Greg Phillips State Prison Analysis

Multiple inmates in a Georgia state prison, Greg Phillips State Prison, are incarcerated because they were not able to afford adequate representation in court. Many of the inmates at this particular prison are young women caught in school-to-prison pipeline. A prison chaplain encounters numerous inmates with varieties of reasons pertaining to their incarcerations. Some inmates in Greg Phillips State Prison are incarcerated for heinous acts of violence; others are incarcerated for statutory rape or shoplifting; but one individual was incarcerated for lying to the police during a murder investigation. Research confirms her story is accurate. She gave a fictitious name to the police and this resulted in a four-year prison sentence. The spiritual life of Jessica prior to her conviction is uncertain. However, several spiritual discussions were held between the prison chaplain and Jessica. When asked to which story of the Bible she most related, she responded with Psalm 88. Psalm 88 is a dark lament psalm in which the author specifically says at the end, "You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend." Having spent the first year of her prison sentence in the county jail, Jessica did not adapt well to her new environment in George Phillips State Prison. She constantly …show more content…
Since the seminary had already developed a decade long relationship with George Phillips State Prison, the concept of developing a legal clinic at the law school to help with post-conviction relief seemed to be an ingenious plan. Despite there being a team of chaplains in the prison chaplain 's cohort - and verbal support from the faculty advisor - nobody attempted to help the prison chaplain work with the law school at the university. One person could not communicate with the law school, the prison, a local attorney, and more essential personnel