Grieving Behind Bars

*Please note, names have been changed for the protection and consideration of all involved.* Grieving Behind Bars ~ by Taj Mahon-Haft ~ I first met Roy as a recommendation of a positive leader in my new pod. I only knew a few people and it was time to recruit the best guys to help as […]

No Place to Pee

*Please note, names have been changed for the protection and consideration of all involved.* No Place to Pee ~ by Taj Mahon-Haft ~ I confess that I did not know Hooch at all before this event, and I still only know him through a few harried conversations.  Prison is funny that way. I know a […]

Introduction to Dehumanization

~ Taj Alexander Mahon-Haft ~ Being at the jail and then “receiving” was the most torturous time of my life, stuck in solitary for over a year. By the time I was being transferred, I was actually looking forward to prison.  Even just the thrice daily walk fifty yards to the “chow hall”–who says that […]