Category Archives: Life Sentences

Waiting for Parole — Between Hope and Despair

Posted on July 19, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

One of the most powerful forces is hope, oftentimes counterbalanced by despair. In the criminal justice system, nothing inspires more hope than the possibility of being granted and being released to parole supervision. On the other hand, nothing drops one … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Life Sentences, Murder, Parole, Politics, Reentry, Shawshank Redemption | Tagged Coalition for Parole Restoration, CPR, death penalty, determinate sentences, Ex Post Facto Clause, George Pataki, Hollywood, hope, indeterminate sentences, legitimate penological goals, lifers, Parole, parole commissioners, parole supervision, politics, politics of parole, post-release supervision, Recidivism, the "Pataki Rule", The Shawshank Redemption | 4 Comments

REVIEW OF “JAILHOUSE JOURNALISM: THE FOURTH ESTATE BEHIND BARS”

Posted on July 13, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Not much has been written about the history of the prison press. Indeed, until now, according to James McGrath Morris, the author of Jailhouse Journalism: The Fourth Estate Behind Bars, the only book was The Penal Press by Russell Baird. … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Life Sentences, Reentry, Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred Andersch, Billy Sinclair, Board of Pardons, Charles Chapin, concentration camps, Der Ruf, Erle Stanley Gardner, Forlorn Hope, Fort Philip Jearney, Frank Moore, free press, Great Red Scare, Gruppe 47, Hans Werner Richter, Idea Factory, Industrial Workers of theWorld, Iowa State Penitentiary, Jailhouse Jurnalism: The Fourth Estate Behind Bars, James McGrath Morris, Japanese-Americans, Jesse James Gang, Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Karl Arndt, Leaves from a Lifer's Notebook, Mumia Abu-Jamal, New York's Evening World, Ole Lindquist, Pell v. Procunier, postward Germany, POWs, Presidio, Prisoner of War Special Projects Division, Procunier v. Martinez, reeducate, Relocation Camps, Russell Baird, Saturday Review, Sing Sing, The Angolite, The Farm, The Penal Press, Thornburg v. Abbott, Tom Runyon, Turner v. Safley, Wilbert Rideau, William Keteltas, Wobblies, World War II, Younger Brothers | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Life Sentences

Waiting for Parole — Between Hope and Despair

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