This story was originally published by The Assembly, in solidarity with Abolition Week: The Bars We Can’t See. It was lunchtime at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York, and the cafeteria was teeming with men chattering as they ate. Craig Waleed was there too, but the 21-year-old inmate wasn’t eating. September 9, 1990, was the 19th...
