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Title
Bag of hope
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
4 pages
Text (O)
Bag of Hope by Shon Pernice 
 When you enter the prison system, you are stripped of a variety of things: property, money, employment, relationships, respect, and your home. One of the biggest losses felt is your dignity. When you are talked to like you are a piece of trash - everyday for years - you start to believe it. You do not feel that you are worthy of anyone's love, support, or time. If offenders are programmed this way, it should be of no surprise what contributes to a failed sys...
PID
apw:12358003
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:40:09.445Z
Title
Believe in me
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
1 page
Text (O)
§,%M .7z:z~/ 4:45 Believe In Me By Shon Pernice When you get locked up, the metal door slams, clothes don’t fit, and you are around a bunch of strange people staring in your direction. You fight the feelings of being lone, not worthy, scared, and less than human. You messed up, your loved ones are upset, and it seems like your life is over. I know this feeling all too well. I had been in prison for seven years straight-—and alone. I received a book, and a letter, one cold Midwestern February d...
PID
apw:12359009
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:13:48.778Z
Title
Building trades graduation March 19, 2020
Author
Pernice, Shon
Date
2020-03-19
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
Building Trades Graduation March 19, 2020 Shon Pernice The building trades vocational program provides a wealth of confidence and economic opportunity, as we learned carpentry basics. From the hands-on approach, to the use of power tools, reading blue prints, and constructing a 14 by 18 foot dwelling from the foundation to the roof--this course has the potential to change lives and reduce recidivism. We started with the basics of safety, work place ethics, and resource management. Then we beg...
PID
apw:12361141
Date Uploaded
2021-02-03T15:55:00.785Z
Title
Conditioned emotional response
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
3 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Word Count 1100 Conditioned Emotional Response By Shon Pernice Have you ever done something foolish and asked yourself, "Why did I do that?' It is usually something small or just a minor lapse in character. But how about something so repulsive, that you are too ashamed to admit it? You say to yourself, "What the heck is wrong with me?" It makes you so disgusted with yourself and it gets buried deep down as you try to hide it. That event silently reemerges; it affects your ...
PID
apw:12361607
Date Uploaded
2021-02-03T16:06:15.061Z
Title
Divine intervention
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
Divine Intervention By Shon Pernice 
 I have a firm stance on not accepting assistance from anyone. If a person wants to share some food, beverages, or other items, I prefer they give them to someone less fortunate. If another wants to spend money on me, I'd rather they donate it to one of my favorite charities, or most recently, purchase yarn for our Pay It Forward program. I hold this position due to the fact that I took someone's life. I destroyed a family, left two sons without ...
PID
apw:12357903
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:36:49.505Z
Title
Following freshman virtues: The ripple effect
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
3 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Following Freshman Virtues The Ripple Effect By Shon Pernice Have you ever read a story, seen a picture, or heard about a situation that warms your heart, mind and soul? An event where people come together and go above and beyond for someone else? A story, like in a children's book, that makes you feel good inside with excitement as you turn the page? Moreover, how a freshman class and a young man in a wheel chair, gave meaning and purpose to a group of prisoners? Let me tell you how.......
PID
apw:12360611
Date Uploaded
2021-02-03T15:39:46.627Z
Title
Homerun
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
Homerun I'm sitting in the VVA office. I'm at a correctional facility and I am inmate #1236421. I come up to the office on weekends, during my recreation time, to help out incarcerated veterans. Whether someone comes up or not, it's still my escape from the rest ofthe prison. I sit at a desk surrounded by pictures of military memorabilia. All military branches are represented in one way or another. There's an old chalk board where we leave messages for other VVA members. W...
PID
apw:12353182
Date Uploaded
2018-09-26T10:58:12.859Z
Title
It is our hope to
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
3 pages
Text (TR_WF)
It is our hope to present issues concerning offenders in the Missouri Department of Corrections and find possible solutions. Topics covered in Focus Group 1 included: incentives, probation and parole, Missouri Vocational Enterprises (MVE), offender finances, staff/offender communication, educational opportunities, medical concerns, and the Therapeutic Community (TC). We hope to have future focus groups in order to give Missouri offenders a voice for positive changes in the prison system. When...
