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16 years since inception.
4A4L - unsensored
5 positive steps to reform prisons
60 second house call: 101
60 second housecall: 102
8 accurate books to read about life in prison
A baby brings changes
A bad year
A bitch slap to Nieztche
A black man trapped
A bottle of contradictions
A boy who was lost, and grew up fast
A da in the SHU
A double standard system of justice
A few thoughts about the cell
A lot has been written
A method of execution that is swift, as painless as possible, effective, and cost efficient
A polygraph nation
A prisoner's essays
A prisoner's perspective on the institution
A prisoner's purpose
A prisoner's worldview upon the discovery of insight
A rebuttal to: a day on San Quentin's death row
A short commentary on Nordstrom v. Ryan

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  • Mule Creek State Prison (Ione, California) (114) + -
  • California State Prison - Los Angeles County (Progressive Programming Facility) (California) (50) + -
  • San Quentin State Prison (San Quentin, California) (48) + -
  • California State Prison - Los Angeles County (Lancaster, California) (35) + -
  • Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (San Diego, California) (33) + -
  • High Desert State Prison (Susanville, California) (26) + -
  • Folsom State Prison (Represa, California) (22) + -
  • Kern Valley State Prison (Delano, California) (22) + -
  • California Men's Colony (San Luis Obispo, California) (18) + -
  • Prison name not available (California) (15) + -
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  • California Health Care Facility (Stockton, California) (14) + -
  • Correctional Training Facility (Soledad, California) (13) + -
  • California State Prison - Corcoran (Corcoran, California) (11) + -
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  • Santa Rita Jail (Dublin, California) (10) + -
  • California State Prison - Substance Abuse Treatment Facility - Corcoran (Corcoran, California) (9) + -
  • California Correctional Institution (Tehachapi, California) (8) + -
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