The Writings
Investigations, legal guides, and reports from inside.
Forty-four pieces across five threads — documenting the daily reality, the law, and the people inside U.S. prisons.
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01Truth from the Inside
Investigations & first-hand reports.
Documented conditions, named institutions, named officials — the reality of incarceration.
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- 01→
Increase of Tech in Prisons, a Double-Edged Sword?
- 02→
Free Speech Protections for Electronic Communication
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First Amendment Right to Email in Prison
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No Shoelaces on the Prison Bus: Inside U.S. Inmate Transfers
- 05→
Robot Guards and A.I. Monitoring
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Contaminated Water at an Arizona Private Prison
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Mission Impossible: Private Prison Failures at Saguaro
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Idaho’s Prison Progress . . . to Purgatory
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Retaliation in Prisons: The Case of David J. Meister
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Why Can’t We Just Play Ball? Death of Intramural Sports
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I Killed My Cellmate: The Mental Health Crisis
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Prison Made: Mental Impact
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Nutraloaf: The Cruelty Idaho Prisons Still Serves
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Prison Chow: Dead Carbs & the Fight to Feed Humans
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Profitable Prison Pastime: Building an Investment Portfolio
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Impact of Supreme Court Changes on Incarcerated Rights
- 17→
I Sure Don’t Feel Like a “Resident”
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Swindling Idaho Taxpayers to Renovate a Ballfield?
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So Another Prison Program Bites the Dust
02Law Help
How to grieve, appeal, and survive on paper.
PLRA, exhaustion, written and verbal requests — building a record that survives in court.
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Inmate Appeals + What to Do When They Ignore You
- 02→
Inmate Healthcare: Profit from Denied Care
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How to Write a Court-Ready Grievance
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The Big Legal Pitfalls: PLRA + Case Law Made Simple
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Filing a Grievance — Strategy & Traps to Avoid
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Written Requests — How to Document a Problem
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Verbal Requests — How to Talk to Staff
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Why Bother? The Purpose Behind Prison Grievances
03Prison Life
Daily routines, mindset, and reflection.
What it takes to make a life inside — and what stays human when so much is taken.
4Pieces
04Guest Voices
Other writers. Other facilities. Same fight.
Essays from incarcerated contributors, family, and partner organizations.
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05Game Design — MEISTER MANUAL
A tabletop RPG built behind bars.
Designing a complete role-playing system without dice, screens, or store-bought books.
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