Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Marshall Project

    The Curious Case of the Prisoners in the Wrong Cellblock

    A mystery unfolds during an urgent phone call.
    by Sterling R. Cunio Jan 12, 2018 5 minutes

    This article was published in collaboration with Vice.

    The female robot voice recording begins:

    “Press one for English. Para Español oprima el dos.”

    Life Inside Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Related Stories

    While pressing one, I notice two guys — from a different housing unit — walking into our cellblock. Both are young white men covered in tattoos, one with scraggly red hair and two-day-old whiskers, the other a clean-shaven blond. Suspiciously, they are wearing winter coats during the hottest stretch of summer.

    When I make this call, Oregon is in a state of emergency. It’s been 49 days without rain, and over half a million acres of forest are burning. The nearest inferno is 59.8 miles away and has turned Salem’s air quality hazardous, while depositing

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

    More from The Marshall Project

    The Marshall Project8 min readPolitics
    No-Show Prison Workers Cost Mississippi Taxpayers Millions
    When Darrell Adams showed up for an overnight shift at the Marshall County Correctional Facility in rural Mississippi, he was one of six officers guarding about 1,000 prisoners. Adams said he thought that was normal; only half-a-dozen guards had been
    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 Project6 min readPsychology
    Prison Is Even Worse When You Have a Disability Like Autism
    State officials often fail to identify prisoners with developmental disorders, a group that faces overwhelming challenges behind bars, from bright lights to noises to social dynamics.

    Related Books & Audiobooks