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Title
It's time to change the prisons
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Date
2010-05-16
Pages
3 pages
State
California
Text (O)
May 16, 2010 It's Time To Change The Prisons By Kenneth E. Hartman There comes a point in every failed social experiment when nothing more can be accomplished. The sad truths of the nation's vast, extraordinarily expensive and spectacularly ineffective prison systems must be acknowledged. It's time to change the prisons. For the past quarter of a century, all 50 states and the federal government have wholly adopted the "tough on prisoners" model. No one can argue that...
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apw:12344808
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T22:55:13.841Z
Title
Joan Petersilia provides a remarkably comprehensive overview
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Date
2011
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Joan Petersilia provides a remarkably comprehensive overview of the United States’ unmanageable and unaffordable prison system. While she offers useful advice on making reforms to tame the “prison-industrial complex,” I am compelled to point out a profound omission in her account. The prison system is a gigantic jobs engine that employs upward of 750,000 men and women in well-paying, unionized positions. A prison is one of the last places a person with a high school diploma can get a job that...
PID
apw:12344771
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T22:55:06.557Z
Title
Keeping calm in the crisis of Covid-19
Author
Taylor, Shariff
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
Submission for A.P.W.A. "Keeping Calm In the Crisis of Covid-19," Truthfully, keeping calm is really difficult for me because I only have my Mom by my side throughout my prison incarceration, plus she's the only one who takes care of my needs, whether emotionally, mentally, or financially. I worry about me catching, then dying from Covid-19 but the prison officials or powers-that-be, doesn't tell her an lies as to the real cause of my demise. Then on the flip side, what if...
PID
apw:12360253
Date Uploaded
2020-12-02T18:43:23.85Z
Title
Keeping faith
Author
Humphrey, Julius Kimya, Sr.
Date
2003
Pages
1 page
Text (O)
KEEPING FAITH by Kimya.Humphrey,.Sr. 2003 From heaven he looked down and forgave me, but still I sit resticted where criminal minds meet. Like an angel with its wings held down, I'm unable to fly so I weep. My yesterday is spoke of so much in each tomorrow, that my progress and change today goes unseen. But I have come to understand what life really means, and what I suppose to do with all my beautiful dreams. Filled with eager I watch as opportunity arrives, introducing itself to me tim...
PID
apw:12356018
Date Uploaded
2019-05-23T18:49:22.867Z
Title
Killing time
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
PRISON POLITICS: Death Measures A California prisoner reveals his own Abu Ghraib and a sentence worse than death. By Kenneth Edward Hartman, C-I9449 California's prison system is one of the largest in the world and costs taxpayers billions annually. The public has every right to know about the operations and condi- tions of our prisons. However, California regulations make interviewing one of the state's 166,000 inmates nearly impossible. Face-to-face interviews between journalist a...
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apw:12344882
Date Uploaded
2016-10-22T01:48:48.142Z
Title
Last days on the other side of the fences
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Pages
3 pages
State
California
Text (O)
At 19 he beat a man to death and was sentenced to life without parole. Decades later his only freedom lies in conjuring the past and re-creating his present. Last Days on the Other Side of the Fences By Kenneth E. Hartman I woke up in the joint again this morning. Ten thousand seven hundred and ninety-one days and counting. Through no one's fault but my own, I exist as a number, a body filling a carefully delineated space, a breathing statistic. Looking out across the horizon of time at ...
PID
apw:12344774
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T22:55:07.057Z
Title
Letter from an old prisoner
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Date
2014-01-20
Pages
3 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Letter From an Old Prisoner January 20, 2014 By Kenneth Hartman Don't surrender to the darkness of these places. Don't surrender to the darkness of any place. I've often wondered what I would say to myself, back 34 years ago, right after I was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. I'm sure it would start with an encouragement to focus on the possibilities of my life, even a life inside. Perhaps then, the life I traveled might have been a little less painful,...
PID
apw:12344710
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T21:08:45.322Z
Title
Liberation via 'the law' of courage
Author
Harris, Maurice
Date
2009-05-25
Pages
7 pages
State
California
Text (O)
LIBERATION VIA 'THE LAW' of COURAGE I belong to SGI-USA, a Nichiren Buddhist organization that consist of different districts around the world. The following is a revision of an essay I wrote for my North Bay district (San Francisco) on a passage from The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin entitled: The Heritage of The Ultimate Law of Life.' [fn 1] For one who summon up one's faith [fn 2] & chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo [fn 3] with the profound insight that now is the last mo...
PID
apw:12344585
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T16:48:10.89Z
Title
Life without children
Author
Field, Linda
Pages
1 page
Text (O)
Life without Children by Linda Field, CCWF I came to prison when Sara was seven. She was too young to understand 25 to life meant she’d grow up without her mother. Her brother and sister, who were 15 and 12, didn’t truly understand. Sara’s first visit was traumatic. She spent the day begging me to allow her to stay with me. She promised to be good, never leave my room, and never bother the guards. She couldn’t understand why I didn’t want her. She sobbed, clinging to me when it was time to le...
