Journal

Memoir: Part 8

Installment 8: On How and Why I Pled Guilty to a Crime I Did Not Commit Having gone to some length explaining solitary confinement...

Some photos of crochet work done by me in recent years. SG.

As part of my "I want to stay sane" project, I crochet. The finished products go to friends, children of friends, and, of course, my...

Memoir: Part 7

Installment 7: My Winter of Discontent and Disappointment Over the winter of 2010-2011, after I was indicted, I waited (and waited, and...

Memoir: Part 6

Installment 6: Waiting for Charges and Bargaining PCDC (Pitt County Detention Center) is a regional facility located in Greenville, NC,...

Memoir: Part 5

Installment 5: The Wheels of Justice Grind Inexorably & Fine From August until October 2010 I idled away in a for-profit prison,...

Memoir: Part 4

Installment 4: My First "For-Profit" Lockup Up to this point I had learned a few things about surviving in a crossbar hotel. Now I found...

Memoir: Part 3

Installment 3 My introduction to the Federal Prison System (be aware that at this point in my story there has been no trial, no plea...

Memoir: Part 2

Installment 2 At this point I had been locked up in a real pod for 36 hours with other inmates. 'Little Tommy' or was it 'Timmy' (who can...

Memoir: Part 1

Friends, many of you have asked about how I ended up where I did. Rather than respond individually to your questions, though, I will...

Task Force Aims to Lighten Criminal Code

Gary Fields wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal on May 6, 2013 with the subtitle "Bipartisan Congressional Initiative Targets...

How Mandatory Minimum Sentences Distort Plea Bargaining

The Economist is one of Steven's favorite publications. In the January 26th 2013 issue, an article was printed titled "THUMB ON THE...

Solitary Confinement Is Torture

In an issue of Rolling Stone magazine from last month, Jeff Tietz gave a raw look inside the use of solitary confinement within the U.S....

Photos Requested

Steven is attempting to recreate his life via photos that have been lost to him. If you have photo(s) that you would like to share,...

Aaron Swartz - A Victim of Government Prosecutorial Overreach

From AP via Huffington Post: HIGHLAND PARK, III. -- Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz was "killed by the government," his father...

A Message from Steven

The United States of America's legal system places extraordinary powers and responsibilities in the hands of a few. With the power to...

Post-Sentencing Message from Steven.

I deeply regret any negative impact from my or my organization's actions. I pled guilty to licensing charges only. The prosecution's...