Category: Dispatches
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”
Updates and Efforts Presented Through Letters
Anne R. Senior Editor, Reveal Digital One Liberty Plaza/165 Broadway, 5th Fl. New York, NY 10006 8.31.22 Hi Anne! Good to hear that everything should transfer smoothly. I’ll be able to send the agreement back just as soon as I receive it. Unfortunately, my facility won’t allow stationery or envelopes to come through the mail, … Continue reading “Updates and Efforts Presented Through Letters”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. ’22 (The Ad-Seg Issue)
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Sept. ’22 Welcome to the October 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 another. Friends … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. ’22 (The Ad-Seg Issue)”
The Commissary Pricelist for Idaho Prisons and the Revenue Sharing Arrangement That Rewards Setting the Highest Prices Possible
May 2024 pricing update December 2022 pricing update can be found here Jump to 10-22-2022 update The September 2022 Keefe Commissary pricelist can be viewed and downloaded here. Although this list was obtained through a public records request, it appears to be missing at least a few items. A few of the missing notables include: … Continue reading “The Commissary Pricelist for Idaho Prisons and the Revenue Sharing Arrangement That Rewards Setting the Highest Prices Possible”
First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Sept. ’22
Previous: First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Aug. ’22 Welcome to the September 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 another. Friends … Continue reading “First Amend This!: An IDOC Newsletter, Sept. ’22”