I Cleaned Up Jonestown

By Citizen Correspondent Brad Johnson as told to Tamara Belinc
The horrifying Jonestown mass suicide in November, 1978, is a dim memory to most, but for me, retired Air Force Col. Brad Johnson, it is something I will never forget. Stationed at the time with the Air Force in Dover, Delaware, I was assigned to help process the bodies as they arrived. Jonestown, named after People’s... Full Story »

Trapped In A Mormon Gulag

By Citizen Correspondent Eric Norwood
His filthy digit tasted like rust and fish. "I can hurt you without leaving any marks," Brent growled as I writhed in agony on the ground. I struggled for breath as he mounted my back, put his finger in my mouth, and pulled back on my cheek, fish-hooking me. The pain was incredible. I tried to beg him to stop, but the words... Full Story »

Crime Is Money, Money Is Crime

By Citizen Correspondent Jeff Andrews, as told to Jesse Stretch
I was high on cocaine and had been pacing my near-destroyed suite at the Arizona Biltmore for over an hour. I looked around and the room was shattered, a mess of alcohol and dirty towels littered the floor like wreckage from a nuclear blast. I got a sick feeling like I was on my way back to prison. I peeked out the window... Full Story »

I Won My War With Welfare

By Citizen Correspondent Kathy Henry
I did not plan to become a parent at 16, but I have no regrets. Being a mother is my greatest role. If I didn’t have children, I wouldn’t have dealt with the system as long as I did. But mothers must make sacrifices, sometimes swallowing their pride and applying for food stamps and cash assistance. People have no idea... Full Story »

I Survived A Nazi Death March

By Citizen Correspondent Louis Neibrief
Shortly into our time in Auschwitz my brother, Jack, had become very sick and very weak. He said he just wanted to be killed just so he could be out of pain. I decided to leave my job in the carpenter factory so that I could go be with and help him, but you could not just ask to change jobs. So I did it on my own. I went... Full Story »