Matthew Vernon Whalan
@hardtimesreviewer.bsky.social
I write mostly about Alabama prisons and the life stories of the prisoners inside them. I’m also a regular on Ben Burgis’s program Give Them an Argument. Find my latest work below. Hardtimesreviewer.substack.com
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... a mother speaks
A Mother Speaks (Part Two)
Shelissa Burnett on the Grief of Losing Her Son While he was in the Custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections in Ongoing Oral History Series on the Life and Death of Lester Vinnie Macklin Jr.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... why do they keep hitting this work release prison?
Why do They Keep Hitting Childersburg?
It's been weeks of this shit now
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February 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... why do they keep hitting childersburg?
Why do They Keep Hitting Childersburg?
It's been weeks of this shit now
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February 7, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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A Mother
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February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Brothers: The one who lives remembers the one who died and was buried in prison grounds.
Brothers
The one who lives remembers the one who died and was buried on prison grounds.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Brothers: The one who lives remembers the one who died and was buried in prison grounds.
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Fourth eyewitness speak out on death in Childersburg work release prison in Alabama.
Fourth Eye Witness Speaks Out on Death in Childersburg Work-Release Prison in Alabama
"Help me. Please, help me."
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January 31, 2026 at 2:48 AM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Fourth eyewitness speak out on death in Childersburg work release prison in Alabama.
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Updates on condition and treatment of three activists being held in solitary confinement after participating in HBO Documentary The Alabama Solution
Updates on Condition & Treatment of Three Activists Held in Solitary Confinement After Appearing in HBO Documentary
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January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Updates on condition and treatment of three activists being held in solitary confinement after participating in HBO Documentary The Alabama Solution
substack.com/@matthewvern... A THIRD eyewitness speaks out about the death of Rodrequis Woods at the hands of corrections officers.
Matthew Vernon Whalan (@matthewvernonwhalan)
A THIRD eyewitness speaks out about the death of Rodrequis Woods at the hands of corrections officers.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
substack.com/@matthewvern... A THIRD eyewitness speaks out about the death of Rodrequis Woods at the hands of corrections officers.
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Eyewitness describes death of Rodrequis Woods at hands of corrections officer in interview with Hart Times Reviewer
Eyewitness Describes Death of Rodrequis Woods at The Hands of Corrections Officers in Childersburg Work Release Prison in Alabama
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January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Eyewitness describes death of Rodrequis Woods at hands of corrections officer in interview with Hart Times Reviewer
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Eyewitness describes death of Rodrequis Woods at hands of corrections officer in interview with Hart Times Reviewer
Eyewitness Describes Death of Rodrequis Woods at The Hands of Corrections Officers in Childersburg Work Release Prison in Alabama
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January 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Eyewitness describes death of Rodrequis Woods at hands of corrections officer in interview with Hart Times Reviewer
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Eyewitness describes death of Rodrequis Woods at the hands of corrections officers in childersburg prison in interview with Hard Times Reviewer
Eyewitness Describes Death of Rodrequis Woods at The Hands of Corrections Officers in Childersburg Work Release Prison in Alabama
Hard Times Reviewer is a reader-supported publication.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:23 AM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... Eyewitness describes death of Rodrequis Woods at the hands of corrections officers in childersburg prison in interview with Hard Times Reviewer
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... BREAKING: Prisoner Murdered by Officers in Childersburg Work Release Prison in Alabama last night.
BREAKING: Prisoner Murdered by Corrections Officers Wednesday Night in Childersburg Work Release Prison in Alabama
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January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
open.substack.com/pub/hardtime... BREAKING: Prisoner Murdered by Officers in Childersburg Work Release Prison in Alabama last night.
