The Prisonworld Radio Hour Talks Real Talk with Wahida Clark for Women in Prison Series Show #4 When you think of pulling yourself up by…
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Prisonworld View – Corporate CEO Gets Skimmed Sentence
White collar crime has known to be much leaner towards white collar criminals. Several CEO’s over the years have gotten caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Common every day people have lost millions of dollars at the mercy of greedy people. And now, the courts are just giving them slaps on the wrist and turning them loose.
C-Murder Still Holding on in Louisiana State Prison – Write Him Here
The years are long and don’t go by fast in prison. Doing time is hard, not only on the person doing it, but on the families as well. Hip hopper C-Murder is still incarcerated at one of Louisiana’s hardest camps. He had Lil Boosie to keep him company for a lil while, but now he’s still holding it down. Send him some words of encouragement and let him know to keep his head up.
The Prisonworld Radio Hour Continues Healing with Sheila Ray Charles for Women in Prison Series Show #3
Going to prison is not always a death sentence. Quite the contrary…it can bring life. A rebirth so to speak. After three stints in a federal prison, Sheila Raye Charles, the daughter of the legendary singer Ray Charles, finally broke her 20 year drug addiction.
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The United States incarcerates more people than any other country. Some states incarcerate per capita of population than any other country. This is a listing of those Top 5 States.
Prisonworld View – Yoga in Prison Consists of More than Just a Child Pose
Everyone seems to be doing it these days…yoga that is. It has taken on a new addiction in the world between trying to be fit and trying to be spiritually healthy. Why should that not include inmates? Inmates have been known to become very obese and extremely unhealthy during long periods of incarceration. Some states have structured classes to help those that want to improve literally and physically. Here’s an excerpt from a story about a yoga instructor in a California facility.
Getting Fat in Jail is a Rehab #Fail
Toxic Chemicals Contribute to Weight Gain
During the past 20 years there has been a significant increase in weight gain and obesity in the United States. In most developed countries, current estimates suggest that women, in particular, are gaining weight on an average of 450g per year despite the plethora of low fat, no fat products and multitude diets and weight loss gadgets. Could it be that our modern day, chemical-laden lives are making us fat? Via (NaturalNews.com)
The Indiana Department of Corrections is once again counting on a deck of playing cards to help solve homicides. This is a very out of the norm tactic in which to find killers at large of cold cases. Is this a stroke of genius or an epic fail?
‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain – Cheshire County Jail in Keene, N.H., looks more like a small college campus or a tech start-up than a house of detention. There are no razor wire fences surrounding the 230-bed facility; just well trimmed hedges and green grass; and the face of the building has a surprising number of windows. As a journalist, it was a surreal experience to be welcomed by a pleasant receptionist in the lobby, then ushered into the secure perimeter by the warden without being asked to fill out paperwork, walk through a metal detector or even give up my cellphone.
Taxing the Inmates Taxes the Families – Since the subject of taxes is on the forefront of Americans, I thought I’d pass along a poem by Charley Ressee . After you read this, you might ask yourself, what doe s this have to do with inmates? Inmates are being charged to be incarcerated. That is taxing.
The Prisonworld Radio Hour talks Education for Inmates with Dr Breea Willingham – Less than 2% of people in the United States have PhD’s. That small demographic of people tend to visit The Prisonworld Radio Hour for various reasons. The latest episode with co-hosts Rufus & Jenny Triplett, tackles education or lack of education within the prison system with author, professor and speaker, Dr. Breea Willingham.
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Looking for FREE copies of literature to send inmates? Great becasue inmates are always looking for something to read. SOON carries real life stories from people around the world. It’s an easy read, especially for those learning English or have a hard time with reading.
