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Title
A bad year
Author
Arreygue, Michael
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Michael Arreyene S.V.S.P. California A Bad Year Any year in prison could be considered a bad year, but for me the past year has been a bad year. Although it is far from the worst because things could always be worse, for instance I probably could not be able to write these thoughts or even be around. By no means do I intend to be morbid, but as we all view the best/worse case scenario this is mine. My bad year began in August 2014 and it came out of nowhere and knocked me out like a suckerpun...
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apw:12347867
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2017-11-02T19:42:29.569Z
Title
A brand new beginning awaits us all
Author
Sharpe, Darrell
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A brand new beginning awaits us all By Darrell Sharpe, MA The windows here at the MCI Norfolk Prison-Security Housing unity extend from floor to ceiling, about eight feet high. They're only five inches wide-impossible for anyone to escape through, and the glass is clear. That surprised me. Most segregation units I've landed in have cell windows that are completely frosted over from the outside, making it impossible to look through them. But here at MCI Norfolk we have lots of beauti...
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apw:12347958
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2017-11-02T19:54:56.655Z
Title
A criminal end
Author
Glenn, Tracy
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"A Criminal End" By: Mr. Tracy "Hollywood" Glenn March 25th 2D1h Prison has a way of sometimes helping one find another path, one that is seemingly reachable that one could not see beforehand from the offense that has one there locked away. If I were to tell you this correspondence is being written by one man who has at 50 years of age no high school diploma or B.E.D. could you believe it? Prison for me today is demoralizing and it has no place in my efforts to fulfill in ...
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apw:12349016
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T12:35:30.869Z
Title
A day before my 18th birthday
Author
Marshall, Tandy
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No Title A day before my 18th birthday I was arrested in Milwaukee WI for possession with intent to deliver. I was sentenced to 9 years under the Wisconsin Truth in Sentencing Act. The judge ordered me to do 3 years inside and 6 years on mandatory supervision. Most of the 3 years was spent at the Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center (R.E.E.C.C.). At REECC I obtained my HSED in 2002. To get into the Office Assistant college course through Gateway Tech, I had to steal a cookie. My being empl...
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apw:12347879
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2017-11-02T19:42:30.234Z
Title
A gay man in prison
Author
Brown, Timothy Brian
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"A GAY MAN IN PRISON" First of all, I want to start off by letting you know something about my- self. I am a gay male serving time in federal prison, I will be here until the date of March 17, 2019, unless the laws change and I get some relief, or if I get clemency form the President of the United States. Since I do not see the later two items happening in a way that will benefit me, then I am counting on the March 2019 date. Life in a federal prison for a gay man is not as good as ...
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apw:12349071
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2017-11-03T13:24:50.675Z
Title
A look in on the prison performing arts theater and poetry classes
Author
Jaynes, Bev
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I wish you could be witness to the enrichment and achievement, the intellectual stimulation, and the soulful creative expression going on during the Prison Performing Arts theater and "spoken word" poetry classes in WERDCE, the women's prison in Vandalia, MO and Thursdays and in the men's prison down the road in Bowling Green, MO, on Fridays. PPA is a non-profit organization based in St.Louis, MO, which provides opportunities for personal growth and character development t...
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apw:12347831
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2017-11-02T19:42:28Z
Title
A model of futility: The PLRA and Wisconsin's Inmate Complaint System
Author
Taliaferro, Robert
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Robert Taliaferro, 150555 JCI P.O. Box 233 Black River Falls, WI 54615-0233 A.MODEL OF FUTILITY: The PLRA and Wisconsin's Inmate Complaint System by Robert E. Taliaferro, Jr. Introduction In 1996 Congress passed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) in response to a few highly publicized--but isolated and over—exaggerated--instances of prisoner abuse of the judicial process. The PLRA was designed as a tool to curb those abuses by making it more diffi- cult for prisoners to seek judicia...
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apw:12349215
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2017-11-03T14:47:30.513Z
Title
A prisoner tells his tale
Author
Hattley, Matthew "Red"
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SHAWANGUNK JOURNAL Inside The Box www.shawangunkjournal.com A By Matthew Hattley 0 Parole Decision: The Breakdown Every person receiving an “inde- terminate” sentence will automati— ‘ cally be scheduled to see the Parole Board—- usually four months prior to completing their minimum term. Re- gardless of which prison they are at when this date arrives, a hearing will be conducted. . S . This is the average parole deci- sion: “Denied — Hold For 24 Months: Next Appearance Date...’_’ More than 70...
