The “Big Yard” of the New Jersey State Prison is separated into four quadrants, aptly named “Quad” ‘1 to 4’.[…]
BEING HUMAN
A man died in New Jersey State Prison a few months ago. Rumors were swirling about as soon the ominous[…]
FROM A FALLEN
-By Paul Reid
Prison life is a serious thing – not just the circumcision from life, as we know it, but by the boundaries of how the entire family dynamic suffers a massive fracture by an individual’s incarceration.
COVID-19: PERSPECTIVE THROUGH A CAPTIVE’S LENS
Corona Virus is every where and on everyone’s mind. TV, cable, internet, radio, bulletin and advertising boards, it doesn’t matter,[…]
“ANIMAL CHAMPION” v. “HUMAN CHAMPION”
It is the holiday season. I am constantly reminded of it everyday while watching TV in my cell in the[…]
FOREVER A FOREIGNER
“So how do they do it in your country?” As a Pakistani-American this inquiry or this sort of skepticism is[…]
COVID-19 IN NJSP – A YEAR IN REVIEW
The year 2020 started with a whisper of something going awry in the Far East. Yet, looking back all of[…]
THIS IS PRISON
-By Michael J. Doce
It was my first morning waking up in prison. The day before leading to my arrival started at dawn so I slept hard that night.
REVANCHIST
Today is January 4th, sitting in New Jersey State Prison, South Compound, cell 40, I find myself staring at the[…]