Comments on: Blogging Behind Bars

By: A. Wunter

A. Wunter — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:32:33 +0000

on 1 March 2011, Sebastian Matkey publised his Bachelorthesis at GRIN Publishing about ‘blogging behind bars’ in the US. The book shows how these prison blogs have revived prison literature by “techno-social” that allow a direct exchange between reader and author. It also shows how certain themes of prison literature are taken up by prison blogs and, at the same time, transferred or adapted to this digital medium by doing close readings and literary analyses. source: http://www.grin.com/e-book/168030/blogging-behind-bars

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:07:26 +0000

And letting them tell the world of their experiences may convince others to not follow a similar path.

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:47:12 +0000

It seems to me that society puts those folks in prison as punishment for breaking the commonly accepted norms of society.

Prison is supposed to be punishment, and I don’t believe they need to have anything more than the basic necessities of life to get by while they do their time.

Coddling them does nothing but make their life a little better. They are in prison, being punished so they deserve nothing like this privilege.

George

By: Benjamin Yah

Benjamin Yah — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:54:38 +0000

@John.

Apparently an unhappy relative of a serial killer.

By: Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:01:35 +0000

He’s not just blogging – last week he published a feature article in teh Globe and Mail and was cited, not as a currently imprisoned convicted felon, but as an expert on FDR. Disgusting.

By: b. luis grey

b. luis grey — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:38:29 +0000

Interesting blog topic and the comments are just as diverse in opinion. I think that the punishment should fit the crime. There’s a lot of elements to consider.

By: John

John — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:27:57 +0000

My thoughts are that this and your opinions on who may or may not be ‘burning in hell’ are inappropriate to this blog. I’ve been thinking of unsubscribing this feed for a while now and that’s sealed the deal.

By: Angel Cuala

Angel Cuala — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:11:25 +0000

Why not? As long as he do not influence others to do what he did, I think that there’s nothing wrong with it.

However, I still believe someone somehow should still monitor all of his actions on the blog very closely.

By: jay

jay — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:05:18 +0000

The old adage says that it’s best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. Prisoners with something positive or useful to say will get readership be able to continue providing good content. The fools will either quit writing or leave no doubt as to their foolishness. (As is the case with blogs in general these days.)

I would definitely read an intelligent, well-written blog about life on the inside. So let ‘em blog, without any monitoring at all! Let’s hear what they have to say!

By: IfThordCanSoShouldChildMolesters

IfThordCanSoShouldChildMolesters — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:19:51 +0000

Let’s be honest. Thord looks like a serial killer and Paul Boutin DJs at NAMBLA conventions. Mike Arrington has eaten babies, and Own Thomas sticks objects up his ass on a regular basis.

The bloggins world is much, much weirder than anything found in prison.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:55:02 +0000

Sure. Let ‘em have at it. A prison could set up a WordPress MU-like config, but monitor and pre-approve everything posted – posts and comments. Blogging about life behind bars could make for some fascinating reading and could provide the conger (convict blogger?) with some positive personal insight and self-discovery.