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Title
2014 legislative will prove whether policy makers have gotten smart on crime
Author
Marshall, Ronald
Date
2014-03-19
Date
2014-03-19, 2014-03-19
Pages
2 pages
State
Louisiana
Topics
recidivism, mandatory sentencing, minimum sentencing
Text (FT)
2014 Legislative Session Will Prove Whether Policy Makers Have Gotten Smart on Crime By Roland Marshall Only time will reveal whether the 2014 Legislative Session will mark a sincere effort by Louisiana's lawmakers to reform sentencing laws so that offenders can have a meaningful opportunity to get off the count. At the behest of the Jindal administration, four organizations joined in a collective effort to analyze criminal justice data/ statistics and offer options to assist Louisiana l...
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apw:12341353
Date Uploaded
2015-09-27T14:32:57.658Z
Title
5 positive steps to reform prisons
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Date
2013-12-09
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
5 Positive Steps to Reform Prisons December 9, 2013 Renowned prison reform activist Ken Hartman gives his insights into how we can reform our broken system. We already know the prisons in this country are broken, and we have begun the process of rethinking the idea of what incarceration means, should mean, and will mean in the future. Punishment for the sake of inflicting pain has lost its hold on the public's imagination. And not a moment too soon, because the damage done is extensive. ...
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apw:12344714
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T21:08:46.17Z
Title
66 days later
Author
Nolaw97
Pages
4 pages
Text (FT)
66 Days Later Frederick Mason USP Tucson #55487-056 PO Box 24550 Tucson, AZ 85734 The date is August 10th, 2016, 66 days after the incident on Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday, June 5th. I've chronicled various times after the incident in which I accused Officer D. Huffstuttler of discriminating against black inmates. I voiced my concern and contempt of the situation that very night, to see if the prison would fairly and honestly address this issue. And it is of great importance that they do...
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apw:12346434
Date Uploaded
2017-08-15T22:00:25.25Z
Title
7My voice through the prison walls
Author
Pendleton, Ricky
Pages
5 pages
Text (FT)
7My voice through the prison walls By: Inmate Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I think rehabilitation is a propaganda word used by the lawmakers to cover their motives Exploiting the inmates in a business venture. The whole prison industry is a "for profit" industry; from my reading is a billion dollars industry. How am I supposed to cope in here and seeing the corrupt acts of people...? I have to control the things in my life. Rehabilitation is on the individual prisoner, he/she has to d...
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apw:12347639
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T15:49:32.44Z
Title
8 accurate books to read about life in prison
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Date
2010-11-30
Pages
10 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Kenneth Hartman Prison Writer November 30, 2010 8 Accurate Books To Read About Life In Prison (PHOTOS) I can't count the number of times I've been asked what books and movies I'd recommend to get a better understanding of prison. It's the very nature and design of this world, with all the barriers both real and metaphorical, that makes getting a clear understanding difficult to gain. Most folk's sense of this reality is formed in the dark of a movie theater or in the ...
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apw:12344782
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T22:55:08.032Z
Title
99 days later
Author
Nolaw97
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
99 Days Later Frederick Mason #55487—O56 USP Tucson PO Box 24550 Tucson, AZ 85734 The date (as I write this) is September 12th, 33 days after my last essay titled, "66 Days Later". It was an essay on the continual update of what happened on Memorial Day" Weekend of 2016... now 99 days ago. Since then, I've written numerous essays, chronicling the event, to see what USP Tucson would do in light of an accusation of an officer (Huffstuttler) discriminating against inmates. My...
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apw:12351688
Date Uploaded
2018-03-17T01:19:41.807Z
Title
A Minnesota experience: Qualitative analysis of Minnesota Department of Corrections policy
Author
Graham, Maurece LaVarne
Pages
14 pages
Text (O)
Minnesota Experience Qualitative Analysis of Minnesota Department of Corrections Policy Maurece Graham A Minnesota Experience {Excerpted from larger work} By Maurece L. Graham © October 11, 2017 Since this addendum is composed from the perspective of a correctional client versus that of a correctional official, little attention has been paid to traditional penal models. Instead, most of the focus is upon conveying the actual experience of incarceration itself, with as much objectivity as poss...
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apw:12351849
Date Uploaded
2018-03-17T02:47:35.374Z
Title
A brief comment on prison reform in de-Christianized society
Author
Quintero, John
Date
2009-02-22
Pages
5 pages
State
Nevada
Text (O)
A Brief Comment on Prison Reform in De-Christianized Society St Thomas More once wrote a letter to console his daughter before his execution. He drew out a lengthy allergy of prison—like nature of life, and God-as- the-executioner, given the fact of certain pain of death. He argues that the degree of restriction while waiting for execution does not change the fact of the punishment at the end. The man in prison has limited physical freedom, but none the less enjoys the same freedom to meet hi...
