Lyle May

Oct 23, 2024 | prismreports.org | Lyle May

As election day approaches, there is increased reporting about Republican-led initiatives to prevent marginalized Americans from voting. These efforts extend beyond the longstanding disenfranchisement of incarcerated people, with many states now barring those on probation or parole from participating in the electoral process. The violation of this fundamental right to participate in democracy is not new to us.

Sep 16, 2024 | prismreports.org | Lyle May

In the early fall of 2020, my phone meeting with the op-ed and politics editors of the New York Times went great. After presenting pitches for several articles, the editors settled on one about the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) of 1996 as it relates to populist politics and the spate of federal executions in 2020. As an incarcerated journalist, publishing an article in a legacy newspaper would be a huge break.

Aug 29, 2024 | routledge.com | Lyle May |Amanda Cox |Lisa Carter

This volume follows one man’s revolutionary journey from deficient early education to his incarceration on North Carolina’s death row, where he was given the opportunity to pursue higher education. By pairing Lyle May‘s engaging first-person account with current scholarly literature, this book examines the complex relationship between the United States’ educational and penal systems. It also documents the role of education in May’s contributions to society through writing, teaching, and activism.

Aug 8, 2024 | ncnewsline.com | Lyle May

by Lyle C. May, NC Newsline August 8, 2024 Nearly a year ago, Gov. Roy Cooper responded to a death row prisoner’s plea for access to a GED program. Ordinarily, people incarcerated in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) are required to attend a GED program if they do not possess a high school diploma or GED. The NCDAC Mandatory Education policy applies to all intellectually capable residents in the state prison system, except those housed on death row. Moved by the letter, Gov.

May 16, 2024 | inquest.org | Lyle May

Gary Fields, in trying to gain access to a prison for a 2012 story for the Wall Street Journal, wrote that “each prison is a fiefdom.” Wardens are feudal lords, guards their militia, and prisoners the serfs. While rules govern each prison, and the penal system at large loosely controls the collective of prisons in a state, there is still some autonomy among wardens. Their main cohesion, however, can be found where the flow of information is concerned.