Prison WritersThe Heat in Texas Prisons Is Killing UsPrisoners look upon the summer months in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) with dread and trepidation. For one is acutely…Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Prison WritersI Have New Evidence in Alexis Patterson’s Disappearance and No One CaresHere’s what I know. About 6 months ago an inmate here at Columbia Correctional Institution was working with me in the unit kitchen. He…Feb 14, 20221Feb 14, 20221
Prison WritersHere’s How Drugs Get Into PrisonsIn many cases, a prisoner gets one of his connections on the outside to give some drugs to a guard he’s agreed to do business with. A…Feb 14, 20221Feb 14, 20221
Prison WritersFour hours away from execution on death row.From December 17, 2003, to February 9, 2004, the prison guards and administration at this modern-day plantation changed me, rearranged me…Feb 14, 20221Feb 14, 20221
Prison WritersTwo Weeks in Solitary and Any One of You Would Go MentalI’m certainly no stranger to the hole. In fact, I’ve grown quite familiar with the experience over the years. I’m entering my nineteenth…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022