I’ve been incarcerated for 22 years, and I’ve never seen prisons this out of control

PUBLICATION: HuffPo

DATE: April 10, 2024

Through his personal experiences, Phillip describes how under-staffing in North Carolina prisons caused overcrowding in his institution, creating a hotbed of violence. Phillip writes, “Prison violence should concern everyone, because most incarcerated people reenter society.” His research further depicts a nationwide problem that numerous state officials struggle to solve.



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