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Title
A lifer's perspective
Author
Brunetti, Anthony
Pages
4 pages
State
Connecticut
Text (O)
A Lifer's Perspective This essay is written with the intention of showing the reader why lifers--especially those sentenced at a young age-- have the most potential for change and rehabilitation, why they are the least likely to reoffend if given an opportunity for release and what life is like for the long term prisoners who have renounced the criminal lifestyle. My motivation for writing on this topic is the pain and frustration I feel, as someone who was sentenced to life--defined as ...
PID
apw:12345239
Date Uploaded
2016-10-23T15:57:01.528Z
Title
Anatomy of a convict 2019
Author
Kamau, Abdul-Malik
Date
43674
Pages
5 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Anatomy of a Convict 2019 by Abdul-Malik Kamau From my very first day into United State penitentiary in Leavenworth, KS, I was assured of never truly being human again. It was 1993 & I was 24 yrs of age! The immersion into the "convict" ethic(s) began with a real lesson: a quite brutal homicide, followed by an entire prison population's instant amnesia upon questioning! The lesson being: convicts hear no evil! see no evil! speak no evil! 'Death before dishonor' be...
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apw:12358846
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:09:31.03Z
Title
Anatomy of a convict: Amerikkka's creation
Author
Kamau, Abdul-Malik
Date
43651
Pages
4 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Anatomy of a Convict: Amerikkka's Creation My first experience of prison was a soul numbing experience, from the initial strip search @ Kern County (Bakersfield, CA)! To the intake process @ USP Leavenworth in 1993! The demoralization aspect(s) mirror each other: "Strip naked! Hands out & Turn over! Raise arms to show armpits! Open mouth & lift tongue! Behind ears L to R! Lift your scrotum...pull back your foreskin! Turn around...R foot! Now L foot! Bend over at waist...now ...
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apw:12358548
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:02:01.131Z
Title
Economic slavery
Author
Campbell, Jesse, III
Date
2017-05-13
Pages
14 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Economic Slavery by Jesse Campbell, May 13, 2017 One Way of Seeing the American Prison System INTRODUCTION: Economic Slavery Economic slavery is a real journey through the more important ideas of what the prison system is to those who are in it, their families and a clear picture of how they are exploited, and how justice is not rehabilitation, but warehousing and overlooking the bigger picture of poverty, racism and inequality that props up the lawmakers in their decisions, or to side with t...
PID
apw:12350421
Date Uploaded
2018-03-16T13:43:36.15Z
Title
For years I wanted to
Author
Griffin, James L.
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
To Whom It May Concern, For years I wanted to share my story. Tell of my journeys, my trials and tribulations. From early on, you can say I didn't have a typical childhood. It wasn't all about play dates, and running through sprinklers without a care in the world. I was raised in a single parent household with two other siblings. It was what they call now, a dysfunctional home. We lived in severe poverty. My father was incarcerated, so i we never built a strong relationship. I know ...
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apw:12354790
Date Uploaded
2019-01-16T17:35:44.851Z
Title
I have spent the majority of my life behind bars
Author
Griffin, James L.
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
I have spent the majority of my life behind bars. It is a hard thing for me to say, but it is true. What got me here? Violence. That is a bit easier to say. During my time away I have had time to analyze my life. I am trying to understand the forces that came together creating a specific environment; one where violence invades all spaces of life. It's cyclical... and very few people are able to escape. I grew up in an inner city in Connecticut. It wasn't always the kindest of enviro...
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apw:12354796
Date Uploaded
2019-01-16T17:35:51.538Z
Title
I have to write of my condition when I am safely distanced from it
Author
Bossé, John Russel
Date
2014-06-11
Date
2014-06-11, 2014-06-11
Pages
4 pages
State
Connecticut
Text (TR)
The following was written from 5-23-14 to 6-8-14 I have to write of my condition when I am safely distanced from it - for in the midst of that affliction I am paralyzed with the venom of despair. Thoughts of suicide and self-mutilation greedily consume me, leaving virtually all rationale to float insignificant on black bone freezing tides. I must wait... sleep and wait for the prowler of depression to lose interest and move on - otherwise I am helpless. Oh, I cry somewhere where tears are co...
