Chandra Bozelko

chandrabozelko

Chandra Bozelko is a columnist and thought leader. Her blog, Prison Diaries, won two Webby Awards. She served six years, three months and 11 days at York Correctional Institution in Niantic, Connecticut.

Posts Discussions Saved Articles Followers (0)Following (0)

10/31/19

Prison strip searches are not only inhumane—they cost taxpayers $300 million

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedOctober 31, 2019

1/20/17

A thank you letter to president Barack Obama from a convicted felon

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedJanuary 20, 2017

11/9/15

From blood donation to taking the bus, some judges are offering creative options to jail time

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedNovember 9, 2015

9/9/15

Rules about “contraband” highlight the arbitrary injustice of life in an American prison

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedSeptember 9, 2015

8/20/15

Standing up to a prison bully got me two weeks of solitary confinement

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedAugust 20, 2015

8/13/15

To fix the US prison system, give every inmate the daily newspaper

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedAugust 13, 2015

7/24/15

In prison, shaving was a luxury I couldn’t stand to lose

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedJuly 24, 2015

6/14/15

Escaping from prison is always a mistake

Chandra Bozelko

PublishedJune 14, 2015

Chandra Bozelko's posts

Prison strip searches are not only inhumane—they cost taxpayers $300 million

A thank you letter to president Barack Obama from a convicted felon

From blood donation to taking the bus, some judges are offering creative options to jail time

Rules about “contraband” highlight the arbitrary injustice of life in an American prison

Standing up to a prison bully got me two weeks of solitary confinement

To fix the US prison system, give every inmate the daily newspaper

In prison, shaving was a luxury I couldn’t stand to lose

Escaping from prison is always a mistake