PID
apw:12345823
Date Uploaded
2016-10-24T15:52:55.611Z
Title
A brief summary of the demise of the Colorado Dept. of Corrections and poor drug offender reform
Author
Darris, Stephan
Date
2014-04-28
Date
2014-04-28, 2014-04-28
Pages
6 pages
State
Colorado
Text (FT)
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DEMISE OF THE COLORADO DEPT . OF CORRECTIONS AND POOR DRUG OFFENDER REFORM by: Stephan Darris While incarcerated in the state of Colorado I think it' s fair to say that your past dictates your future . I am not a lifer or a violent offe nder. I am a repeat drug offender that has witnessed some of the most vile atrocity ' s that the system can deliver. I think that most people in this institution live under propaganda, false hope, and make believe promises. It ...
PID
apw:288
Date Uploaded
2015-09-16T18:25:24.791Z
Title
A da in the SHU
Author
Bomani, Diallo
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A da in the SHU I awake this morning to my pitiful predicament. The instant my eyes popped open I shuddered from the reality of harsh environment. Suddenly I stood and move to the center of the of the cell to perform a simple test. Sure enough standing in the [modd?] middle I was able to touch opposent walls with outstretched arms. The cell was about about eight by five. Five feet wide and eight feet long. A cement box smaller than the size of a home bath room. The cement walls, floors, and c...
PID
apw:12344496
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T13:51:17.397Z
Title
A few sentences about myself
Author
Gentry, Timothy L.
Pages
6 pages
PID
apw:12362494
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:31:20.26Z
Title
A hidden cost
Author
Mehmel, Peter
Date
2009
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
Peter Mehmel A Hidden Cost The eve of my son’s fifth birthday seemed especially cruel. I’m sure he woke up excited and happy to celebrate his special day, only to find that his father was gone. I can’t imagine how my wife, six months pregnant with our daughter, managed to find the words to tell him. The party arrangements were done, the cake safely stashed, we’d confirmed who would attend and even had a few bucks left over. That evening friends were playing in a band at a local bar. Maybe eve...
PID
apw:12350037
Date Uploaded
2018-03-16T01:01:59.109Z
Title
A lonely world
Author
Whitt, Lee
Pages
5 pages
State
Pennsylvania
Text (O)
A Lonely World "Out of sight, out of mind." That is the saying that rings with a lot of truth to it once you get locked up. When you come to prison you learn, rather quickly, just who it is you can count on to keep in touch from the outside. Whether it is by letter, by visit or even by phone call. A person's true colors eventually show through. lt makes doing time that much more difficult. I'm not saying that the time can't be done, just that it's going to take a...
PID
apw:12346165
Date Uploaded
2016-10-25T02:16:25.614Z
Title
A lot has been written
Author
Dorotik, Jane
Pages
5 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A lot has been written Original Dorotik CA A lot has been written about the prison system lately -- why we as a nation incarcerate so many, why the bureauocratic and unweildy system is only expected to make minimal cuts to its 11 billion dollar budget while education and social supports are slashed to the very core, why California's prison system has the highest recidivism rate of any state in the nation? But little is written of the individual suffering that occurs in devastating ways o...
PID
apw:12344502
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T15:41:58.187Z
Title
A more perfect union!
Author
Hughes, R.
Pages
5 pages
Text (FT)
Hughes 638 Mr. Ronald (Rashawn) Hughes 92A2940 Clinton Correctional Facility P.O. Box 2000 Dannemora, New York 12929 A More Perfect Union! When you make an observation, you have an obligation. These are words that I try to live by. It's what encouraged this article and hopefully what will inspire the commissioners' on the parole board to open their hearts, minds, and understand that people are capable of changing. In preparation for my December 2010 parole interview, I found myself ...
PID
apw:12347044
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T14:22:43.214Z
Title
A practical approach to prison reform
Author
Whitlock, Mick
Date
2010-02-23
Date
2010-02-23, 2010-02-23
Pages
9 pages
State
Indiana
Topics
Reform
Text (TR_WF)
A Practical Approach to Prison Reform As we progress further into the twenty-first century, one thing is clear: serious changes need to be made to the American prison system. America has become a society with the highest incarceration rate of any nation in the world. And with well over two million men and women in America's prisons, there are more people incarcerated in the United States than any other country. In an age of record budget deficits and massive national debt, it would appea...
