• 🗣️ Verbal Requests in Prison – How to Talk to Staff Without Getting Shut Down

    By David Meister | Edited by Amy Smith When you’re inside, it’s tempting to skip straight to a grievance. But most prison policies require you to first try to resolve the issue informally—starting with a verbal request to staff. Problem is, prisons aren’t customer service centers. And correctional officers aren’t known for their bedside manner.…

  • Mindset for Incarceration

  • Welcome to the Archive

    This isn’t a cry for innocence. This isn’t a redemption arc. It’s a record. A record of 23 years inside. Of what I’ve seen, what I’ve survived, and what I’ve made out of a life sentence. Here, you’ll find essays, art, law, games, and all the shit no one talks about when they say “justice.”…

  • 🧱 Why Bother? The Purpose Behind Prison Grievances

    By David Meister | Edited by Amy Smith A grievance is a formal complaint—a bureaucratic maze that incarcerated people must navigate just to assert the most basic rights: food, hygiene, medical care, safety. It’s not easy. It’s not fast. And most of the time? It feels pointless. But here’s the truth: The grievance process isn’t…

  • Prison Is Dumb — But It Doesn’t Have to Be