Behavioral Science – Prisoners are People
August 29, 1981 I was a pretender, a misguided young adult who never learned how to control my…
January 14, 2024
August 29, 1981 I was a pretender, a misguided young adult who never learned how to control my…
January 14, 2024
In the depths of darkness and despair, where hope seemed but a distant dream, there emerged a guiding…
January 7, 2024
Featured Artwork: El sueño de la razón produce monstrous — Francisco Goya (c.1799) This morning I met a…
December 31, 2023
A Semi-Autobiography by Michael Braae When school let out for the summer of 1968, we moved our trailer…
December 24, 2023
Are illiterate inmates a high security risk for the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)?…
December 17, 2023
Read earlier parts of this series here. The arrow of time wobbles a bit in solitary confinement. There…
December 10, 2023
Put them in a place, a dark place, so their violence no longer destroys the innocent. And they…
December 3, 2023
A heartfelt thanks to all who inspire and conspire to make Minutes Before Six a light in the…
November 26, 2023
“So at a knockI emptied my cageTo hide in the worldAnd alter with age.”– Robert Frost, excerpt from…
November 19, 2023
Over the past year, I have worked on being more grateful. My mindset has tried to see things…
November 12, 2023