(1 - 24 of 213)
Pages
- 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. ...
- PID
- apw:12344714
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T21:08:46.17Z
- 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 ...
- PID
- apw:12344782
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T22:55:08.032Z
- 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 method of execution that is swift, as painless as possible, effective, and cost efficient
- Author
- Harrison, David
- Date
- 2009
- Pages
- 2 pages
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- A method of execution that is swift, as painless as possible, effective, and cost efficient Only The Guilty Go Quietly To The Gallows. PAMPHLETS FOR A BETTER HUMANKIND Addressing The Micro- And Macro-Problems Facing Humankind, (world events, social issues, prison reform, et. al.) And Providing Achievable Solutions; Going Where The Politically Correct Dare Not. (While the solution offered herein may not be a panacea, and may be provocative, it is offered as a positive step to correct the probl...
- PID
- apw:12344668
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T19:09:08.982Z
- Title
- A polygraph nation
- Author
- Figge, Brian Keith
- Date
- 2017-09-13
- Pages
- 5 pages
- Text (O)
- A Polygraph Nation "When you fail your polygraph test, we're going to string you by your balls,’ exclaimed police detectives. All that I have ever wanted to do from the first second, when false allegations were made against me, was to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Most shocking, was when I realized that these police detectives were not very happy with me when results came in after my first polygraph saying that I had passed. They simply were pissed off ...
- PID
- apw:12351603
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-17T00:31:42.969Z
- Title
- A prisoner's essays
- Author
- Long, Stephen
- Pages
- 6 pages
- State
- California
- Text (TR_WF)
- A Prisoner's Essays Stephen David Long Currently imprisoned @ California Correctional Center Introduction Comprehending the physical and mental experiences of a person incarcerated in the American prison system has significant worth. For anyone interested in gaining insight on prison conditions, the impact prison conditions have on humanity, the role prisons play in society, and whether or not the current prison system operates rationally. Through thoughtfulness, I will develop essays ab...
- PID
- apw:12342869
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-17T11:30:37.728Z
- Title
- A prisoner's perspective on the institution
- Author
- Terway, David J.
- Date
- 41844
- Pages
- 4 pages
- Text (O)
- David J. Terway, F-32909 Professor CP Bird Sociology 102 24 July 14 Final Essay A Prisoner's Perspective on the Institution Before I attempt to convey howirny experience over the last nine years here in prison relates to sociology and also what sociologists might learn from me, I want my readers to know that I did, in fact, engage in behavior which deviated from the norms of the society in which I lived. I am not innocent; I deserve to be punished. I am not so sure that the length of my ...
- PID
- apw:12358348
- Date Uploaded
- 2020-06-18T18:56:54.146Z
- 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 prisoner's worldview upon the discovery of insight
- Author
- Parvin, John Alan
- Date
- 2015-04-07
- Pages
- 4 pages
- Text (O)
- John Alan Parvin CA April 7, 2015 Dear, Editor; APWA First and foremost, give all you my utmost respects and may the light shine on you, within the quality of your life. A Prisoners World-View Upon the Discovery of Insight The first sign of intelligence will show, is when thinking rational, thus, selective few will in the beginning of their incarceration, start by reviewing and rewind their life's. Some come into realization and understanding upon "the errors of their ways", al...
- PID
- apw:12351398
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-16T20:58:45.61Z
- Title
- A short commentary on Nordstrom v. Ryan
- Author
- Gardner
- Date
- 2014-09-16
- Pages
- 2 pages
- Text (O)
- A SHORT COMMENTARY ON NORDSTROM V. RYAN; THE READING OF LEGAL MAIL BY PRISON STAFF by Gardner, September 16, 2014 The APWA seeks ‘essays’ about personal experiences; a recent Ninth Circuit case reminds me about prison mail improprieties in a related very unpleasant experience. I write to point out what the judges DIDN'T think about in their decision, hoping that my opinion might be pointed out in some future opportunity. The case is Nordstrom v. Ryan, 2014 DJDAR 106131, a federal 1983 (c...
