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Title: Betrayal
Author: Harris, Larry "Rocky"
Pages: 6 pages
State: Illinois
Text (O): Betrayal By Larry “Rocky " Harris Everyday across America, the innocent are sent to prison. This is an ugly fact that most citizens of this great country do not want to deal with. It is not a topic that will come up over cocktails with friends. I The segment of the American population involved in this nightmare is usually the poor, speciﬁcally a poor man sold out by the public defender appointed to the criminal case. The case I write about falls into this category: a poor man raising his...
PID: apw:12345327
Date Uploaded: 2016-10-23T17:20:46.928Z

Title: First amendment under attack in Illinois' prisons: the price of dissent
Author: Peter, George, Jr.
Pages: 11 pages
State: Illinois
Text (O): FIRST AMENDMENT UNDER ATTACK IN ILLINOIS’ PRISONS: THE PRICE OF DISSENT Exercising one's first amendment rights is analogous to breathing; we only learn to appreciate it when our capacity to I do either is impinged upon. However, there are certain events which serve to heighten an individual's awareness to particular circumstances, and for those of us who are incarcerated, we quickly discover how tenuous our ability is to engage in first amendment activities that the average person ...
PID: apw:12345356
Date Uploaded: 2016-10-23T17:20:49.235Z

Title: If the walls could talk
Author: Brethorst, Denisha
Date: 2013
Date: 2013, 2013
Pages: 10 pages
State: Illinois
Text (FT): IF THE WALLS COULD TALK Words impact our lives. Some words impacting my life are change, strength, perception, fear, anger, and love. Because of these words I am surviving. It is very difficult and lonely at times. I find positive in all of my challenges and try to overcome them. Don't get me wrong, it is hard to find the positive in a lot of situations. My friends always comment on how strong I am, and how God gives you what you can handle. I should be Hercules, however I am not. I just...
PID: apw:290
Date Uploaded: 2015-09-16T18:25:51.995Z

Title: Sources of stress in prisons
Author: Agrawal, Shree
Pages: 13 pages
Text (TR_WF): Sources of Stress in Prisons There are an uncountable number of sources of stress in prison. The worst source of stress to prisoners is the unlawful policies and practices inflicted on them. These policies and practices are senseless and are designed solely to make life miserable for prisoners. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that prison regulations that infringe on the federal rights of prisoners must serve some legitimate purpose. Most prisoners want to serve their sentence in p...
PID: apw:12349807
Date Uploaded: 2018-03-15T20:36:11.049Z

Title: The taxpayer's burden
Author: Harris, Larry "Rocky"
Pages: 6 pages
State: Illinois
Text (O): THE TAXPAYER'S BURDEN I am a prisoner housed at the Illinois Department Of Corrections Prison located in Pinckneyville Illinois. If the reader was to punch up this prison on the State website one would find that the current rate of incarceration is at $18,355.00 per one year of my living in prison. This is down from the $30,000.00 price tag that was in place in the early days of the 2000's. One would ask why is is getting cheaper? The budget cuts in the prison system due to the budg...
PID: apw:12345334
Date Uploaded: 2016-10-23T17:20:47.403Z

Title: When is it enough
Author: Harris, Larry "Rocky"
Pages: 8 pages
State: Illinois
Text (O): MHEN IS IT ENDUGH I have 21 ysars bahind thaas walls. I navar Figursd my lifa would spin out this way. when I was a young man I was buck wild. I rods tha iron horas and livsd by no mans rulas.vBsing a Frsa spirit brought ms in to oontaot with ths prison systam at an aarly age. I bowad to no man. when push came to shove I usad what svsr maans was nsoassary to protect my fami1y,mysa1f. You can only boat "the man“ For so long,thsn you got to pay the piper. At 2h I took the law in to my own ...
PID: apw:12345318
Date Uploaded: 2016-10-23T17:20:46.046Z

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