David Joseph Meister

Mission Impossible: Exposing Private Prison Failures at Saguaro Correctional Center

by David J. Meister Roughly an hour’s drive southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, in remote Pinal County, several sprawling complexes of concrete blocks and razor-wire-topped fences mar the desert landscape. One of them is the Saguaro Correctional Center (SCC) — a private prison facility operated by CoreCivic, the latest incarnation of the infamous Corrections Corporation of … Continue reading “Mission Impossible: Exposing Private Prison Failures at Saguaro Correctional Center”

Freedom of Mind: Why Incarceration Doesn’t Have to Define You

By David Joseph Meister [Shared here with his permission.] Prison tries to tell you who you are. From the moment you are processed in, you are given a number, a uniform, a set of rules, and the subtle message that your identity is now property of the state. For many men, that message takes root. … Continue reading “Freedom of Mind: Why Incarceration Doesn’t Have to Define You”