by Editor | 16/12/25 | Blog
This wonderful poem was submitted to HumanS Remain by Violet Newborn and is published with her permission THE POEM TO DEATH ROW “Come on.” That’s what the woman whispered, gesturing to come with me. when she stepped into the cells of Death Row— not to condemn, not to...
by Editor | 26/11/25 | Blog
Most people that talk to me about my empathy for Death Row prisoners start at the same place; they have a pre-formed picture of the sort of folk that end up there and presume they are monsters and ghouls. It’s an institutionalised viewpoint that is rooted in the...
by Editor | 13/11/25 | Blog
A few years ago a group of talented writers and drama students from Death Row, MS came together to perform the play, ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller. They had an audience of about 50 people in the prison gym. ‘Scalawag’ magazine...
by Editor | 09/11/25 | Blog
The catholic church in Texas recently declared that “Every execution should be stopped.” It is, in my opinion, a little late in the day but they are here now urging clemency and calling for the abolition of the death penalty. We must celebrate that they...
by Editor | 10/10/25 | Blog
Kneejerk reactions to crime are a disservice to both perpetrators and victims. The onus should surely focus on prevention given that so much crime is committed by people who herald from a background rooted in poverty, addiction and compromised mental health. An...