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apw:12348965
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2017-11-03T11:14:13.431Z
Title
A professor once asked me
Author
Marshall, Tandy
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No Title A professor once asked me if I believed in evolution or history repeating itself. I leaned towards history repeating itself, after all evolution just seems to be the same ole same ole with a few tweaks to make a thing modern. Take the U.S. history for instance, the slave trade and indentured servants are today called prisoners. When the Fore Fathers hammered out the Constitution in that hot sweaty room they had to compromise. The southern states wanted to count their slaves in the po...
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apw:12347996
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2017-11-02T19:54:58.715Z
Title
A short treatise on reality
Author
Maakneru, Bey Z.K.
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A Short Treatise on Reality By Maakneril I.K. Bey © 2015 Within the culture that we, as young Asiatic (so called Black, Brown, Indian, etc.) men in America, now surround and submerge ourselves are a multitude of misconceptions. Amongst the slums and poverty-stricken neighborhoods of every city, town, and/or municipality are, as one example, men who pride themselves on being “real” or “real niggaz”; and this very mentality has not only contributed to the masses of Asiatic men now incarcerated ...
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apw:12348146
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2017-11-02T20:07:51.417Z
Title
A speed trap in a small midwestern town
Author
DeLogé, Steven Allen
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A speed trap in a small Midwestern town, circa 1952. That is how I equate the current state of criminal justice in the United States today. The unsuspecting citizen who explores his options in other states and has little or no roots in the area is easy prey forvictimization by the system. The long-hair, the African American, the female, any outsider, even someone like a young independent boy with sagging trousers and an in-your- face sound system in his car thumping rap music — these are the ...
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apw:12348877
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2017-11-03T11:13:59.079Z
Title
A tour through the circles of hell
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
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A TOUR THROUGH THE ircles of Hell BY PATRICK 0’SHEA COMMITTEE TO END MARION LOCKDOWN Demonstrators march toward the gates of Marion prison. CORRECTION OFFICER DAVID HALE was horri~ fied by the barbaric and brutal actions of his fellow officers. “I can’t describe it to you ——-I’ve never seen beatings like that,” he recalled. “At least 50 guys got it, maybe more. I seen them carry one inmate down the hall with a guard on each leg and one on each arm. The assistant warden comes down the hall and...
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apw:12349176
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2017-11-03T14:47:27.593Z
Title
Administrative prison officials and authority
Author
Curtis, Denton Brantley
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“Administrative Prison Officials and Authority” In the month of September the year (2000) I was twenty-one years of age, making my departure from the Guilford county jail to a youth prison called “Polk youth Institution” located in Butner, North Carolina. I had received a twenty-five to twenty-eight year prison sentence. I had never been arrested for any crime this whole situation was new to me. As I entered Polk youth institution my heart was still broken as I pondered on the fact(s) that I ...
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apw:12348030
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2017-11-02T20:07:20.783Z
Title
An almost love story
Author
Shaulis, Dahn
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An Almost Love Story When Olivia Martin moved into the PC unit, she could have passed for a woman: five feet nine, slender, with smooth brown skin and braided black hair, her walk feminine. I received advanced knowledge about Olivia from CO Romer. Romer said she had hormone shots before her incarceration, which accounted for her womanly chest. Somehow she was also able to maintain red lips, though cosmetics were not available in the men’s prisons. That was one of her little secrets. But Olivia...
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apw:12349271
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2017-11-03T14:48:06.634Z
Title
Auto biography of an incarcerated sex offender
Author
Senior, Daniel
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12/12/2016 Autobiography of an incarcerated sex offender This is my first essay for the APWA. I will give some general background of my childhood, then tell of my incarceration experience. My name is Daniel Isaac Senior. I am forthcoming about my own life, but I do ask that my family remains anonymous. Please do not look them up or try to contact them. I recognize the purpose of this archive is to teach and learn about the United States criminal justice system and therefore my personal life i...
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apw:12347887
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2017-11-02T19:42:30.572Z
Title
Beth in Florida: Letter addressed to Harvard Solitary Confinement Panel
Author
Gann, Jennifer
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;a~7se2,~ ;3.:2Q2«[/c<:“=§§C:~+.:£ we o wand ,<5g'-4:,»-/774:3 /‘V Czar?”-574%!/% 7'" /A H’ 2% ‘f 3 Greetings from California! As atransgender woman prisoner and activist, I welcome this opportunity to contribute to the discussion on Solitary Confinement. Initially, I was convicted for the crime of armed robbery and sentenced to seven years in state prison. Subsequently, however, that "7 years" was extended to an indeterminate term of 104 years-to—life under the ...
