JOHN KIRIAKOU: Pardon Me for Being Angry
Biden spurned the author’s strong case for a pardon while extending it over his entire immediate family, a crooked judge and a slew of others.
Both Prisons and the Public Rely On Incarcerated Writers
New York tried and failed to limit art and writing behind bars. The attempt should remind us all of the public and personal benefits of encouraging creative expression inside.
John Kiriakou: The Insanity of Solitary Confinement
The research on its effects on mental health is clear: Nothing good comes of solitary. It is a living example of the failure of the both the U.S. prison system…