Snyder Should Be Granting Way More Commutations As we continue to push for the passing of the Good Time Bill (HB 5666) in Michigan it’s important to critically think about the other resources that exist to help accomplish our goal to de-icarcerate the state. Michigan is a state where the average prisoner serves a longer sentence […]
When your incarcerated and you watch people around you suffer from the staff nurses’ neglect of treatable health problems because of complete disregard or lack of concern, you begin to question the type of care you may receive if you were in a critical situation. The amount of mistrust between staff and inmates is absolutely […]
During my last visit back home as spring struggled to show itself through the snowfall and ice covered roads I saw a new store that I couldn’t help but find myself inside of. I wasn’t sure based off of the name whether it was a restaurant or some type of boutique but with a name […]
Prison Labor is of a form of slavery as Bonded Labor and you cannot deny that fact just because the individual is convicted of a crime. Over the past decade many organizations have come to recognize prison labor as a form of human trafficking and modern-slavery. Recently we’ve seen a lot of public interest on […]
A Daily Expense to Maintain Relationships Every day I expect to get at least one phone call from GTL. Global Tel Link provides telecommunication service to more than half of the nation’s inmates from prisons, jails and detention centers in 33 state department of corrections. I don’t drink coffee every morning or eat out much […]
Miles of Flight and Travel I traveled from Seattle to Detroit to attend a Women’s conference at Word of Faith International Christian Center and while in the city I planned to visit someone I’d grown close to over the past year at Kinross Correctional Facility in Kincheloe, MI. I flew over 2,300 miles from Seattle […]
Earlier this week Michigan’s Good Time Bill, HB 5666, was not to voted on by legislators as expected. I received a comment from office staff about the overwhelming amount of calls and emails LeGrand’s office received as a result of the scheduled vote on the Good Time Bill that was introduced in the House at […]
Finally Redefining Michigan’s Sentencing Earlier this year on February 28, Republican Martin Howrylak and Democrat David LaGrand introduced the Good Time Bill (HB 5666) to the House of Representatives proposing that good time credits be added to sentences served in Michigan state prisons. This is something that is already being done on the federal level […]
Since Fall of last year every week I’ve walked past this construction site watching the illegal project take place. Two years ago I participated in a protest against the construction of the jail outside of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s home. Protesters were in shock over the funding of the $210 million project after the $74 […]
This weekend the Black Arts Love Mixer and Market had even more vendors than I remembered, a lot of new faces and a lot of returning ones that gave me a chance to re-stock on my favorite brands. As I walked through the door my attention was drawn to the painting section where children were […]