PID
apw:12349132
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:15:34.63Z
Title
Life without parole a convicted murderer describes the protracted death of a life sentence
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Pages
4 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Life Without Parole A convicted murderer describes the protracted death of a life sentence When I was 19, I killed a man in a drunken, drugged-up fistfight. For several years before that I had been a marauder, a predator who inhabited the nightmarish landscape of urban America. I stole, I lied, I cheated. I was extraordinarily, preternaturally violent. I was, by the governments euphemism, state-raised. In my world, that title is one of the campaign ribbons a man wears; surviving the upbringin...
PID
apw:12344893
Date Uploaded
2016-10-22T11:09:57.824Z
Title
Lifers with optimistic progress
Author
Kilgore, Ivan
Date
2019-02
Pages
6 pages
Text (O)
Lifers With Optimistic Progress Truth as told by those in power has been formatted to fit into the scheme of their agenda, which makes it a product propaganda. Truth as told by the powerless is a truth unscathed by such distortion, which makes it a reality. As such, the truth as told by the powerless becomes a scepter and reference point in all matters of controversy between these two groups.... Written by Ivan Kilgore February 2019 ecently, the Lifers With Optimistic Progress (L.W.O.P., herea...
PID
apw:12357702
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:30:14.954Z
Title
Light through darkness
Author
Taylor, Shariff
Date
2021-03-04
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
- Submission - pg. 1. Thursday 3-4-2021 "Light through Darkness" Hello everyone! I’m sorry that I haven’t written any essays or stories in awhile but I’ve been experiencing some unforeseen highs and lows due to Covid-19. After all I’ve told you about being careful and practicing the necessary precautions, I still contracted Covid-19 and had to be placed inside the gym where they <the administration and medical staff> set up bunk beds for about a hundred (100) to be housed for ...
PID
apw:12363335
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:46:28.363Z
Title
Locked inside: Mental health in prisons
Author
Lee, Franklin
Pages
7 pages
Text (O)
Locked Inside: Mental Health in Prisons By Franklin Lee 
 *(All names has been changed) 
 "THEY ARE MORE inked up, deep rooted in criminality, have irrational behaviors, victimizing... it's unfortunate," said "Iggy"* as he stared across the yard. An inmate in the Extended Outpatient Program (EOP), he reflected back on his 26 years in prison, reminiscing about the treatment towards inmates with mental illness. EOP inmates have had many coined terms applied to them, suc...
PID
apw:12358066
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:42:04.247Z
Title
Making California prisons safe for prisoners and staff
Author
Harrison, David
Date
2008
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
L MAKING CALIFORNIA PRISONS SAFE FOR PiISONERS AND f http://www.fiominside.com/making.htm Frominside.com. Only The Guilty Go Quietly To The Gallows. Home-Menu PAMPHLETS FOR A BETTER HUMANKIND Addressing The Micro— And Macro—Problems Facing Humankind, 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 problem presented.) MAKING CALIFORNI...
PID
apw:12344687
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T19:09:17.195Z
Title
Meagans story of living as a M to F transsexual in society and in a California max security mens prison & conditions within
Author
Calvillo, Meagan Breanne Lupe Mendoza, III.
Pages
18 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Pg 1 "Meagans Story of Living As A M to F Transsexual In society And In A California Max Security Mens Prison & Conditions Within." My name is Meagan Breanne Lupe Mendoza Calvillo III. I currently live in San Diego, California in a Max Security Level 4 R. J Donovan Calif. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation CDCR Prison for Men. I stay with a very productive positive happy attitude. I view things logically, clear, simple, and rational. I rarely get frustrated and thats due ...
PID
apw:12362233
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:26:53.045Z
Title
Misunderstood
Author
Taylor, Shariff
Date
2020-06-17
Pages
2 pages
Text (TR_WF)
- Submission - 1. Wednesday 6-17-2020 "Misunderstood" My life in a California Prison has been exceptionally hard, due to being misunderstood by my peers because they don't know anything about the different spectrums of sexual orientation and identity in the L.G.B.T.Q.+ community, so trying to explain this to everyone is difficult, but I feel is worth it to maybe stop people from hating us or pre-judging my people. Although the prison system only has two destinations, male and t...
PID
apw:12362365
Date Uploaded
2021-06-10T15:29:07.324Z
Title
Most of us believe the parole board
Author
Dorotik, Jane
Date
2010-01-21
Pages
3 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Most of us believe the parole board Jane Dorotik Most of us believe the Parole Board Commissioners have a very serious job in determining who should stay in prison and who should be released. After all, the burden of public safety would seem to lie squarely on their shoulders. If a prisoner can t, after years of incarceration, prove to these commissioners they are not a menace to public safety, then maybe they shouldn't be released. My guess is this is what the public generally thinks......
