Cellmates or Cellouts - HIUS 144 Final Assignment - Yow, Joel K.

From Behind Bars is a non-profit organization created to help those who are put into tough situations because of incarceration. We know that many of those in prison wish to start a new life fresh with goals and dreams beyond a small, cramped cell. In order to help, we have gathered support from successful ex-convicts who wish to help those who need a boost. Drawing form the financial resources selflessly gifted to us, we have developed several programs in order to help all sorts of situations including: - Finance counseling for single parents - Trade education (machining/mechanic/electric/plumbing/carpentry) - Food banks for those in poverty - Safe houses for those living in dangerous places Our mission/goal is to help you start over from a place with leverage. Starting a new life in a difficult place with no help feels hopeless, so let us help you!

- 13th (2016) 13th opens the eyes of its' viewers to the racial inequality in the United States. It unearths the injust fact that the overwhelming population inside prison in the United States is African American. - The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison (1998) The Farm deal with a maximum security prison in Louisiana run by a majority white staff and a majority black prisoner population. It displays several stories about injustices inside the prison as well as highlights the hope which the prisoners have. - The House I Live In (2012) This film highlights the ineffective way that America has been handling the war on drugs. Drugs cause prisoners and those dependent upon those prisoners to spiral into a depression, and the prison system is doing nothing to help those affected by this. - Serving Life (2011) Serving Life also deals with the Angola state penitentiary in Louisiana. It covers an important issue: that those who are serving life sentences should not be treated as

While there isn't much you can do to voice your concerns while in prison, there are still some ways which include: - Literature - Music - Film We have created programs for each of these methods of counterdiscourse. We want your voice to be heard! You can sign up for any of these online to get help from established authors, musical artists, and directors. They will help your get your voice out there, and your idea off the ground. These wonderful volunteers are here for you!

Prison, or in crude terminology, neo-slavery, affects everyone differently. If you're male, female, white, black, latino, middle eastern, or asian, the negatives are observed in a variety of ways. For example, blacks are racially profiled to be the largest population in prison. Wives of men who are in prison are left alone to take care of the children as single mothers. Those who are in poverty are left with nothing for them to return to when they are released from prison. No matter the effect that new-age prison has on you, here at FromBehindBars we will fight to help your specific case. Intersectionality has always been an important part of how we approach modern issues involving prison.