PID
apw:304
Date Uploaded
2015-09-16T18:23:43.457Z
Title
A prison e-mail to recreation
Author
Nolaw97
Pages
6 pages
Text (FT)
A Prison E-mail to Recreation Frederick Mason USP Tucson #55487-056 PO Box 24550 Tucson, AZ 85734 The following is an e-mail I sent to the Recreation Supervisor following an event that happened on Memorial Day Weekend (2 016) on Sunday. At the point I am sharing this, several things have happened, and I expect a few more before things are resolved... if they are at all. What I am trying to share here is that often times, things happen that are not the inmate's fault. Sometimes officers h...
PID
apw:12346331
Date Uploaded
2017-08-15T20:52:55.068Z
Title
A prisoner's purpose
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Pages
5 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A Prisoner's Purpose By Kenneth Hartman Tear gas is more a presence then a smell. It clings to the back of your throat, a chemically induced feather that provokes a coughing fit after each attempt at a breath. It is one of the "less lethal" force options deployed in prison to quell a riot. On one windy, Southern California day, l could see that the last few wisps of tear gas blowing off the yard as the guards finally came back through the gates, the violence essentially over, t...
PID
apw:12344873
Date Uploaded
2016-10-22T01:48:43.738Z
Title
A psalm from prison
Author
Mason, Frederick
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
A Psalm From Prison Holy Father, it is You who created all things, and by Your hand all things are made; to You I make my plea, Father, plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me, fight against those who fight against me 1. For even from the pit, we are still yours, and You have promised mercy on those who call upon You. You have promised that Your eyes are on the righteous, and Your ears are open to our cry 2. For nowhere in Your word have I found that a person in prison is to be ...
PID
apw:12363153
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:43:09.451Z
Title
A short commentary on religion (or life is full of wonderment)
Author
Dugger, Philip
Date
2013-11-10
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (TR_WF)
A Short Commentary on Religion (or Life Is Full of Wonderment) There is a smart, shrewd business consultant by the name of Clay Christiansen who helps companies stay competitive in our wonderfully competitive society. When it comes to his religion, he is convinced, after much heartfelt & prayerful seeking, that Mormonism, which happens to be the religion he was raised in, is the One True Faith. It is his assertion that modern Christianity broke from its genuine roots in the 3rd & 4th ...
PID
apw:12342826
Date Uploaded
2016-10-17T10:52:59.602Z
Title
A tale of 2 injustices
Author
Harris, Maurice
Date
2011-10-17
Pages
7 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A TALE of 2 INJUSTICES By Maurice L. Harris On October 3, 2011, everyone in the U.S. awoke to wall-to-wall Mainstream Media's (MSM) broadcasting of the impending Amanda Knox appellate ruling. At issue, whether she received a fair trial, or not. At stake: freedom, or a possible life in an Italian prison. This was the culmination to over a week of coverage detailing every aspect of the miscarriage perpetrated during Ms. Knox's prosecution. We were inculcated in each misusage of contam...
PID
apw:12344563
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T16:48:07.187Z
Title
A tour through the circles of hell
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
Pages
10 pages
Text (O)
A Tour Through The Circles of Hell By Patrick O'Shea Correction office David Hale was horrified 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 grabs the inmate's testicles and starts yanking on them...
PID
apw:12349176
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:27.593Z
Title
A transformation: prisoners to peace ambassadors
Author
Harris, Maurice
Date
2013-05-15
Pages
11 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A Transformation: Prisoners to Peace Ambassadors "If you want to understand the cause that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present." - Nichiren Daishonin, C.E.1272 U.S.A. Rankings Among Industrialized Nations: - 13th in suicide rates - 31st in the gap between the rich & the poor - 6th in per-capita education expenditure...
PID
apw:12344551
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T16:48:06.677Z
Title
A vision for the future
Author
Whitlock, Mick
Date
2010-08-25
Date
2010-08-25, 2010-08-25
Pages
7 pages
State
Indiana
Topics
Reform
Text (TR_WF)
A Vision For the Future By Mick Whitlock As the steel door slammed shut behind me, I realized that a new chapter in my life was about to begin. And though the uncertainties about my life and my future seemed enormous, deep in my heart I knew that I would be going to prison. My feelings of helplessness were overwhelming. What the future held for my young family was unclear. As my mind drifted between memories of the past and thoughts of what might have been, feelings of helplessness began to c...
PID
apw:310
Date Uploaded
2015-09-16T18:24:34.525Z

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