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- 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
- 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 of prison incarcerational life
- Author
- Crawford, Monte A.
- Date
- 2017-01-05
- Pages
- 10 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- (A nonfictional essay): A tour of prison incarcerational life! Toward our quest for solace of our crimes, an incarcerated tour doing time! First-hand testimony to the living and working conditions experienced via incarcerated individuals residing in American's Prisons! Living conditions" Good morning Crawford," "Good morning CO!" being mutual, we inmates reciprocate the hereditarial famous quote greeting norm of salutations. One day starts with breakfast, then lunch &...
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- apw:12350512
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-16T14:09:37.317Z
- 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...
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- apw:12344551
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T16:48:06.677Z
- Title
- A woman's worth
- Author
- Atkins Jr., Richard
- Date
- 43597
- Pages
- 3 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- "A Woman's Worth" by Richard Atkins Jr. High Desert State Prison May 12, 2019 A woman's worth. The worth of the world and for all mankind. 'cause without a woman having us men backs we will not live in peace. We have to embrace their strength, their beauty from within and the unconditional love they represent. When I think of a lion, the king of the jungles of Africa, I think of the strength that all women possess. My beautiful mother gave me beauty as an African-Amer...
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- apw:12358838
- Date Uploaded
- 2020-06-18T19:09:17.983Z
- 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
- Afraid to love myself
- Author
- Atkins Jr., Richard
- Date
- 43655
- Pages
- 3 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- “Afraid To Love Myself” By Richard Atkins Jr. July 9, 2019 An unexamined life is not worth living. I had to speak that truth, that fact, first and foremost. The strong is dying to live while the weak lives to die. I was the weak living to die. I was insecure and immature to the point where I could care less whether I lived or died yesterday. My hate was a loaded weapon and as hard as my mother tried to comfort and love me unconditionally, I still was able to see my death around the corner. Th...
- PID
- apw:12359116
- Date Uploaded
- 2020-06-18T19:16:26.115Z
- Title
- Alchemy
- Author
- Torres, Eduardo
- Pages
- 2 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- Alchemy Alchemy brings up a set of insinuances like the fact its famous for turning metals into gold, and that now it is called chemistry. But I'm here to tell you its magical laws live on. From parenthood to personal wisdom and philosophy, alchemy lives on. It exists as the transference of energy. Alchemy is a term that brings people to edge, but it is relevant to life whether we recognize it or not. In our emotions, intelligence, and lifestyles alchemy exists as their mediator and the ...
- PID
- apw:12361324
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-02-03T15:59:21.981Z
- 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...
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- 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...
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- apw:12363082
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-06-10T15:41:51.733Z
- Title
- An illusion to my reality: Extreme unrighteous sentence enhacements, and how they change your life
- Author
- Potts, Tyrus C.
- Pages
- 2 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- An Illusion To My Reality: Extreme Unrighteous Sentence Enhancements, And How They Change Your Life* By: Tyrus "Ty Bud" Potts* I have been gone so long, I am not even sure where I belong in society. I am a amateur poet, soon to be working on a poetry book. I wrote a self-help autobiography about myself, and one day your eyes may see it. I founded Palmtastic Creations, something small that I could be proud of. Before the wrath of Covid Nineteen - which is the name of my latest poem I...
- PID
- apw:12362581
- Date Uploaded
- 2021-06-10T15:32:54.211Z
- Title
- An insider's take on the crack/powder disparity
- Author
- Harris, Maurice
- Date
- 2010-04-25
- Pages
- 4 pages
- State
- California
- Text (O)
- Afl INSIDER'S TAKE ON THE CRACK/POWDER DISPARITY To start, I would be remiss not to mention my qualifications to speak on this subject of cocaine sentencing. I became involved in the Los Angeles drug trade in its infancy, during the mid 80s, initially, to support myself in college. Once my stature progressed, I quickly left school behind. I continued in this field until 1994, when fellow drug dealers collaborated with ‘others’ [authorities] to put me on California's death row, from w...