PID
apw:12356270
Date Uploaded
2019-05-28T17:15:09.931Z
Title
PTSD
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
1 page
Text (O)
PTSD 
 There's a loud explosion. It is enormous. My body is penetrated by a million fragments. It's hard to breath. I smell fuel and gunpowder burning. Smoke is everywhere. It is cloudy and dusty. There's moaning and calls for help. I hear the sound of automatic gunfire. I am scared. I feel my heart beating so fast it feels like my heart will jump out of my chest. (I THEN WAKE UP) I sit up quickly. I don't know where I am at. I'm breathing fast, almost out of breath. ...
PID
apw:12352972
Date Uploaded
2018-09-25T19:49:30.271Z
Title
Selfish vs selfless: When suicide speaks
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
5 pages
Text (O)
Selfish vs. Selfless When Suicide Speaks By Shon Pernice I give numerous presentations to outside guests, about life inside prison. In one topic, Psychological Prison, I discuss the process of how an inmate is informed about the death of a loved one. I begin by asking the inmates on my panel to raise their hand if they have had a family member die while they have been incarcerated. The majority of hands go up. I cover the inmates notification process and possible outcome if they show any form...
PID
apw:12359018
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:14:02.115Z
Title
The invisible wounds of war
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
6 pages
Text (O)
The Invisible Wounds of War By Shon Pernice War is a battle for survival: physically , emotionally , and spiritually. It has a way of pushing and pulling your psyche in all different directions. 1 have to tell this story for many reasons as it haunts my days and nights to the point of madness. Some events in life you never forget and the memory is suspended in time. I try to push it away, compensate adversely, and attempt to dismiss it. However, the tragedy is now part of my being--entwined i...
PID
apw:12359011
Date Uploaded
2020-06-18T19:13:51.275Z
Title
The poopy prison prank
Author
Pernice, Shon
Date
2018-10-23
Pages
1 page
Text (O)
Shon Pernice 1236421 October 23, 2018 The Poopv Prison Prank The atmosphere in a typical prison generates feelings of anger, paranoia, distrust, and fear. To pull a prank, one must be cautious because offending the wrong inmate, or group of inmates, could result in a beat down. Being a lifelong prankster, I still have to find a moment to have a good laugh. One thing that will surely cause a ruckus would be something of total disgust. After a day of laughing over what I’m about to do, I decide...
PID
apw:12356030
Date Uploaded
2019-05-23T18:49:41.759Z
Title
Total eclipse of the heart
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
1 page
Text (O)
Shon Pemice 123 6421 Total Eclipse of the Heart It was August 22nd and I was standing outside with a group of about 20 inmates waiting for the total eclipse of 2017 to occur. These guys all have type—A personalities: gang members, prison tattoos, scars, bad attitudes, and just plain mean. They are waiting intently to View this epic event since mid=Missouri is a prime Viewing area. Their heads are tiled back, 3-D type glasses on, and anticipation fills the air. As my mischievous side can no lon...
PID
apw:12358008
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:40:20.986Z
Title
True colors
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
True Colors l stand outside my cell door three times a day to be counted by a corrections officer. Although the process doesn't take more than 10 minutes to count the 66 offenders in the wing, it does become a scene from the movie Groundhog Day. l stare at the beige walls across from me. They are barren and depressing. The bottom border is a cool blue color that would be observed in a swimming pool. These are mood colors: shades that won’t incite aggression. There is a top and bottom tie...
PID
apw:12353077
Date Uploaded
2018-09-25T21:48:22.814Z
Title
Worthy of their sacrifices
Author
Pernice, Shon
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
Worthy of Their Sacrifices by Shon Pemice 1236421 I had been incarcerated for almost seven years. I coasted through the system, took a large amount of classes just for show, and tried to avoid the everyday drama of prison yard politics. I continued to blame my victim (my wife Renee) for the crime I am responsible for, took no accountability, and just didn’t “get it.” I only wanted to falsely fill the empty voids in my life and get out of prison as soon as possible. Then, on February 17, 2018, I...
PID
apw:12357914
Date Uploaded
2019-10-28T20:37:10.368Z