PID
apw:12344508
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T15:41:59.185Z
Title
Murder is a private affair
Author
Fleming, Lance
Pages
5 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Murder is a private affair Lance E. Fleming Murder Is a Private Affair The room was blanketed with roaches. They scampered over the worn linoleum, maneuvering around butted cigarettes, crumbled candy wrappers, and gutted canned goods. Scores of them crawled around the sardine cans, hesitating, antennae twitching, measuring the availability of food. But most of the brown horde scurried toward the overflowing garbage bag in the corner under the sink. It was a scavenger s delight. They crept thr...
PID
apw:12344524
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T15:42:00.772Z
Title
Murderer is filled with remorse for sin
Author
Hartman, Kenneth
Date
1993
Pages
1 page
State
California
Text (O)
Long Beach Press-Telegram 1993 Murderer is filled with remorse for sin Inmate mourns man killed 13 years ago By Kenneth Edward Hartman Who mourns Thomas Allen Fellowes? I do. Thirteen years ago, I killed Thomas Allen Fellowes in a senseless act of brutality on the grounds at Ramona Park in Long Beach. It had been a long night of drinking and drug use and fighting in Santa Ana when I happened upon him, lying on a bench at the park. I harassed him, and after a few heated words, I struck him. He...
PID
apw:12344906
Date Uploaded
2016-10-22T11:10:11.001Z
Title
My name is Alonzo Joseph, and I am currently incarcerated
Author
Joseph, Alonzo
Date
2018-11-29
Pages
5 pages
Text (TR_WF)
NO TITLE #1 Dear Reader; 11-29-2018 My name is Alonzo Joseph, and I am currently incarcerated at R. J. Donovan Prison, in San Diego California. I been incarcerated for 23 years, for first degree burglary and receiving stolen prison, I was also convicted of voluntary manslaughter, I was hit with a 25 to life mandatory sentencing scheme, known as Three Strikes Law. When I arrive back to prison, with all this time, I was knock off balance, sitting inside my cell at New Folsom Prison, level 4, an...
PID
apw:12356420
Date Uploaded
2019-05-24T14:51:34.059Z
Title
My name is Jammie Mclean... [1]
Author
McLean, Jammie "New Hope"
Date
2015-05-17
Pages
4 pages
State
California
Text (TR)
Jammie McLean California Hope Dear fire inside. 5 - 17 - 15 My name is Jammie Mclean. I am writeing for a few reasons and I hope by the time your done with this letter it will help others. Thank you. Well right now I am in SHU at C. I. W. I been in SHU almost 2 yrs. This has been the hardest time for me yet only because I been threw a lot. Like I said I was 17 yrs. old when I got 17 - life I came right to prison at age 17. No help no friends just me. I did not kill no one. I was just that luc...
PID
apw:12342906
Date Uploaded
2016-10-17T12:59:53.547Z
Title
My name is Jammie Mclean... [2]
Author
McLean, Jammie "New Hope"
Date
2015-05-18
Pages
6 pages
State
California
Text (TR)
Jammie McLean California [No Title] Dear fire inside. 5 - 18 -15 My name is Jammie Mclean. I am writing hoping my thoughts help others just by my words. (I hope.) My name is Jammie some know me as Pookey. I been down for almost 19 years. I was 17 when I got this life put on me. I by passed C.Y.A. went right to prison. This is not the same story everyone tells trust me. No I am not like the rest. I have flaws not scard to say it. I did a lot to prove myself to others just to fit in (how dumb)....
PID
apw:12342911
Date Uploaded
2016-10-17T12:59:53.835Z
Title
My name is Marquise (Louis) Drumwright
Author
Drumwright, Marquise L.
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
7-30-19 To: A.P.W.A. c/o Hamilton College Hello!! & Warm welcomes! :), I want to first thank A.P.W.A. for giving me a chance to submit a true dialogue an experience of prison happenings. This is my essay: [Feel free to write me!] My name is Marquise (Louis) Drumwright, here (in prison) they call me "CDC #[ID] Mr. Drumwright!!" - *Loud obstructive voice*, I'm a only child raised through foster care an group homes: until I became older around 19-20, is when I found my birth p...
PID
apw:12359067
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:15:15.782Z
Title
Neuroplasticity inside the ghetto
Author
Starks, Derrick
Date
2018-05-18
Pages
7 pages
Text (TR_WF)
May 18, 2018 "Neuroplasticity inside the Ghetto" My name is Derrick Starks. I'm currently sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for aiding and abetting a street gang murder on the day of May 11th 2007 in South Central Los Angeles. No physical evidence. No eyewitness to place me at the scene of the incident. In fact, one eyewitness who saw the whole crime occur from it's inception to it's completion and was able to identify all perpetrators involved, was ...
PID
apw:12353526
Date Uploaded
2018-09-26T23:41:06.062Z

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