“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”

– Fyodor Dostoevsky

Russel Omar-Shareef, your story touches me and breaks my heart. Your art is amazing and I’m so glad that you are able to create despite your environment and situation.

The privatization of prisons proves the assertion of government mandated slavery.

Legalize drugs, treat drug abuse as the health crisis it is, eliminate prosecuting “victimless crimes” and watch the prison rates drop. If readers don’t believe me, study Portugal’s penal system and decline in drug overdoses.