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apw:12348975
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2017-11-03T12:35:28.085Z
Title
Beyond bars: voices of NLG jailhouse lawyers
Author
Lewis, Teddy
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Beyond Bars: Voices of NLG Jailhouse Lawyers By Teddy Lewis This moment feels like a maze which holds many rooms yet only one of them holds the key Lately I notice that so many men like to rip and run to the yard. And try to impose their will on various things, from lifting weights to lifting a telephone. Suddenly I came to notice that my life was without legal balance because my lack of legal know how left me stagnated and without true hope. One day someone came to me and said "why"...
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apw:12347971
Date Uploaded
2017-11-02T19:54:57.582Z
Title
Big sis, slim the wanna-be, and the hole
Author
Shaulis, Dahn
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Big Sis, Slim the Wanna-Be, and the Hole Working through the stacks of paperwork on my desk when I’m interrupted by a phone call. “Salomon” I said, into the telephone receiver. A female voice replied, “Yes, I’m calling for Mike, Mike Shaffer.” “And your name is?” I ask. “I’m Mary Shaffer, his sister. I heard he’s in the hole. I want to know if he’s ok. Can he make calls?” Her brother, inmate Shaffer is a 21-year-old inmate, a wanna-be in Pri$neyland, a fresh recruit in the white supremacy gan...
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apw:12349274
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2017-11-03T14:48:06.823Z
Title
Bloom grown from a crack in the wall
Author
Jaynes, Bev
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Bloom grown from a crack in the wall By Beverly Jaynes Reaching light from deceptive darkness, its seed mysteriously nurtured within, imposing walls cannot contain its growth. Breaking free unexpectantly, from bleak, stark surroundings, the bloom, the more beautiful. for its unlikely flourishing. A surprising sign of hope, graced by opportunity. The transformation of transformed individuals - the diseased, debilitated, disadvantaged, addicted, depressed, degraded, disgraced, disillusioned, di...
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apw:12347846
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2017-11-02T19:42:28.91Z
Title
Burning cross
Author
Hooper, David O.
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Burning Cross; Motive. Generally the constitution prohibits the loss of liberty without a meaningful opportunity to defend, Jackson v. Virginia, supra, 443 U.S.307,314,99 S.Ct.2781,2786 (1979), while prohibiting the conviction of any person except upon proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, In re Winship, 397 U.S.358,90 S.Ct.1068(1970)." Generally. Problem is, Nevada, Utah rather, their justice, courts and juries are skewed to favor the Anglo Saxon social order status quo, the burning...
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apw:12348177
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2017-11-02T20:21:25.555Z
Title
Change is difficult
Author
McReynolds, Brandon
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Change is difficult Change is difficult. Growth is difficult. Real growth necessitates exploring and challenging my thoughts, feelings, beliefs, values, morals, and behaviors. Likewise, it includes taking a critical stance towards my environment. This is my life, everything in it is personal, intimate, and immersed in who I am. I cannot compartmentalize my life to such an exact that nothing touches my core. This is unhealthy, and illogical. I must, however, learn to develop a meaningful ratio...
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apw:12347861
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2017-11-02T19:42:29.402Z
Title
Chronicles of April
Author
NoLaw97
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Chronicles of April Frederick Mason #55487—O56 UPS Tucson PO BOX 24550 Tucson, AZ 85734 I've shared a lot of excerpts of my journal, some of small situations, some of greater. Life in prison is about an ebb and flow of situations small and great. Some days are pretty good, you end the day thinking "Thank God for getting me through", and some days are tough, where you end the day thinking "what else can go wrong!" Today's entry is more in the middle, written on Ap...
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apw:12348932
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2017-11-03T11:14:06.035Z
Title
Concrete carnival
Author
Darcleight, Danner
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Concrete Carnival By Danner Darcelight (Originally published in the minnesota review, #70) Step right up to the show that never ends...c0me inside, come inside... 'Tis quite a ride, this life inside. One of the scariest shows on earth. A carnival of the bizarre in a fairground of bars and steel, bricks and concrete. Save for the sporadically flickering fluorescents, there are no flashing lights, but we have our bearded women, games of chance, and hustlers lurking around every corner. The ri...
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apw:12349239
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2017-11-03T14:48:05.063Z
Title
Corizon medical services
Author
Bear, Bobby
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Corizon Medical Services Corizon took over from Correctional Medical Service (CMS) in about 2012. CMS was notorius for delaying treatment, or ignoring symptoms indicating the need for immediate care. Under Corizon things have only gotten worse. Here at Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, MO a lot of the staff that worked here under CMS retained their positions under Corizon. I just saw on CNN in late August where Corizon and the D.O.C. in another state were sued for refusing to tr...
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apw:12347729
Date Uploaded
2017-11-02T19:32:39.015Z

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