Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Marshall Project

    A Pacifist's Plan to Survive the Violent World of Prison

    by Ryan M. Moser Nov 06, 2020 4 minutes

    Before I even open my eyes I am reminded of where I am, by the yelling and smell of sweat in the dormitory, the hardness of the metal bunk beneath my four-inch thick mattress, the fluorescent lights burning through my eyelids, my anxiety.

    When I do finally open my eyes, I see men moving all around me like an army of ants. It’s only 5:14 in the morning, but they’re already gambling on Texas Hold Em’ games while sitting on rusty footlockers, smoking cigarettes. Others are hustling for their living: washing laundry, sewing clothes or rolling smokes.

    Life Inside Perspectives from those who work and live in to receive "Life Inside" emailed to you every week. Related Stories

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Marshall Project

    The Marshall Project4 min read
    Coronavirus Has Sparked Another Epidemic in My Prison: Anti-Asian Racism
    Sitting in my cell on a mandatory precautionary quarantine, I'm still finding it difficult to make sense of everything that's going on. In the beginning, “pandemic” was a word I had to translate for my cellie, a Vietnamese refugee who struggled with
    The Marshall Project3 min readMedical
    Should Prisoners Get Covid-19 Vaccines Early?
    Now that shipments of Covid-19 vaccine are on the move and FDA approval on the fast track, the fight begins over who will get the scarce vaccine first. States have until Friday to finalize distribution plans and submit them to the federal government
    The Marshall Project7 min readMedical
    Lax Masking, Short Quarantines, Ignored Symptoms: Inside a Prison Coronavirus Outbreak in ‘Disbeliever Country.’
    The latest COVID-19 surge is happening behind bars, too. Here’s three accounts from an upstate New York prison hit by the pandemic.

    Related Books & Audiobooks