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26 Years in a Steel Cage

By juliaeditor / 09/16/2017 / 5 Comments

He’s Still Not a White Man Just take a second and imagine what it would be like to be incarcerated since 1991. Some of you weren’t even born yet! Think of all of the changes in the world since then that you’d get to see, but not touch or be a part of. That’s how Obadyah Ben-Yisrayl has been living for the past 26 years in a Steel Cage. He has an exceptionally close relationship […]

Prison News Roundup

By juliaeditor / 04/10/2016 / 0 Comments

Prison News Roundup Texas incarceration rate higher than Russia and Iran A Texas House candidate from Austin has promised to focus on youth initiatives to keep young people out of the criminal justice system, citing the high incarceration rate in Texas. A report by the Prison Policy Initiative shows Texas with the fifth-highest incarceration rate, 1,063 per 100,000 population. Russia has 475 per 100,000; Iran has 284 per 100,000. The international incarceration rates were taken […]

My Friend Needed a Bail Bondsman

By juliaeditor / 03/20/2016 / 0 Comments

Working with a bail bondsman I had never known anyone in prison until my friend was accused of making a threat against his child’s school. He wanted them to take care of a situation with his child and got into a heated debate with the principal. Things got out of hand and the principal called the police and said he was making threats. He was arrested and called me for help. Being the good friend […]

Prison Experience as a Visitor and Inmate

By juliaeditor / 02/15/2016 / 4 Comments

Visiting Prison from the Outside and Inside as a Visitor and Inmate Prison Perspective as a Visitor I went to visit a friend of mine in prison. I am a white guy and visited a black friend at a prison. It was weird because it seemed that the guards had a problem with a white guy visiting a black friend. So this was my first experience as a prison visitor (from the outside). I went to […]

Visiting Prison In 2016

By juliaeditor / 01/03/2016 / 0 Comments

What Does Visiting Prison in 2016 Have in Store for You and Your Loved Ones? Well you made it to 2016. All the wonder of what this year has in store for you and your loved ones is still an unwritten book. We all have choices, even when visiting prison. There will be many things out of your control, however, you have the choice of how you will handle it. There are many things that you do have control over, so make sure […]

My Story: First Visit to Loved One In Prison

By juliaeditor / 01/01/2016 / 2 Comments

The First Visit to Loved One In Prison: My Parents Son and My Brother We had no idea what to expect during our visit to our loved one in prison; my brother, their son. The first time my parents and I visited my brother in prison there was a wedding. It was Valentine’s Day, so on the outside that would be an appropriate time for a wedding. We saw families sitting together laughing and […]