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From Inside Supermax: How Would You Change the System? (11 of 18)
Through your letters and through interviews with others who are in prison, I have a growing understanding of what life in prison is like and frankly, I can’t understand how anyone can effectively...
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From Inside Supermax: Mentally Ill Prisoners (12 of 18)
I’ve heard quite a few references to inmates who are assumed to be mentally ill and you’ve related a number of anecdotes where you’ve mentioned guys who sound like they are seriously unbalanced. How...
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From Inside Supermax: The High Rate of Incarceration (13 of 18)
The Associated Press just released this: “For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America’s rank as the world’s...
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From Inside Supermax: Thoughts on Reintegrating into Society (14 of 18)
It’s interesting to me that you and two of the other juveniles serving LWOP (and probably a whole lot of other inmates) have said that if you were freed, you’d just want to move to a cabin in the...
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From Inside Supermax: Thoughts on Recidivism (15 of 18)
Surely, you’ve seen inmates released and then returned. Why do you think this is so common? There’s a common misconception that the prospect of prison or returning to prison is a deterrent to crime,...
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From Inside Supermax: Rape in Prison (16 of 18)
It seems to be a commonly held belief that rape is almost an accepted part of prison culture and this horrifies me. How common is it, and how is it possible for rape to occur in a maximum security...
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From Inside Supermax: Suicide in Prison (17 of 18)
How common is suicide? What kind of inmate is most likely to commit suicide? How are they able to do it with security cameras, guards and other inmates around? Suicide is not very common in here due to...
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From Inside Supermax: Sexuality in Prison (18 of 18)
I recently read some journals from another inmate who estimates that up to 70% of inmates engage in some kind of consensual homosexuality in prison. What do you think of that estimate? How do inmates...
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What I Learned in Supermax, a Guest Post from Mary Ellen Johnson
Mary Ellen Johnson met Jacob Ind a few months after he killed his parents at age 15. She’s the director of The Pendulum Foundation, which serves kids serving life. She alternately thanks and curses...
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News Story About Jacob Ind on Colorado Springs KKTV 11
I’ve posted a number of Jacob Ind’s essays on serving life without the possibility of parole. KKTV Channel 11 in Colorado Springs aired a story yesterday on the Jacob Ind case and asked their viewers...
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