- PID
- apw:12351281
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-16T19:07:47.901Z
- 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 singular virtue: "Authenticity within the crisis of confidence"
- Author
- Flinner, Michael
- Date
- 2020-08
- Pages
- 2 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- A Singular Virtue: "Authenticity Within the Crisis of Confidence" By: Michael Flinner (San Quentin Death Row / August 2020) Surely, everyone reading this must know at least one person suffering from the intense grip and agony of depression (moderate, severe, or otherwise) resulting from this seemingly perpetual, godawful societal lockdown that was originally slated for saving lives. It seems that everywhere we turn these days, we are subjected to gross violations of common sense, th...
- PID
- apw:12360416
- Date Uploaded
- 2020-12-02T18:48:21.371Z
- Title
- Addendum to previous essay which was a relapse prevention plan
- Author
- Terway, David J.
- Date
- 2020-01-18
- Pages
- 3 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- David J. Terway January 18,2020 Addendum to previous essay which was a Relapse Prevention Plan titled "How I Plan to Remain a Healthy, Productive, and Valued Member of the Community When I Parole" (a.k.a. "If I Fail to Plan, I Plan to Fail"). This writing is meant to inform my readers of several things that have transpired since the writing and submission to the A.P.W.A. of my aforementioned Relapse Prevention Plan (RPP). As a patient in the California Department of Correc...
- PID
- apw:12360920
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-02-03T15:48:13.978Z
- Title
- All I have
- Author
- Valentine, Alex
- Pages
- 3 pages
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- AFWA Essay Submission All I Have Pay attention. Parents and teachers say those words over and over, and it is so easy not to understand what they mean; to be annoyed by then; to reject them. They are, unfortunately, two of the most important words that you will ever hear when you are young, if not the most important. They do not mean ,iobeyn. If whoever says them includes that in their tone, then thay also misunderstand what it means to pay attention. And they suffer for it. Knowing that, rat...
- PID
- apw:12345073
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-22T14:32:48.285Z
- Title
- Alone amidst a crowd
- Author
- Sharpe, D. E.
- Pages
- 7 pages
- Text (O)
- Alone Amidst a Crowd An Essay on Prison Life One of the many ironies faced in prison is the fleeting chance moment of friendship found there. That moment, surprising and most unexpected, comes onto the yard and into your cell, your life, so very suddenly that you are left feeling incredulous at it's happening. It comes about usually at the discretion of the guards, who have decided to move a person for concerns of safety or convenience. You have left your cell to go to yard for your dail...
- PID
- apw:12351353
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-16T19:43:03.216Z
- Title
- America the punisher, America the punished
- Author
- Hartman, Kenneth
- Pages
- 1 page
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- America the Punisher, America the Punished By Kenneth Edward Hartman So. where do we go from here? Our prisons are filled to capacity and the building sites for more are springing up like weeds of despair all over. The local news sounds more and more like a crime report, a scorecard of the dead, the wounded and the imprisoned. Scenes of grieving families, weeping mothers with clinging children, abound on the 10 o'clock news while the newsreader intones the stats of the day's killing...
- PID
- apw:12344900
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-22T11:10:09.322Z
- Title
- American prisoner-x
- Author
- Hoslett, Raymond James
- Pages
- 15 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- American Prisoner - X It is said that if you want to see the scum of the earth, then just watch the changing of the guard, at any max. security Federal Prison, i.e., United States Penitentiary (Federal Bureau of Prisons). I ask you then, who will guard...the guards?? I was 21-yrs. old when I landed in the Calif. Dept. of Corrections/CA. state Prison System. For me, it was "finishing school". At that point I had no G.E.D., never paid into social security, filed for income tax or vote...
- PID
- apw:12350719
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-16T15:41:33.566Z
- Title
- Americans with disabilities act. Inmate patient brain injuries
- Author
- Jester, Daniel
- Date
- 2016-02-15
- Date
- 2016-02-15, 2016-02-15
- Pages
- 31 pages
- State
- California
- Text (TR_WF)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Inmate Patient Brain Injuries Introduction: The topic of this essay deals with managing IP cognitive impairments or distortions created by cumulative ADA brain injuries experienced with multiple sclerosis (MS). These defects in conjunction with associated stress hormone biochemical imbalance create emotional and mental health care disorders requiring medication intervention and treatment. IP provides detail firsthand insight in dealing with the intense sufferin...
