by William Curl, California State Prison, CorcoranThree months after my 18th birthday, I was arrested for a gang-related murder. After reviewing my extensive juvenile record, the judge peered over his glasses at my sentencing and said, “it’s obvious society has failed you, young man, and I won’t repeat the same mistake…I sentence you to Life Without the Possibility of Parole … [Read more...] about Numbers Don’t Lie: The Case Against LWOP
News From Inside
Senior Center: Appeasing an Appetite of Punishment to Death
by Robert H. Outman, CHCF, and Thomas Wynn This new recurring segment is intended to give a platform to incarcerated elders. According to an ACLU report, up to 1/3 of the US prison population will be over 50 by 2030 if current trends continue.There's a silent crisis that's been going on in all the California state prisons dealing with the medical system and the elderly. … [Read more...] about Senior Center: Appeasing an Appetite of Punishment to Death
THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER: I Still Believe We Can Abolish Forced Slave Labor
by Angel Garza, Corcoran State Prison • Published May 2025 Introduction I wanted to insert a short note here preceding the wonderful article and artwork submitted by Mr. Angel Garza. He writes about the measure LSPC worked on over the course of a few years, that changed from ACA 3 to ACA 8 and at the end of 2024, Prop 6. Although it may seem that Prop 6 lost as the results … [Read more...] about THE FIGHT ISN’T OVER: I Still Believe We Can Abolish Forced Slave Labor
Mailbag – Libni Vargas
Despite challenges, members of the LWOP Alliance Group remain resilient. Many have pursued education and earned their GEDs, while also supporting charitable initiatives such as No Shave November, the "From Taking to Giving" hygiene drive for the homeless community in Imperial County, and Tabs of Love for children with cancer. They actively engage in legislative advocacy, … [Read more...] about Mailbag – Libni Vargas
Mailbag – Letter to the Editor
Dear TaSin Sabir and All of Us or None, I hope this letter reaches you well and brings you my intended egalitarian love, respect, understanding, thanks, and appreciation. I just received my first issue of All of Us or None, Vol. 6, No. 2 (February 2025), and your article on incarcerated firefighters was very informative. I first read about incarcerated firefighters in the … [Read more...] about Mailbag – Letter to the Editor