- PID
- apw:12344546
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-21T16:48:06.045Z
- Title
- An open letter to Congress: National COVID-19 November mail-in voting "We can do better"
- Author
- Williams, Dortell
- Date
- 2020-04-17
- Pages
- 5 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- Dortell Williams P.O. Box 4430 Lancaster, CA 93539 April 17, 2020 An Open Letter to Congress National COVID-19-November Mail-In Voting “We Can Do Better" “This is ridiculous! I hope they aren’t playing politics and risking our lives,” to do this, said a Wisconsin voter, on March 7th, during their primary election. The frustration of this senior, female African-American voter was palpable as she stood in the hours-long line waiting; waiting for the only opportunity she was given to exerci...
- PID
- apw:12360277
- Date Uploaded
- 2020-12-02T18:44:04.39Z
- Title
- Anger is
- Author
- Martinez, Brandon
- Date
- 2010-08-17
- Date
- 2010-08-17, 2010-08-17
- Pages
- 2 pages
- State
- California
- Text (TR)
- NO TITLE Brandon Martinez, California Aug 17, 10 Anger is such a vicious lil seed that can wreck havoc in any given situation. If you allow it to spring fourth. Theyll come a point of no return. In the heat of the moment theyll be no turning back. With your mind in a stage of rage. It often becomes too difficult to process anything by that viciousness. Lord have mercy. One episode, one scenario will be all it will take. The such tragic atrocities that will have become as a result of anger. Th...
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- apw:178
- Date Uploaded
- 2015-09-16T17:53:01.726Z
- Title
- Anger is such a vicious lil seed
- Author
- Martinez, Brandon
- Date
- 2010-08-17
- Pages
- 3 pages
- State
- California
- Text (TR_WF)
- Anger is Such a Vicious Lil Seed Anger is such a vicious lil seed that can wreck havoc in any given situation. If you allow it to spring fourth. They’ll come a point of no return. In the heat of the moment theyll be no turning back. With your mind in a state of rage. It often becomes too difficult to process anything but that viciousness. Lord have mercy. One episode, one scenario will be all it will take. The such tragic atrocities that will have become as a result of anger. Things seem to o...
- PID
- apw:12342896
- Date Uploaded
- 2016-10-17T11:30:39.719Z
- Title
- Angry man [baby] syndrome
- Author
- Givens, F.
- Pages
- 8 pages
- Text (TR_WF)
- March 20, 2019 Angry Man [Baby] Syndrome by F. Givens Throughout my years of incarceration, I have sought to gain insight into who I really am. Through my efforts, it is now easier for me to identify many of my character defects, which allows me to correct some defects. As a corollary of self-awareness, I can now recognize traits of my own maladaptive behaviors exhibited in others. Such recognition allows me to have empathy towards these persons. One of the most demonstrative behaviors I have...
- PID
- apw:12357352
- Date Uploaded
- 2019-10-28T20:18:09.887Z
- Title
- Animal farm: "Equal justice under law"
- Author
- Kor, James Samuel
- Pages
- 3 pages
- Text (O)
- ANIMAL FARM "Equal Justice Under Law” -Prisoner 13834 Thanks to a truly civilized society (Italy), that is properly vigilant over the quality of justice being done in its name, an American named Amanda Knox was afforded an appeal process free of bias, free of intentionally calculated unfairness, and she won justice. At virtually the same time, in our so—called "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER lA&T' America, the indigent, ethnic minority, Troy Davis, got his dose of Hurricane Katrina, p...
- PID
- apw:12351882
- Date Uploaded
- 2018-03-17T02:47:37.302Z
- Title
- Another day in Calipatria
- Author
- Convict, John Q.
- Date
- 2019-03-17
- Pages
- 2 pages
- Text (O)
- American Prison Writing Archive The Digital Humanities Initiative Hamilton College (A.P.W.A.) 198 College Hill Road Clinton, New York 13323 16 March 2019 Another Day In Calipatria Life in this California Prison is a test of patience, and control. That is not to say that this writer has much of either, as a Trial Judge once concisely stated. This writer has a temper that's out of control. I do not deny the fact in that what makes my blood boil is the stupidity of petty want to be po...
- PID
- apw:12357463
- Date Uploaded
- 2019-10-28T20:22:08.175Z