Christopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Prison Life
The abundance of literature on weight loss inevitably leads one to the understanding that successful weight loss tactics are either very extreme or cumbersomely complicated. Some suggest fasting or a liquid diet; others suggest that primarily lean meats should be eaten and at particular times of the day . . . or night. And still, […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Educational Programs
STUDENTS FROM A WHITMAN COLLEGE AND INMATES AT WASHINGTON STATE PENITENTIARYARE LEARNING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS TOGETHER. Anthony Covert made a bad decision. At just 18 years of age, he had a disagreement with a peer over a girl. The two decided to duke it out, but Covert upped the ante by bringing a stolen gun to […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Prison Industries
Federal Prison Industries, known as UNICOR to most, is the for-hire prison labor arm of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Inside the prisons, UNICOR is known as the best employment that one can hope to obtain. This is because they pay the best wages; $0.23 to $1.15 an hour plus $0.20 an hour for premium […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Prison Research Papers
Inmate students report increased self-confidence and raised self-esteem. They are calmer, and their presence leads to a safer prison environment. Inmates who participate in educational programs develop an improved outlook, increased self-esteem, and confidence to set goals. Prison education also has a positive effect on behavior, with prisoners often becoming role models for others. The Hidden […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Educational Programs
Generally, crime is a violation of generally agreed-upon societal norms that have been codified into law via criminalization. The concept is that society has deemed certain actions to be acceptable and others to be unacceptable, and when someone violates a social norm we expect that they will be chastised. This chastisement maintains the agreed-upon social […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Prison Life
In American prisons, inmates are held to specific codes of conduct. In the Federal Bureau of Prisons, if prisoners violate these codes of conduct, they are subject to disciplinary proceedings, which can result in the loss of telephone, visitation, commissary, and email privileges, loss of good conduct time, confinement to solitary confinement, or even a […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Prison Life
While the days of gruel in a tin cup have long gone by for inmates confined in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, no one imprisoned in today’s facilities will accuse their captors of providing a five-star dining experience, either. Most federal prisoners will agree that a key component of happiness behind bars is ensuring that […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Educational Programs
Phillips State Prison has fostered various academic programs that lead to a general education diploma. Historically, this prison’s programs have included remedial literacy, special education, and basic adult education. It has recently moved beyond the high school education arena, however, to provide college-level courses. Located in Buford, Georgia, Phillips State Prison is the site of […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 7, 2025 | Prison Life
On April 22, Verizon implemented a service change in which its landline customers are no longer allowed to accept collect calls from inmates confined within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Federal inmates were notified of this new policy through an April 17 notice posted to the Inmate Bulletin Board system on TRULINCS computers. This follows Verizon’s […]
Read MoreChristopher Zoukis, JD | May 5, 2025 | Educational Programs
American prisoners and wild mustangs roaming the Arizona desert have a lot in common. The most obvious mutual denominator inmates and these untamed beasts share is there are too many of them. There are about five prison programs in the U.S. that bring prisoners and horses together to tame each other and ultimately lower the […]
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