The Four Addictions We’ve discovered four addictions we all have that destroy more dreams, more hopes and more lives than alcohol, drugs, food, gambling or sex combined. When we refer … Continue reading
There are several prisoners organized hunger strikes going on across the country and around the world. The correctional systems in many states are notorious for inhumane treatment of inmates and … Continue reading
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own shopping bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The … Continue reading
Prisonworld Magazine covers prison issues and always have since 2007. In 2009 we ran a cover story regarding the Texas prison system and now it has come to the national … Continue reading
ABRAHAM KENNARD 11928-042 FCI MANCHESTER P.O. BOX 4000 MANCHESTER, KY 40962 VIA- Rome News-Tribune/May 5, 2005 Abraham Kennard, convicted in February of bilking $9 million from 1,600 churches and nonprofit organizations nationwide, was … Continue reading
WHY THE STEREOTYPE? BECAUSE I WEAR A SCARF AROUND MY HEAD, I HAVE BEEN CALLED “HOLIER THAN THOU.” THAT HAS ALWAYS PUZZLED ME BECAUSE I CUSS LIKE A SAILOR. I … Continue reading
Doing time in the joint is no easy thing. Don’t expect to be accepted, unless you have something to bring. There are two types of “cons,” that separate the mass. … Continue reading
Inmates can obtain goals from prison if they are smart about their thinking and decisions. This is an outline of how critical thinking plays a part in success. Creating S.M.A.R.T. … Continue reading
RIDICULOUSLY OVERLOOKED SEXUAL PREDATOR – Jerry Sandusky, former assistant football coach at Pennsylvania State University, was recently found guilty of 45 of 48 counts of child molestation and will spend … Continue reading
Drug King Pins are somewhat of a phenomenon. The story of Frank Matthews is not as widely told as that of Frank Lucas who was portrayed by Denzel Washing on … Continue reading
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How Toxic Daughters-in-Law Destroy Families Most women fear the Monster-in-Law. The TV stereotype is always the mother-in-law, for whom no woman will ever be as good to him as she … Continue reading
FYI – As Publisher & Editor of Prisonworld Magazine, I am privileged to information that many may not know. Mrs. Triplett, We (as prisoners) are on our peaceful boycott of … Continue reading
Slavery Haunts America’s Plantation Prisons On an expanse of 18,000 acres of farmland, 59 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, long rows of men, mostly African-American, till the fields under the … Continue reading
What were the HOT TOPICS in 2009? Don Hoglund, Horse Whisperer, spent time talking about the horse programs in several prisons and how it helps rehabilitate the inmates. Prisonworld … Continue reading
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Are you having a problem with your teen? Are they drinking, smoking, staying out late and doing other things you wished they weren’t? Take control and do something about it. … Continue reading
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Prisonworld 2008-2011
Singing and dancing is the claim to fame for some of the biggest superstars. The key word here is superstar. No matter how you slice it, Chris Brown is a … Continue reading
It’s waiting on letters when you’re doing time. and your friends forget you;your brother can’t send a dime It’s waiting on visits that rarely takes place From friends or loved … Continue reading
Has this word become so much a part of Black culture that it will never go away? How do we bury it?
In a perfect world, the criminal justice system would hold to its creed of innocent until proven guilty. In the same world, people would reserve judgment until cases are proven … Continue reading
