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Title
A da in the SHU
Author
Bomani, Diallo
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A da in the SHU I awake this morning to my pitiful predicament. The instant my eyes popped open I shuddered from the reality of harsh environment. Suddenly I stood and move to the center of the of the cell to perform a simple test. Sure enough standing in the [modd?] middle I was able to touch opposent walls with outstretched arms. The cell was about about eight by five. Five feet wide and eight feet long. A cement box smaller than the size of a home bath room. The cement walls, floors, and c...
PID
apw:12344496
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T13:51:17.397Z
Title
A tour through the circles of hell
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
Pages
10 pages
Text (O)
A Tour Through The Circles of Hell By Patrick O'Shea Correction office David Hale was horrified by the barbaric and brutal actions of his fellow officers. "I can't describe it to you --I've never seen beatings like that," he recalled. "At least 50 guys got it, maybe more. I seen them carry one inmate down the hall with a guard on each leg and one on each arm. The assistant warden comes down the hall and grabs the inmate's testicles and starts yanking on them...
PID
apw:12349176
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:27.593Z
Title
Behind these walls
Author
Harewood, Ian
Pages
2 pages
Text (FT)
BEHIND THESE WALLS By Ian Harewood Free will is all about choices. In prison you have no free will. Every day, you have to do what someone tells you. You can't wake up in the middle of the night and go for something as simple as ice-cream or a snack. I remember when I had free will growing up. I wish that my choices had been different. As a kid I was always trying to fit in. But back in those days, the dark-skinned guys were the butt of jokes in school, the ones who weren't popular....
PID
apw:12347004
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T02:16:35.825Z
Title
Caged view - April 10, 2015
Author
Vitality, Prison
Date
2015-04-10
Pages
3 pages
Text (FT)
Caged View -- April 10, 2015 The demented cement wall I open my eyes to every morning is more than a century old and bleeds tear gas when it gets really humid. Some of the white paint from its last paint-job remains and has been scorched with black soot from recent fire -- no doubt set in protest from a dissatisfied resident. The wall is pockmarked with multicolored scabs from years of paint-jobs, has crude gang graffiti painstakingly carved with paperclips, and bears battle scars from the co...
PID
apw:12347357
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T15:03:32.838Z
Title
Cruel and unusual
Author
Bomani, Diallo
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (O)
Cruel and Unusual The world governments have a universally acknowledged standard for the treatment of prisoners held in confinement. These standards are codified in a document entitled, "Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons Under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment." The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is in direct violation of United Nations humanitarian mandates with the arbitrary reckless manner it employs in administration of its Securit...
PID
apw:12344499
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T13:51:17.775Z
Title
Dancing daydreams - March 11, 2015
Author
Vitality, Prison
Date
2015-03-11
Pages
3 pages
Text (FT)
Dancing Daydreams - March 11, 2015 My balance teeters as I land, spinning on one foot atop of the abrasive concrete, preparing for another leap. I don't bite it, but man... it's close. I feel a shot of adrenal relief seize my body, and I bite back an impetuous smile as my body springs into a final landing of a five-piece pirouette... umm... I mean, tornado-kick. I'm gasping for oxygen, my muscles tensed, and I feel the stares of unwelcome eyes. Of course, in prison, unwelcome e...
PID
apw:12347361
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T15:03:33.046Z
Title
Deceptive justice
Author
Williams, Jerome
Date
2013-04-29
Pages
15 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Deceptive Justice By Jerome Williams, IN We have all heard or recited the United States Pledge of Allegiance, specifically that part which states "with freedom, liberty, and justice for all." I, however, submit to you that this declaration is no more than the line of a master con man. At first glance this argument may appear to be ludicrous at best. However, the truth is quite clear as it has always been present. It has just been suppressed by the continuous indoctrination and veili...
PID
apw:12347683
Date Uploaded
2017-11-01T19:34:15.402Z
Title
First reversal
Author
Miller, Phil
Date
2014
Pages
3 pages
State
New York
Text (O)
Published in the fall edition of Cornell Univ.'s literary journal, "Writer's Bloc." (2014) First Reversal by Phil Miller "Phil, can you help me?" asks an unfamiliar voice. I'm sitting at my desk in the law library of Five Points Correctional Facility, where I work as the administrative clerk. I lift my head, making eye contact with the stranger. "That depends; what do you need help with?" I ask, hoping that his request will be something simple; I&a...
PID
apw:12345985
Date Uploaded
2016-10-24T21:23:34.612Z
Title
Fresh breeze
Author
Carroll, Richard W.
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
Fresh Breeze A Leviathan tyrin to apprehend, Ones whole mind again, Even though it's hard headed porcelain. ...tries to be your companion, This band of legion demons, Forging weapons against and then, Using the same styled regimen. Break in then spread the poison, Modern day garden of eden, But here in lies the comparison. ...was stripped of freedom, Feeling the shame of a heathen, To catch ones own breathin, Freezin on nothin but thievin. So now in treating the villain, Beating up onese...
PID
apw:12348944
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T11:14:07.268Z
Title
House of cards
Author
Ridenour, William
Date
2014-04-14
Date
2014-04-14, 2014-04-14
Pages
1 page
State
Ohio
Topics
Drexell Greene, ORDC, US Attorney General
Text (FT)
HOUSE OF CARDS by William Ridenour April of 2014, The Sizzler newsletter published the article "Justice for All," in which Mr. Drexell Greene ' s experiences with the parole board were a featured topic . The sister of Mr. Greene sent a copy of that article and her cover letter to Ohio Senator Bill Seitz, requesting that he investigate her brother's recent parole hearing. Senator Seitz contacted the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ("ODRC") and req...
