Jerry Metcalf
The #MeToo Movement Has Reached Prison
Prisoners have remained silent—some out of shame, others out of fear of retaliation, but most because that’s just the way it’s always been.
A Minute by Minute Guide to Surviving a Day in Prison
You could get butchered and the guards wouldn’t know it until they discovered your bloodless corpse lying crumpled on the walkway.
All the Strange, Terrible Things You Get Used to in Prison
I've been strip-searched hundreds of times.
The Strange Sensation of Using a Tablet for the First Time in Prison
Touchscreens are tricky when you've been locked up for over 20 years.
After 20 Years in Prison, All I Can Write Is Fantasy
Writing about technology I don't understand and have never ever seen is depressing. So I invent my own worlds.
How Having a Dog Changed My Life in Prison
Until now, touching another living thing took place in the context of fights, pat-downs, and strip searches.