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Alabama Department of Corrections Unveils New Blackmarket Side Hustle for its Employees
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As of September 1st, the Alabama Department of Corrections no longer...
Milton (Part Three) More Questions About the Trial Transcript
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My Appearance on The Varn Vlog
Thanks to C. Derek Varn for having me on to discuss Bullock and Alabama prisons.
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Jimmy: A Brief Death Penalty Story is Available for Preorder Now
My new short book, Jimmy: A Brief Death Penalty Story, with an introduction by , and with a conversation between myself and RJ Maratea in the appendix, is now available for preorder and will be published on September 12th. Here is the link...
Milton (Part Two)
(Special thanks to Reggie Wingo, Angie Gonzalez, and Alden Holt for letting me work in their office. If you missed Part One, please read it here. )
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Matthew Vernon Whalan's work has appeared in The Alabama Political Reporter, Scheer Post, New York Journal of Books, Eunoia Review, Jacobin Magazine, and elsewhere. Author of Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison.
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