The Worst Amongst Us

<p>The visitation room at Raleigh Central Prison is small, dark and oppressive. It is divided in half by a thick glass sheet, encased in a rusted, steel frame. The tiny space is stiflingly hot. If I stretch my arms, I can touch both concrete walls at the same time. The glare from the overhead light makes it difficult to see through the glass. The constant screeching and clanging of metal doors outside the room makes it hard to hear anything at all.</p> <p>It is designed to prevent any physical contact between an incarcerated person and their visitor. It encourages short visits. Despite numerous reports exposing the prisons in North Carolina as being grossly underfunded, it was clear that the state spared no expense in securing visitation rooms for death row inmates.</p> <p><a href="https://humzahussain.medium.com/the-worst-amongst-us-be81417bdcb0"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>