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How to Make Hooch in Prison

By Seth Ferranti

Prison brewing involves some simple ingredients, some know-how...and an unwanted pair of pants, inmates explain to The Fix. MORE  

Drug Treatment In Prison: Aftercare

By Seth Ferranti

Some prisoners who graduate from drug treatment programs worry that they're not being prepared for life on the outside, they tell The Fix. MORE  

Drug Treatment in Prison: Moving on Out

By Seth Ferranti

The RDAP program aims high to prep prisoners for release—like teaching how to tie a tie. But some tell The Fix they find it "condescending." MORE  

Would Drug Prisoners Vote Obama?

By Seth Ferranti

The War on Drugs imprisons millions of low-level offenders who (wrongly) believed the Obama Administration would help them. There's little reason for hope with a second term. MORE  

Drug Treatment in Prison: Core Treatment

By Seth Ferranti

Prisoners tell The Fix that Phase II of RDAP covers communication and self-analysis: are you a dominator, neglector or manipulator?  MORE  

Drug Treatment in Prison: Orientation

By Seth Ferranti

In the first phase of RDAP, prisoners start preparing to re-enter society. It doesn't always go perfectly. MORE  

Drug Treatment in Prison: A Harsh Regime

By Seth Ferranti

The Residential Drug Abuse Program demands exacting standards of behavior, prisoners tell The Fix. MORE  

Drug Treatment in Prison: Making Strides

By Seth Ferranti

Attendance alone isn't enough, prisoners tell The Fix: you have to participate actively and commit to change. MORE  

How Prison Drug Dealing by Phone Has Changed

By Seth Ferranti

The '90s were the heyday of running drug empires from federal prison, inmates tell The Fix. But cell phones have offered new possibilities. MORE  

A Drug Treatment Program in Prison

By Seth Ferranti

The Residential Drug Abuse Program is largely helpful, prisoners tell The Fix. MORE  

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