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apw:12342092
Date Uploaded
2016-03-11T17:54:51.17Z
Title
I suffer from alot of
Author
Padilla, George
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
NO TITLE Add w/ lost entry I suffer from a lot of depression issues, and it's hard sometimes for me not to misplace my anger and be violent. It's a true struggle. I'm 29 years young, handsome and talented, so of course in my mind not being able to engage women or utilize my talents, it causes me to be angry. Disappointed at the lack of accomplishment. How do I encourage my children to chase their dreams when I can't do the same or haven't done the same. My parents fai...
PID
apw:12356028
Date Uploaded
2019-05-23T18:49:39.527Z
Title
I'm not a religious freak, but Im just sayin
Author
Padilla, George
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
George Padilla "I'm Not a Religious Freak, but I'm Just Sayin" Crazy we're entering Ramadan and this is the first year in the past 4, I won't be allow'd to fast due to a medical condition that mandates I take medication during sunlight hours w/ food. I think about how much of a sinner I truely am. How many lies I've told big or small, drugs I've sold, people I've robbed, stolen from, hurt physically. I've drank the poison, I've smoke...
PID
apw:12357923
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:37:28.098Z
Title
In May, 2001 I sufferd a nervous breakdowne
Author
Bossé, John Russel
Pages
6 pages
Text (TR_WF)
John Bosse Newton, CT April 27, 2017 "...by the workings of the prison system society commits every crime against the criminal that the criminal is charged with committing against society." -Kate Richards O'Hare, political prisoner, reformer, and eventual California prison administrator 1932 To whom this may concern: In May 2001 I suffered a nervous breakdown during which I tried to kidnap my downstairs neighbor. Despite my having a poor mental health history since the age of s...
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apw:12350413
Date Uploaded
2018-03-16T13:43:34.898Z
Title
Incarcerated
Author
Benefield, Kevin M Sr.
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
INCARCERATED IN my lifetime I started coming to jail at an older age, not like some of the people here in CT, that talk about Manson and I never been there at that age. I noticed at an older age, that I didn't start coming to jail until I got involved in drugs ,then I did not realize it, but now older and wiser I noticed it. As for who introduced me to some of the drugs which my friends & I did not do when I was growing up. Person places, & things plays a lot and that's some...
PID
apw:12358956
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:12:29.222Z
Title
Inside words: How to teach writing in prison
Author
Belden, Chris
Pages
11 pages
Text (O)
INSIDE WORDS INSIDE WORDS: How to Teach Writing in Prison “I died in 1960 from a prison sentence and poetry brought me back to life.” ~—Etheridge Knight 1. Follow the rules of the institution. Before each weekly workshop session, store your valuables and any unauthorized items in the locker provided. Remove any metal objects, including your belt and wristwatch, before passing through the metal detector. If female, remember not to wear inappropriate clothing: short shorts, short skirts, reveal...
PID
apw:12355351
Date Uploaded
2019-01-21T21:23:17.737Z
Title
It wasn't long ago that I found myself
Author
Rosado, Enysia
Pages
3 pages
Text (TR_WF)
It wasn't long ago that I found myself in a compromising situation as a "inmate" at York Correctional Institution, in Niantic, Connecticut. I put great emphasis on "inmate", because it seems that is all we are to those employed through out the facility. Although we are distinguished by numbers while incarcerated, we must remember we are so much more! Daily, many of us become victims of psychological abuse by staff. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words...
PID
apw:12359787
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:33:25.705Z
Title
Its a bad idea to
Author
Lewis, Donell
Pages
5 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Its a bad idea to cause our actions in life, but now we know its really important to recognize that the more we try to avoid something, the more difficult it become to overcome, which in turn makes us more liable to our family and friends. People not only avoid situations and try to leave, they also often do things to make themselves feel more safe. They may help at the time, but they help keep the problem going because the untrusted person will never learn that awful things could continue to...
PID
apw:12355034
Date Uploaded
2019-01-16T20:16:04.831Z
Title
Its nice to be welcomed to CT
Author
Benefield, Kevin M Sr.
Date
2020-05-29
Pages
2 pages
PID
apw:12362275
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:27:38.238Z
Title
Jail bird
Author
Padilla, Peter
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
"Jail Bird" I feed the birds everyday thay fly to my window and Perch on its ledge. Sometimes thay sing to me While Im laying in my bunk. One morning I was sitting in my chair and a sparrow landed on the window sill. the chair is less then a foot away. He looks at me, tiny little thing. He tilts his head to the left, tilts his head to the right his little eyes looking into mine. "Peep Peep", he says, "Hello" I return the gesture, then it hits me. "Im the one...
PID
apw:12352948
Date Uploaded
2018-09-25T19:49:12.51Z
Title
Left behind
Author
West, Chastity
Date
2009-12-16
Date
2009-12-16, 2009-12-16
Pages
16 pages
State
Connecticut
Topics
Memoir
Text (FT)
- Chasity C. West Left Behind "Everybody lock up!" The guard barked over the intercom. "Get in your cells, now! " " Oh God, what now?" One of the girls asked, picking up her plastic bowl and gathering her belongings beneath her arm. "There's a code purple," someone announced as she stepped through the door that had been electronically unlocked by the fumbling guard at the control panel, "Somebody hung up in building two." Building two hos...
PID
apw:289
Date Uploaded
2015-09-16T18:25:37.994Z
Title
My name is Carl Alexander
Author
Alexander, Carl
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
My name is Carl Alexander; currently incarcerated in Cheshire Correctional institution. In 2003, I was sentenced to a prison term of 43 years for the crime of armed robbery, kidnapping and escape from custody. I have been incarcerated for 15 years since the age of 20 years old, for the majority of my adult life. The purpose why I felt the need to self- disclose such personal information, is because I do not want my past transgressions to be a distraction for my critics. Making such informatio...
PID
apw:12354772
Date Uploaded
2019-01-16T17:33:18.695Z
Title
My name is Christopher, an inmate
Author
Darazs, Christopher M.
Date
2015-05-21
Pages
1 page
State
Connecticut
Text (TR)
Christopher M. Darazs Connecticut Dear friends at A.P.W.A. My name is Cristopher, an inmate at Garner C.I. This is a mental Health facility, unfornately there is just not enough staff to keep up with the demand that inmates need. As far as new treatment. I have been a resident inside the walls of D.O.C. for 7 years. I have seen a lot and been through a lot. Transfered from place to place I have even been attacked by 7 C/O's. So now I have a law suit. The conditions in this place is often...
PID
apw:12343289
Date Uploaded
2016-10-17T23:54:40.156Z
Title
My name is Collins and I am currently
Author
Verstegen, Collins
Pages
6 pages
Text (TR_WF)
NO TITLE My name is Collins and I am currently incarcerated in Newtown CT at Garner Correctional Institution. G.C.I. is a maximum security level 4 mental health facility, run by the CT Dept. of Correction. It houses approx. 500-700 male prisoners that have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness. I have been in this facility for about 15 months serving a 6 year sentence for a non violent crime. I am a 170 lb. white 52 year old male. I have been diagnosed by Social Security Administrat...
PID
apw:12346611
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T00:32:32.372Z
Title
Penitentiary grounds
Author
Benefield, Kevin M Sr.
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
Penitentiary Grounds IN my lifetime I started coming to jail at an older age, not like some of the people here in CT, that talk about Manson and I never been there at that age. I noticed at an older age, that I didn't start coming to jail until I got involved in drugs ,then I did not realize it, but now older and wiser I noticed it. As for who introduced me to some of the drugs which my friends & I did not do when I was growing up. Person places, & things plays a lot and that&apo...
PID
apw:12359089
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:15:48.556Z
Title
Playas & players
Author
Padilla, George
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
I've written before George Padilla Playas & Players I'm honest, to date I still can't remember how many women I've had sex with are, or how many women I've cheated on or let alone indulged with in the same day. I'm handsome and charming, talented in music and I'm also well aware of what I'm "packin'". I've sold drugs, made counterfeit money, rob'd innocent people. Burnt bridges with friends and family. Replaced prayers with ...
PID
apw:12357566
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:25:34.222Z
Title
Prison pain is distinct
Author
Padilla, George
Date
2018-08-23
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
8/23/18 'Prison Pain' is distinct. It is different from losing your job or your dog dying. It is different from missing prom or your date canceling. Try finding out from prison that someone you love has cancer; or that your grand-father has pass'd. While knowing also that your father already had a brain anuerism (spell check) and hasn't walked since 2014. Try having 16 years to serve with 2 children with 2 different mothers. Your trap'd. Your world's collapse-ing...
PID
apw:12356105
Date Uploaded
2019-05-23T19:23:45.694Z
Title
Tale of a nobody (introduction)
Author
Donahue, Thomas
Pages
4 pages
PID
apw:12362073
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:23:58.559Z

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