murder

It Happened to Me: I Write to Murderers

I have written kind words to men who have done awful things: a drug-addicted man who stabbed an elderly couple to death when caught committing a burglary; a man who shot his girlfriend in the face; a man who shot a friend during an argument over a woman.
Jessica Katharine Murray in
Issues, murder, death row, prison

Nov 20, 2012 at 3:00pm | 373 comments

prison

It Happened To Me: I Have Been in Prison For 6 Years

Ever since I was convicted of 14 crimes -- all white-collar-type financial offenses -- I've been living at the maximum-security York Correctional Institution.
Chandra Bozelko in
It Happened To Me, prison, crime

Dec 5, 2012 at 10:00am | 316 comments

education

Judge Punishes Honours Student With Two Jobs for Being Late To School

Oddly enough, the best place for youth is not the prison system.
s.e. smith in
Issues, education, prison, race, school, this will work out GREAT I'm sure

May 30, 2012 at 12:00pm | 98 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: Once Upon A Time I Went to Jail… For Satan Worshipping

Many incidents of kids and young adults arrested in Lebanon due to their dark dress and musical tastes pop up everywhere. It really is a crackdown on alternative lifestyles which is pretty archaic.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, ihtm raw, prison, jail, satan, 666, lebanon

Mar 4, 2013 at 6:00pm | 48 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Taught In A Men's Prison

I was single and not unattractive, so I kept my long red hair in a permanent bun with a sharp pencil stuck in the side. I never wore makeup and purchased a realistic wedding ring.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, ihtm raw, prison, teachers, teaching

Feb 12, 2013 at 10:30am | 45 comments

ihtm contest

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: My Husband Went To Prison And It Was The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Sometimes I think of how life would be if that day in September were just a horrible nightmare, and you know what? I don't want that life.
IHTM CONTESTANT in
It Happened To Me, ihtm contest, jail, prison, marriage, parenting

Mar 8, 2013 at 10:00am | 38 comments

prison

CeCe McDonald and the Safety Paradox of Transgender Prison Inmates

CeCe McDonald is currently living with the general population of a men's prison in Minnesota. The question remains of whether she can ever really be safe as long as she's incarcerated.
Lesley in
Issues, prison, social justice, transgender

Jun 12, 2012 at 3:00pm | 25 comments

bipolar disorder

It Happened to Me: My Brother Is In Jail

The circumstances were unclear. He'd been at a friend's house -- an older woman we didn't know -- and he'd been drinking, and someone had called the police, and now he was in jail.
Molly C.H.K. in
It Happened To Me, bipolar disorder, brothers, family drama, jail, prison

Nov 21, 2011 at 12:00pm | 0 comments

justice

It Happened to Me: I Put My Rapist in Prison

It was actually kind of a blessing in disguise that I was so badly injured, as it later made it hard for him to claim it was consensual.
Anonymous in
It Happened To Me, justice, parole, prison, rape, the legal system

Jan 3, 2012 at 11:00am | 0 comments

jobs

It Happened to Me: I Worked in a Women's Prison

I was stationed at Lowell Correctional Facility in Florida, which is a maximum security prison for women.
Rachel Schullo in
It Happened To Me, jobs, prison

Oct 6, 2011 at 1:00pm | 0 comments