter to someone else. I understand that policies prohibit inmates from corresponding with other [...]
Last Friday, after visiting with Carol, I returned to my housing unit and saw that I had received a book in the mail. The book was written by two professors, both of whom have experience with the prison system, from different perspectives: one of the professors served time in the 1980s for a pot conviction, [...]
I’ve heard that some staff members at Taft Camp object to these efforts I make to build a broad network of support in society. I don’t know why. This system goes by the name “corrections,” so logic suggests that all people who devote careers to corrections would encourage individuals who work hard to build and [...]
I’m grateful to the people who take time to write me after they read my work. I have a stack of envelopes from people who’ve read my book, Inside: Life Behind Bars, some of my other books, or articles that my wife publishes for me on our Web site. I’ve not been able to keep [...]
