In most federal prisons, there is a building designated the Special Housing Unit. This can be thought of as a prison within a prison.
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Transgender Prisoner’s Right to Sex Reassignment Surgery Upheld
Kosilek's much publicized quest for sex reassignment surgery began in the 1990s and continued in an epic journey through federal court proceedings.
Read More »Convict Stratification: The Social Construction of Prison Society
In prison, social status is based on a prisoner's crime of conviction, informant status, group (or "car"), and personal carriage.
Read More »Interview: Incarcerated Author Christopher Zoukis
"While my fellow prisoners respect the work that I engage in, the prison administration makes no bones about silencing incarcerated writers and advocates."
Read More »Book Review: ‘Omens: A Cainsville Novel’ by Kelley Armstrong
A sinster past haunts a young woman who only finds out she is adopted when her beloved father dies. Can she live with the past that unfolds?
Read More »Book Review: Cork Town by Ty Hutchinson
A cover up that reaches to the top in Detroit politics.
Read More »Book Review: The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The darkness of a past full of pain threatens today's light and hope.
Read More »Book Review: The Valley of Heaven and Hell: Cycling in the Shadow of Marie-Antoinette by Susie Kelly
Visiting the final path of Marie Antoinette.
Read More »Book Review: Blood For Love by Chris M. Finkelstein
A dangerous planet full of violent humanoids, and devoid of love.
Read More »Book Review: Hard Time: Life with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in America’s Toughest Jail by Shaun Attwood
A searing indictment of Arizona's jail system.
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