Straight, Crooked, Or Sideways

I Believe Obsession With Rules, More Than Racism, Motivated George Zimmerman and the Chapel Hill Killer

Anyone else notice the similarities between the Chapel Hill man who shot and killed his three Muslim neighbors, and George Zimmerman, the man who murdered…

I Met Nice Guys Like Brian Williams When I Was In Prison

In prison you’d look up one day and see a prisoner at your cell door dressed like a professional plumber or electrician. This guy kept his nose clean. Stayed out of trouble. Went to bed early. Then the next day you’d see him around…

We Can Learn On All Levels

Lessons from Before a Bank Robber’s Criminal Career, and Beyond

iPad Time Travel

Or, I Hid Weapons There For My Future Me To Find

Pretty Rudy stood at the foot of the stairs. His sister-in-law was always late getting dressed. Today her tardiness forced him to wait with his nephew, Flaco.

‘Orange Is The New Black’: The New Way To See Prisoners

Let me explain to you why Orange Is The New Black is the real deal — and I’m talking about the best-selling memoir by Piper Kerman as much as about the new kickass Netflix show of the same name.

Victim Impact Statements Turn Jodi Arias Trial Into Blood Feud

Civilized pluralistic society no place for Hatfield-McCoy justice 

In court last week, Travis Alexander’s siblings expressed to the jury their…