Atlantic Monthly on the Prison-Industrial Complex - http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98dec/prisons.htm
An analysis of the public and private prison systems. In-depth piece on the economics of the prison system, with photos. |
Cell Door Magazine - http://lairdcarlson.com/celldoor
An E-ZINE written by prisoners for the free world. Open the cell door and meet the men and women behind bars. Topics include but are not limited to prison issues. |
Donny, Life of a Lifer - http://members.tripod.com/donnyj_pelican/index.htm
A book written by Donald Johnson who is serving a life sentence at Pelican Bay in SHU. Donny was also featured in Arts and Entertainment Television's Investigative Reports, "solitary confinement". |
Humanizing the Prisons - http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/95nov/prisons/humanizi.htm
Atlantic Unbound: An article from The Atlantic Monthly Magazine. An article about the State of Vermont's novel plan to trust inmates like other human beings. |
Incarceration Rates by Race - http://www.doc.state.ok.us/offenders/ocjrc/94/940650K.HTM
Dr. David A. Camp examines racial imbalances in incarcertaion rates in Oklahoma. |
Prison Rates Among Blacks Reach a Peak, Report Finds - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/07/national/07PRIS.html
New York Times article about trends in US incarceration rates, highlighting differences between states and the high rate of imprisonment for black males ages 20 to 34. [Requires free registration.] |
Rape used as control in U.S. prisons - http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/091401/091401l.htm
By Neve Gordon, from the National Catholic Reporter. |
Sick On The Inside - http://www.wrongfuldeathinstitute.com/links/sickontheinside.htm
Harper's Magazine article by Wil S. Hylton---The Plague of The Prison Correctional HMO |
The Bourne Trust - http://www.prisonadvice.org.uk
An outline of the services the trust offers to prisoners and their families. |
When The Bough Breaks - http://www.itvs.org/whentheboughbreaks
Companion web site to the documentary which explores the lives of children in three families whose mothers are locked up for nonviolent crimes. |