Prison Proxy
Blog URL http://prisonproxy.blogspot.com
Tags prison, philosophy, society, business, jail, politics, criminal justice, theory, entrepreneurship
A true tale of life and politics in prison.
Latest Blog Posts
- Hate Crimes and the Freedom of Thought on Nov 20, 2009
The new hate crime legislation is a step down a slippery slope. By making a crime enhance-able based on the motivation behind it, the long arm of the law will now reach even further into the realm of thoughts. It’s already a challenge (albeit neces...
- Rock Stars and Bald Fades on Nov 19, 2009
In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, I ran with a predominantly preppie crowd, in my hometown of Houston. Our styles were similar, all the way down to a certain element of our haircuts. On top, they’d be different (e.g. short, spiky, long bangs,...
- Penitentiary Strategic Capital on Nov 18, 2009
My intra-prison portfolio is growing. I have two businesses in the craftshop that I can invest up to $200 in, every other month. They pay me a 50% return on my investment in that same time frame. I’ve funded two guys in running “one for one-and-a...
- "Dashing" on Nov 17, 2009
Proxy's note: The following definition has been offered by a guest scribe. Also an inmate. "Dashing" is when someone throws something on a c.o. (correctional officer) like water, spoiled milk, piss, or shit. There are a lot of crazies who love to thr...
- Who You Calling Hoe? on Nov 16, 2009
The slang term, “hoe,” means coward in the case of men, both out there in the world and here in prison. In the case of women, out there the term means a promiscuous girl, and in here, sadly, it means all women. Now, in prison, the vast majority o...
- From the Archives: Cleanliness is Next to.... on Nov 11, 2009
Tales of the celli:My last celli once went 100 hours without a shower. He was deeply religious, but I believe misguided in his methodologies of living up to his faith. For instance, he mistook laziness for being the attribute of not being greedy (tho...
- Thoughts on Rehabilitation & Punishment on Nov 10, 2009
A few posts ago, I signed off by promising to consider among other things, the relationship between rehabilitation and punishment. Following are my subsequent ideas on that subject.Initially, I held that redemption was the only factor to consider, as...
