Patrick Irving

Mile Marker 11222023: My First Writing Workshop!

As a proud member of the Prison Journalism Project (PJP), I am elated to announce myself as one of a handful of PJP writers selected to participate in an unprecedented, advanced nonfiction writing workshop led by Bill Keller and co-instructed by Shaheen Pasha. Bill Keller worked at The New York Times for 30 years as … Continue reading “Mile Marker 11222023: My First Writing Workshop!”

The Newest Commissary Price List for Idaho Prisons and the Methodical Obstruction of Records Requests and Grievances (1.7.23)

This post contains the newest version of the IDOC pricelist*, which reflects the return of several high-demand products at two to three times the price at which they were offered in April. In the last commissary price list post, I shared how I had been waiting months for public records containing the information Keefe presented … Continue reading “The Newest Commissary Price List for Idaho Prisons and the Methodical Obstruction of Records Requests and Grievances (1.7.23)”

Re: IDOC Censorship Notice 1.5.23

Scripps Howard First Amendment Center School of Journalism and Media University of Kentucky 102 Blazer Dining Hall Lexington, KY 40506-0012 Freedom Forum Institute First Amendment Center 9893 Brewers Court Laurel, MD 20723 First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37240 Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University 475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 302 New York, … Continue reading “Re: IDOC Censorship Notice 1.5.23”

Wife of Former Boise Police Department Captain Tied to White Supremacists Employed by the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole

In 2019, Ashley Bryngelson, a pre-hearing investigation officer for the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole (ICPP), recommended that Sergio Castillo-Marquez, a Mexican citizen imprisoned for drug trafficking, be denied parole, deportation and reunification with his family in Mexico. Bryngelson’s husband, Matthew Bryngelson, has recently been in the news for his relationship with American Renaissance, … Continue reading “Wife of Former Boise Police Department Captain Tied to White Supremacists Employed by the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole”

Patrick Irving Sits With Employees of JPay, Showcases How the Company Sh*ts On Its Consumers (Round 1)

[This interview has been edited for clarity and length.] Patrick: By responding to the following communication, you, the responder(s), hereby acknowledge that as a representative of JPay, Securus, and/or all peripheral/parent companies that this exchange will be published in a series investigating the abusive practices of your employer(s), and that by choosing to respond, you, … Continue reading “Patrick Irving Sits With Employees of JPay, Showcases How the Company Sh*ts On Its Consumers (Round 1)”

Irving Now Serving: The Calaboose Kaleidoscope (five links that paint a picture of America’s prison system) 12.20.22

Patrick Irving writes from the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, often cramped behind a desk, on the starboard side of the toilet, not infrequently rubbing shoulders while his cellie is taking the throne. His experimental advocacy model–developed and refined with the help of his father–can be studied along with the scope of his work at bookofirving82431.com. … Continue reading “Irving Now Serving: The Calaboose Kaleidoscope (five links that paint a picture of America’s prison system) 12.20.22”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. ’22

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. ’22 Welcome to the December issue of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. Loved … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. ’22”

First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. ’22

Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. ’22 (The Ad-Seg Issue) Welcome to the November edition of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. ’22”

Patrick Published in the New York Times – November 2, 2022

NYTimes.com “Prisoners Like Me Are Being Held Hostage to Price Hikes” [Update Nov. 5th, 2022 – An additional Q&A with Patrick in the NYT Opinion Today newsletter] A BIG!!! thanks to Mason Bryan and Yukari Kane at the Prison Journalism Project for proposing, editing and facilitating the opportunity to present a guest essay describing how … Continue reading “Patrick Published in the New York Times – November 2, 2022”

PolyKatze Provides the Means to Hit Patrick with an ‘Attaboy!’

Thanks to a Berlin-based artist with a generous eye for talent, a few of my favorite creative works can now be shared and taken home on a selection of items offered at https://Polykatze.threadless.com Check it out: Behold! We are PolyKatze!! Accumulate our things and accrue our sleek affection!!! Chosen to chronicle the human endeavor by … Continue reading “PolyKatze Provides the Means to Hit Patrick with an ‘Attaboy!’”