Here I Am, Buried Alive

Reflections of a minion: Evil Overlords, Liberal do-gooders, and the Efrén Paredes, Jr. case

by Jennifer Briggs, a friend of Efrén Paredes Jr. and his family

More Than Just a Number

by Barbara Hernandez, posted at the request of Efrén Paredes Jr.

A CHILD
No child dreams of going to prison. No child envisions being given a long drawn-out death sentence.

A Mother’s Appeal for Justice for her 15-Year-old Son Sentenced to Die in Prison

by Velia Koppenhoefer

I am reaching out to social justice advocates who support an end to mass incarceration, the disproportionate criminalization of youth of color…

Fed. Judge Makes Case to End Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders

by Efrén Paredes Jr.

A federal judge from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan recently ruled that prison sentences are unconstitutional if they are “the functional…

FOREWARD

This publication, Here I Am, Buried Alive, contains excerpts of an interview I conducted in 2018 with Efrén Paredes Jr., one of the nation’s…

VISITATIONS

What is the visiting process like for prisoners and their visitors?

MUSIC

The prosecutor in your case attempted to suggest your predisposition to criminality by pointing to the fact that you listened to rap music and had…

VOICE / VISIBILITY

Do you hesitate to address any problems re: prison conditions and/or staff in blog posts, or during radio or podcast…