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Lyle C. May

Lyle C. May is a prison journalist, abolitionist, Ohio university alum, and member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society. As he pursues every legal avenue to overturn his wrongful conviction and death sentence, Lyle advocates for greater access to higher education in prison. His fight is that of millions, and while the opposition is strong, his desire for equal justice is stronger. Follow his work at lylecmay.com

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'A modernized, streamlined incarceration experience.' New prison technology surveils life on both sides of the wall.

by Lyle C. May September 29, 2022December 4, 2023

While new tech promises prisoners connection, safety, and security, it also weakens incarcerated people's connection to loved ones—and hands their information over to law enforcement.

Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Qualified Immunity: How 'ordinary police work' tramples civil rights

by Lyle C. May June 23, 2021October 18, 2021
Posted inRACE & PLACE

North Carolina's Racial Justice Act can remove prisoners from death row. But is life without parole actual justice?

by Lyle C. May October 26, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Free the press in prisons, too

by Lyle C. May June 15, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Abolishing parole led to COVID-19 'tinderbox' in NC prisons

by Lyle C. May May 18, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Prison officials cut off higher education for people on North Carolina's Death Row

by Lyle C. May October 28, 2019November 13, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Why North Carolina keeps many parole-eligible prisoners behind bars

by Lyle C. May July 8, 2019October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Life without parole is 'silent execution'

by Lyle C. May December 31, 2018November 12, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Measures meant to make North Carolina prisons safer are doing the opposite

by Lyle C. May October 29, 2018October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Beyond the wall

by Lyle C. May July 3, 2017October 1, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Why we must educate our prisoners

by Lyle C. May November 29, 2016November 13, 2023

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