An inmate's love for math leads to new discoveries: Published in the journal Research in Number Theory, he showed for the first time regularities in the approximation of a vast class of numbers
It is incredibly sad how hard it is for american prisoners to not only access medical care, but for them to even obtain educational resources at a reasonable price. The purpose of prisons in...
It is incredibly sad how hard it is for american prisoners to not only access medical care, but for them to even obtain educational resources at a reasonable price.
There are no teachers here who can help me so I often spend hundreds on books that may or may not contain the help I need. Thank you."
My parents sent him loads of books. However, the prison blocked them all as they did not come from an authorized vendor. Havens worked with the prison staff and started the Prison Mathematics Project, where he would explain mathematics to other inmates. In exchange they were allowed a library and a room to meet biweekly. It worked—the box of books got admitted to the prison.
The purpose of prisons in america has moved from punishment to profit center.
I like the talking point that has been going around progressive circles recently: slavery was never fully made illegal in the U.S. The 13th Amendment explicitly carves out slavery/involuntary...
I like the talking point that has been going around progressive circles recently: slavery was never fully made illegal in the U.S. The 13th Amendment explicitly carves out slavery/involuntary servitude as legal for convicts: "...except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted..."
It is incredibly sad how hard it is for american prisoners to not only access medical care, but for them to even obtain educational resources at a reasonable price.
The purpose of prisons in america has moved from punishment to profit center.
So true. Louisiana's Angola state prison is proud that they are a working farm. As in, inmates do farm labor. It's just a new form of enslavement.
I like the talking point that has been going around progressive circles recently: slavery was never fully made illegal in the U.S. The 13th Amendment explicitly carves out slavery/involuntary servitude as legal for convicts: "...except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted..."