A man inside wrote a letter to the U.S. attorney general's office to help secure proper modifications and services for people with vision problems.

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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I was reading a novel early one evening in July, when I heard someone down the tier yell, “They tried to kill ...

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While I could have identified musicians, authors and activists who have shaped my existence, I expressed gratitude for my greatest inspiration here at California State Prison, Los Angeles County. His ...

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