As you guys may know, my buddies and I have a leather ship we run in our unit's craftshop. I've been considering, for the better part of a year, how I could make our products available to you. Given my anonymity, and the fact that I must remain such...

So my buddy Onion had a pretty rough childhood. After his father went to prison, Onion lived with his mother for a spell, but as she was a drug addict, the household was still not a good one. When Onion, freed from the yoke of his father, began to...

Recently, I wrote a post detailing my idea for a distinctionary, which would basically be a tool or service that can distill the fundamental, distinguishing elements of any two terms. Well, in a recent debate, my buddies and I were considering...

In prison, a “goon squad” has historically been a squad of officers that are on call when it’s time to restrain unruly inmates. Now, however, a goon squad can refer to any squad of officers that do anything outside of standard operating...

Out there in the world, the terms “homeboy” and “homey” have come to be more benign regarding gang affiliations. Here in prison however, it much more often that not, means, “friend within the same gang or clique.” Of course, as such,...