prison

Prison Break didn’t waste any time getting the action started this season. Michael and his ex-con friends and enemies have all teamed up with a common goal

Dominic talks to Conan about his shaved head and Prison break

A very interesting prison litigation story that doesn't involve Johnathan Lee Riches or GITMO.

Quoted: Prisoners sue over Nutraloaf with some regularity, usually arguing either that their due process rights have been violated (because they are served the punitive loaves without a hearing) or that the dish is so disgusting as to make it cruel and unusual and thus a violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Prison Break, centers on Lincoln who is accused of murdering Vice President’s brother and who is sentenced to be executed. Prison Break moves around the life of Michael, an engineer who is the brother of LincolnLincoln. and who wants to save Lincoln.

this is a really awesome true story (interview) from a famous chinese safecracker. it was taken while he was on death row, and tells the story of his previous (incredible) escape from prison, and how he got caught and sent back.

Quoted: Vice Magazine - THE SAFECRACKER - PART 1 - by Liao Yiwu - from his new book The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up - by Liao Yiwu

Quoted: SAN DIEGO—The new ultra-efficient complex is open to schoolchildren on field trips, family members of convicted felons, and state-appointed defense lawyers.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Architecture designed to enforce maximum isolation upon inhabitants.
Architecture of cruelty...

"The facility was operated under the Pennsylvania System from 1829 to 1913. This system, used by the Quakers, was designed to force the incorrigibles sent there to look inside themselves and find God. In reality, the system which placed inmates in complete solitude, drove many a sane man to madness."
"Prisoners at Eastern State had a toilet, table, bunk and Bible in their cells, in which they were locked all but one hour a day. When the prisoners did leave their cells, a black hood would be placed over their head so they could not see any other prisoners as they were guided through the halls of the prison. Interaction and any form of communication between inmates was forbidden.
Inmates lived a life in mundane solitude and would only get a glimpse of sunlight, known as "The Eye of God" which came through a slit in the prison ceiling."