The Journal
of Prisoners
on Prisons
... allowing our experiences and analysis to be added to the forum that will constitute public opinion could help halt the disastrous trend toward building more fortresses offear which will become in the 21 st century this generation's monuments to failure.
Jo-Ann Mayhew
Volume 10 Number 1 and 2 1999
$15.00 JOURNAL OF PRISONERS ON PRISONS
EDITORIAL STAFF: Editors: Bob Gaucher, Liz Elliott Issue Editor: Bob Gaucher Production: Kim Cunnington-Taylor Cover Design: Bob Gaucher and SPA V - MPS Distribution: Curtis Taylor Production Site: University of Ottawa Web Site: www.jpp.org
EDITORIAL BOARD: Rick Alexander Kim Cunnington-Taylor Howard Davidson Daniel Dos Santos Liz Elliott Robert Gaucher Ruth Morris Peter Murphy Stephen Reid Robert Rowbotham Curtis Taylor Jon Marc Taylor
The Journal ofPrisoners on Prisons is published semi-annually. Its purpose is to encourage research on a wide range of issues related to crime,justice, and punishment by prisoners and former prisoners.
SUBMISSIONS: Prisoners and fonner prisoners are encouraged to submit papers, collaborative essays, discussions transcribed from tape, book reviews, and photo or graphic essays. The Journal does not publish fiction or poetry. The Journal will publish articles in either French or English. Articles should be no longer than 20 pages typed and double spaced or legibly handwritten. Writers may elect to write anonymously or under a pseudonym. For references cited in an article, the writer should attempt to provide the necessary bibliographic information. Refer to the references cited in this issue for examples. Submissions are reviewed by an editorial board. Selected articles are corrected for composition and returned to the authors for their approval before publication. Papers not selected are returned with editor's comments. Revised papers may be resubmitted
SUBSCRIPTIONS for one year (Canadian or U.S.) $12.00 for individuals, $7.00 for persons oflow income, $4.00 for prisoners, and $20.00 for organizations. Individual copies are $12.00 (unless otherwise stated). Donations are gratefully received.
Send manuscripts to: Order subscriptions from: Liz Elliott Bob Gaucher Journal o/Prisoners on Prisons Journal o/Prisoners on Prisons School of Criminology 25 University, #135 Simon Fraser University P.O. Box 450, Stn. A Burnaby, British Columbia University of Ottawa CANADA V5A IS6 Ottawa, Ontario CANADA KIN 6N5
CThe Journal of Prisoners on Prisons All Rights reserved. This includes the right to reproduce this journal or portions thereof in any form. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publishers, editors, or sponsors. Printed and Bound in Canada ISSN 0838-164X In This Issue
Editor's Note Bob Gaucher ...... iv
DEDICATION
In Dedication to a Friend Bob Gaucher ...... 1
Jo-Ann Mayhew: Our Sister Our Friend October 22, 1998 - Memorial at Halifax Gayle Horii ...... 5
ARTICLES
Inside Looking Out: Writers in Prison Bob Gaucher ...... 14
Writing on The Walls: It Isn't Just Graffiti Charles Huckelbury, Jr...... 32
Letter to Joanna Victor Hassine ...... 40
Maximum Ink Gregory J. McMaster ...... 46
The History of Prison Legal News: The Samizdat of the American Gulag Paul Wright ...... 53
Is There Life After Prison Lifo? Richard Stratton ...... 63
No Dope: Try to Cope Thomas Mann ...... 65
The American Dream: Free Enterprise SethM Ferranti ...... 76
ii A Decade of Diesel Therapy in the Floriduh Gulag Gerald Niles ...... 81
Hole Time Gregory J. McMaster ...... 87
PRISONERS' STRUGGLES
The ACA Accreditation Fraud Dan Cahill, Muldoon, James Pryor, and Robert Woodman .. 98
If They Were Going to Kill My Brother Standing Deer ...... 103
RESPONSE
An Interview with Victor Hassine Bob Gaucher ...... 105
BOOK REVIEWS
Jailhouse Journalism:The Fourth Estate Behind Bars by James McGrath Morris (1998) Reviewed by Paul Wright ...... 128
Life Without Parole: Living in Prison Today. Victor Hassine AM 4737. Edited by T. Bernard, R. McCleary and R.A. Wright (1999) (Second Edition) Reviewed by Chris Bruckert ...... 132
Prisoners' Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs in the United States and Canada By Jon Marc Taylor Reviewed by Bob Gaucher ...... 134
Up the Ladder: An Autobiography By Frank Anderson Reviewed by Bob Gaucher ...... 136
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