mass incarceration
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On reading Bruce Weigl’s “Song of Napalm” in jail.
People recovering through PTSD often need our quiet understanding in the moments when their stories seem to fail them.
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Reading Jack Gilbert’s ‘In Dispraise of Poetry’ in jail.
We can be haunted by our differences, our gifts. At times, we haunt others for theirs.
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On islands of care.
Good policies can be undermined by uncooperative neighbors.
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On ‘Chain-Gang All-Stars.’
I went to the jail last Sunday afternoon to host our weekly poetry class. A corrections officer escorted me to the fourth floor and then down a hallway toward the room that they let me use for classes. The officer and I had briefly chatted in the elevator, but after we reached the fourth floor,…
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On Narcan and the perception of care.
I was talking to someone recently about the availability of Narcan where we live (a college town in southern Indiana, population 80,000). Narcan is a medication that blocks opiate receptors. When given to someone who recently overdosed on heroin, fentanyl, or painkillers, Narcan can save their life. # In the lobby of the county jail,…
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On pandemic-era incarceration.
During the pandemic, a crummy situation has become even worse.
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On complexity and seemingly good ideas.
As we patch problems, we make the world more complex. And we might be making our problems worse.
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On Gamestop and counterfeiting.
The problem isn’t Gamestop. Some people are allowed to counterfeit money, while others go to jail.
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On hostage situations and jail.
Two perspectives on policing.
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On gambling.
An unexpected gift on my birthday.
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