CANCER IN PRISONS
By Yohannes Shakhem (Nottoway Correctional) In 2019 COVID-19 stepped onto the world stage and within a few years millions lost their...
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Heating Up
By Yohannes Shakhem Recently here at Nottoway Correctional, all outside movement was canceled due to lightning in the areas as "they"...
Sep 4, 20221 min read
The High Cost of Juvenile Detention
I've been in prison for almost 24 years and yet I'm only 38 years old. I was convicted of several crimes in the Richmond area at the age...
Apr 1, 20191 min read
We Need Sentencing Reform in Virginia
I grew up on da west end of Richmond and I been locked up for eight years. I was charged a string of robberies back in 2011 when I was...
Mar 22, 20192 min read
Bring Back Parole in 2019
"Rehabilitate" is defined as being restored to a former capacity, rank, right, or health, but being redeemable is more in line with the...
Jan 12, 20192 min read