Op-Ed: Youngkin’s Disingenuous Amendments Harm VA Families.

YOUNGKIN’S DISINGENUOUS AMENDMENTS HARM VA FAMILIES By: Timothy Rumage, Aubrey “Mikey” Berryman, Taj Alexander Mahon-Haft Whatever your take on a gas tax holiday, it was never Youngkin’s real goal with last week’s budget amendments. It was a salient talking point to misdirect public attention from inhumane policies. It worked. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of families with […]

Trail Running, Solitary Confinement, and Finding Love ~ Interview with David Smith

~ Note from Gin ~ I forgot to include these originally, so I wanted to update this post. David is involved in so many positive things! ~ Get his books on Amazon!   Interfaith Action for Human Rights: https://www.interfaithactionhr.org/ OAR: https://www.oarric.org/ Virginia Prison Justice Network: https://vapjn.wordpress.com/ Virginia Coalition Against Solitary Confinement (no official website but here is our […]

Be a Navigator ~ Robert ~ Interview

~ Note from Gin ~ My apologies as I have been moving and then away and have not gotten a chance to update interviews or blog posts. So much is in the pipeline. I hope you all will stay tuned for all we have to come. This interview with Robert is a simple one. I […]

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 […]

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 […]