Prison commentator George Hook recently published an article at PrisonEducation.com entitled “How Should An Inmate Deal With Troublemakers.” The article suggests that the prisoner should first try to understand the conflict (analysis), then seek input from knowledgeable persons (either plainly intelligent, or those who have relevant experience), try to resolve the matter (via a meaningful
For the past year, I have been seeking meaningful dental care. This isn’t to say that I’ve only been seeking it for the past year, but that the current matter has been on my plate for the past year. Thus, my teeth hurt. The story starts in 2009. Five years ago I sought, and failed
Prisons are political places. Nothing shows this more than how those in prisons choose to refer to themselves. Some prefer the term prisoner. Others prefer inmate. And still, others favor convict. Since prison is such a political environment, referring to those in the prison context pursuant to their chosen term, whether inmate, prisoner, or convict,
Today we at the Prison Law Blog (PLB) are announcing a new kind of post. A new series, if you will. Up to this day, we at the PLB have presented articles in standard, third-person reporting fashion. We have not written about ourselves, per se. The reason for this is because the distant voice lends
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