Poetry by John DiMenna
THE THINGS I DID The first thing my lawyer told me to do was to write…
THE THINGS I DID The first thing my lawyer told me to do was to write…
In the depths of darkness and despair, where hope seemed but a distant dream, there emerged…
Featured Artwork: El sueño de la razón produce monstrous — Francisco Goya (c.1799) This morning I…
With all due respect to BOP Director Colette Peters’ noble notion of “reforming the Bureau of…
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To be a teen was in the distance somewhere. I might have been 9, maybe 10.…
The Nevada Department of Corrections is understaffed and does not have enough teachers. The Nevada Department of…
November 13, 2023Today I read an article in the prison legal news concerning a settlement reached…
Are illiterate inmates a high security risk for the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of…
Read earlier parts of this series here. The arrow of time wobbles a bit in solitary…