James D. Mancuso

Dec 27, 2024 | prisonjournalismproject.org | James D. Mancuso

In February, I was transported from Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, to the Idaho State Correctional Institution in Boise, Idaho, my home state. Under normal circumstances, that drive is nearly 1,000 miles and close to 15 hours long. But for a prison transport, it takes 26 hours. And you’re handcuffed the entire time. I had arrived at SCC three and a half years earlier. As a solution to prison overcrowding, Idaho sent hundreds of prisoners to out-of-state prisons.

May 30, 2024 | alizila.com | Elizabeth Utley |James D. Mancuso

A key investigative branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security praised Alibaba Group this week for years of support of anti-counterfeiting initiatives in America and around the world. The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), operated by Homeland Security Investigations, is the U.S. government’s frontline response to IP theft and trade law violations.

Oct 5, 2023 | prisonjournalismproject.org | James D. Mancuso

Prison Journalism Project trains incarcerated writers to become journalists and publishes their stories. Subscribe to Inside Story to receive exclusive behind-the-scene looks at our best stories, as well as author profiles and other insights. I find myself locked in the bowels of hell —Oppressive boredom crushes spirit and soulIn this dungeon where petty tyrants dwell. Integrity, she is a corpse, bloated and rotten.