How arbitrary punishment in prison spurs invasive nightmares, dissociative events, crippling anxiety, and substance abuse.
Author Archives: Carla J. Simmons
Carla is a Life University student in the Chillion project at Lee Arrendale State Prison, where she is earning a degree in Positive Human Development and Social Change. With her focus in psychology, she plans to continue researching trauma in carceral settings in order to contribute to policy changes. Carla has been in the Georgia prison system since 2004 and looks forward to returning to her friends and family. She is a survivor of domestic and state violence.