- PID
- apw:12342200
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-06-19T22:05:08.309Z
- Title
- An agreement whose time has come
- Author
- Flinner, Michael
- Pages
- 2 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- An Agreement Whose Time Has Come Greetings, My name is Michael Flinner. I'm a 53 year old California State Prisoner with a rather straight forward purpose for this missive. Please indulge me. Several years ago, I discovered that The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDC-R) did not have a legal regulation or protocol in place whereby state prisoners (regardless of their respective commitment offenses) could legally and inducement free, donate living vital organs and...
- PID
- apw:12362191
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-06-10T15:26:08.949Z
- Title
- An artist behind bars
- Author
- Cosgrove, Kristine
- Pages
- 4 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- "An Artist Behind Bars" by Kristine Cosgrove Let me see if I can try to describe what it's like to be in prison. First, it's every horror story you can imagine if you happen to run up against someone suffering from borderline personality disorder and low self-esteem. I like to imagine I'm only here impersonating a fake prisoner because I'm trying out for the new Scorcese film - and I'm up against Jennifer Connelly, and she beat me out of the role in House of...
- PID
- apw:12363082
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-06-10T15:41:51.733Z
- Title
- Are they really opposed to the death penalty?
- Author
- Hartman, Kenneth
- Date
- 2010-11-18
- Pages
- 2 pages
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- November 18, 2010 Out of Sight, Out of Mind Are They Really Opposed to the Death Penalty? By Kenneth E. Hartman They stand outside in the night holding candles, singing songs of protest, holding up photos of condemned men, and decrying the brutality of state-sanctioned execution. The next day, at the inevitable press conference, after the ritualized lamentations for the now deceased prisoner, they offer up life without the possibility of parole sentences as the humane alternative to lethal in...
- PID
- apw:12344795
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T22:55:09.518Z
- Title
- Auto-Da-Fe
- Author
- Outman, Robert
- Date
- 2015-07-01
- Pages
- 1 page
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- Auto-Da-Fe Translates to; "act of faith", in Portuguese, however, in history it assumes a much more sinister significance. Auto-da-fe was the ceremony of the Inquisition's judgement, and order for punishment to be executed by the government. This perverse marriage of state and church, ushered in the perfection of punishment, torture, sorted means of death, and "creative cruelty" designed to break the will of those deemed; not in moral conformity. In 1483, Tomas de Tor...
- PID
- apw:12345005
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-22T13:04:38.315Z
- Title
- Awakened by death
- Author
- Terway, David J.
- Date
- 41716
- Pages
- 3 pages
- Text (O)
- >J()T.7¢ David J. Terway, F-329 Professor Kress English 101 March 18, 2014 Awakened by Death My first experience with the death of a relative occurred just weeks prior to my twelfth birthday. It was an experience that altered my life in many significant ways, but above all else, it caused me to realize that I cannot take life, neither my own nor others’, for granted. I was born in 1961 to parents who had their heads on straight. Therefore, I had what I consider a very stable, ideal, and bl...
- PID
- apw:12359279
- Date Uploaded
- 2020-06-18T19:20:26.433Z
- Title
- Bad things happen in the dark
- Author
- Hartman, Kenneth
- Date
- 2012-07-03
- Pages
- 2 pages
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- July 3, 2012 Bad Things Happen in the Dark By Kenneth E. Hartman Advocacy piece by Kenneth E. Hartman, who has served 32 continuous years in prison on a life without parole sentence, on Assembly Bill 1270, which will restore full media access to the prisons. The California Legislature should pass Assembly Bill 1270, which will restore full media access to the prisons, and Governor Brown should sign it into law. It's past time to admit that what goes on inside these publicly owned places ...
- PID
- apw:12344742
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T21:10:43.821Z