Bullock
Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison
Book • 2025
Matthew Vernon Wallen's Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison is an investigative, oral-history account focused on Bullock Correctional Facility in Alabama.
The book compiles interviews with incarcerated people to reveal failing infrastructure, rampant violence, mental-health crises, and systemic indifference.
Wallen situates the prison's crises in historical and legal context, tracing policy choices and court litigation that have shaped conditions.
The narrative centers on an unusually cold winter when heating and plumbing failed, illustrating daily survival and the moral costs of mass incarceration.
The work is both witness and critique, aiming to move readers toward accountability and organizing for change.
The book compiles interviews with incarcerated people to reveal failing infrastructure, rampant violence, mental-health crises, and systemic indifference.
Wallen situates the prison's crises in historical and legal context, tracing policy choices and court litigation that have shaped conditions.
The narrative centers on an unusually cold winter when heating and plumbing failed, illustrating daily survival and the moral costs of mass incarceration.
The work is both witness and critique, aiming to move readers toward accountability and organizing for change.
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Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison
