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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
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...
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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...
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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
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...
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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
Text (TR_WF)
5/29/20 42 Its nice to be welcomed to CT., when your from out of state. I say I'm from both, because I came to Connecticut in 1972 and back then, I finished the 2nd grade in a catholic school, which my grand mother paid for. She was born in Connecticut, and I guess she wanted us to be raised in CT. By the time I was in the 3rd grade we was taken from my mother. due to her heroin use. Till this day, thats one drug that I never went near, calling my self getting high, with a needle in my v...
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
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
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
The American Prison Writing Archive is
Author
Padilla, Peter
Pages
23 pages
Text (TR_WF)
[no title] (1) The American Prison Writing Archive is; I hope, a way of really letting the general public know what really happens behind these walls. What happens behind these walls dos'nt start here it starts in the corrupt court system. The illegal convictions. You have to look at the big picture. A person gets arrested on a charge, a simple mister meaner, that person is not able to afford a private attorney so the court takes advantage and uses the threat of jail time, no matter that...
PID
apw:12350210
Date Uploaded
2018-03-16T12:18:12.128Z
Title
The causes and correction of the criminal mind
Author
Brunetti, Anthony
Pages
5 pages
State
Connecticut
Text (O)
THE CAUSES AND CORRECTION OF THE CRIMINAL MIND This is written with the intention of bringing awareness to the reader of the causes and remedies of the criminal mind, the gross failure of America's prisons systems to correct criminal behavior, and the lack of moral guidance in today's youth. My name is Anthony Nicholas Brunetti. I am 33 years old, at nineteen years old I was charged and convicted of murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison. I am qualified to speak on these issues ...
PID
apw:12345244
Date Uploaded
2016-10-23T15:57:07.194Z
Title
The end
Author
Gully
Pages
3 pages
Text (TR_WF)
1 The End: By: Robert Gulyban I have been incarcerated before in the state of Connecticut, for other various petty charges. This current sentence of 2 years is coming to the end. I have less than 90 days remaining untill I am released, and my complete freedom is restored. I have no probation or parole upon my release. I would be lying if I didn't say I am anxious about my release, one of the reasons being I have been sheltered from the current COVID-19/Corona-Virus health crisis. At the ...
PID
apw:12363006
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:40:33.264Z
Title
The penitentiary as an art studio
Author
Benefield, Kevin M Sr.
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
The penitentiary as an art studio As a few defenses an inmate has against the dehumanizing effects of incarceration is what is known as art, in one form or another, almost all prison inmates are making or buying it. It appears to be crucial to spiritual and practical survival. For one thing it is a therapeutic agent, as described by Charles Mosby, there are times I'm under a lot of aggravation and I feel like, you know hitting somebody, but instead, I can sit there and draw something and...
PID
apw:12359910
Date Uploaded
2020-12-02T18:32:33Z
Title
Time on my side
Author
Lewis, Donell
Pages
9 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Title: Time On My Side Author: Donell Lewis Subject: Self Reflect Life has so many obstacles thrown your way, the question is what path has a positive outcome. As for me my course took a huge landslide, 14 years of my life taken away from my four beautiful daughters and the mother of my youngest. Skynell Lewis, who was brought into this world by a few heavenly pushes from Derrika James on April 7, 2016. Oh how them hours minutes and seconds was so special to witness. This was one of my precio...
PID
apw:12352368
Date Uploaded
2018-06-15T18:55:52.716Z
Title
Today is going to be a good day I feel it in my bones
Author
Benefield, Kevin M Sr.
Date
2020-06-01
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
6/1/20 Today is going to ,be a good day I feel it in my bones. Other than that heres one for you. When you carry Bricks from the past youwind up Building the same house. It;s not tolate to be what you might of been. Each of the steps you have taken in the past has been a building block for your success in life Congratulations As I lead off , this letter here at this new jail that they sent me to on the 8th of May 2020,I'm still into my literature counted one day at a time looking at the ...
PID
apw:12362273
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:27:37.055Z
Title
Up to date on medical
Author
Dirty, Joesph
Date
43686
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Up to Date on Medical On July 17, 2019 I was taken to Medical to be seen by this institutions doctor. When I entered the room this man Dr Ashnat was on the computer. While talking to this doctor we were interrupted by some nurse about another inmate and this other nurse took me into the next room to sign refusal papers. That was the end of our conversation about my issues with this doctor. On August 2nd, 2019 I was taken to medical to see the A.P.R.N. a black female named Dawn who I asked abo...
PID
apw:12358768
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:07:30.924Z

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