PID
apw:12341456
Date Uploaded
2015-09-27T16:32:16.984Z
Title
I am currently a North Carolina state prisoner
Author
Green, Robbie Switzer
Pages
13 pages
Text (TR_WF)
NO TITLE I am currently a North Carolina state prisoner who has seventeen years of incarceration thus far. I have been housed at fifteen (15) different State Correctional Facilities. -This is my non-fiction essay intended for researchers and the general public, to help them to see and understand prison conditions in the state of North Carolina, ways of coping, healthcare, causes of violence and some ways to reduce violence, education, employment conditions, visions of a better way to operate ...
PID
apw:12352098
Date Uploaded
2018-06-15T17:43:32.553Z
Title
Is there really justice for all?
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
Pages
4 pages
Text (O)
Is There Really Justice For All? When Public Officials engage in Conspiracies to Cover up Potential Criminal Acts - Far too often the Guilty Parties are not held Accountable by the Criminal Justice System. HOW THEN WE ASK: Are Families of the Victims to Obtain Closure and Justice? My Mother Was Never the Same Ovell Krell s last contact with her brother George Owen Smith took place back in 1940. At the young age of 14, George was sent off to one of Florida's most brutal Reform Schools, th...
PID
apw:12349159
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:25.988Z
Title
Justice for all
Author
Ridenour, William
Date
2014-04-14
Date
2014-04-14, 2014-04-14
Pages
3 pages
State
Ohio
Topics
elderly prisoners, sexual assault, ageism, mental illness, old law, Cynthia Mausser
Text (FT)
JUSTICE FOR ALL By William Ridenour According to a report in the Columbus Dispatch Newspaper on April30, 2012, there were over 4,700 prisoners still incarcerated in Ohio who were sentenced under the law in effect prior to 1997 ("Old Law"}. This figure is unlikely to change according to the chairwoman for the Ohio Parole Board, Ms. Cynthia Mauser, "because we're 16 years from Senate Bill 2, most people suitable for parole have already been released." (Source: The Colum...
PID
apw:12341449
Date Uploaded
2015-09-27T16:25:33.049Z
Title
Justice for all
Author
Ridenour, William L.
Pages
3 pages
Text (TR_WF)
Justice For All By William Ridenour According to a report in the Columbus Dispatch Newspaper on April 30, 2012, there were over 4,700 prisoners still incarcerated in Ohio who were sentenced under the law in effect prior to 1997 ("Old Law"). This figure is unlikely to change according to the chairwoman for the Ohio Parole Board, Ms. Cynthia Mauser, "because we're 16 years from Senate Bill 2, most people suitable for parole have already been released." (Source: The Colu...
PID
apw:12356298
Date Uploaded
2019-05-28T17:20:48.811Z
Title
Killing the poor tonight: A Copernican revolution in racial politics
Author
Chyatte, D. Joseph
Pages
4 pages
Text (O)
D. Joseph Chyatte SID# 22150296 Killing the Poor Tonight: A Copernican Revolution in Racial Politics “I remember the day I became colored.” — Zora Neale Hurston, “How it Feels to be Colored Me” I was retching and gagging, physically ill, as I watched the video of Philando Castile’s summary execution play over-and-over on the television. My eyes blurring with tears and my teeth clenched, impotent rage consumed my body . . . thinking of Philando’s partner—that strong, savvy, woman—and their sma...
PID
apw:12349945
Date Uploaded
2018-03-15T21:58:43.195Z
Title
Man versus beast - January 30, 2015
Author
Vitality, Prison
Date
2015-01-30
Pages
2 pages
Text (FT)
Man Versus Beast - January 30, 2015 I stare at my freshly washed T-shirt hanging from a string clothesline against the wall. I've seen this sight a thousand times yet never seen it at all. What a pathetic shirt. Would anyone in the freeworld wear it? Probably not. Wearing it would be frowned upon, especially in a public place like a store or restaurant. Not that I think much about what's acceptable in public, but every once in a while I allow myself a little role-playing game to fil...
PID
apw:12347365
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T15:03:33.288Z
Title
Naked destiny
Author
Vitality, Prison
Pages
3 pages
Text (FT)
Naked Destiny I feel instead of hear a squeaky groan come from my chest in reaction to the sharp pain penetrating my eardrums. They fixed the loudspeaker last night. The same loudspeaker I paid Dennis 4 Ramen noodle soups to disable a couple of weeks ago. I was hoping for a longer reprieve, but over all the money was well spent. My cage is located in such a manner as to perfectly convey the demon speaker's scream from hell. One can avoid the resulting pain with a pair of earplugs, but I ...
PID
apw:12347368
Date Uploaded
2017-08-16T15:03:33.489Z
Title
Newswrap raw...9-11...U.S.A....2016
Author
Carroll, Richard W.
Date
2016
Pages
2 pages
Text (O)
Newswrap raw...9-11...U.S.A....2016 ... 8:45 a.m ... bell rings ... " ... ding ... a moment of silence, in memory please ..." * - Daren Seals, the Ferguson (St. Louis) activist who spoke out about the killings of black males by the police; was himself killed (shot) and burned to death inside his car, found in some rural suburban area. This is the same pattern of six other black males killed in that area, the same way within the last year. Facts further show that just a few days earl...
PID
apw:12351240
Date Uploaded
2018-03-16T18:28:06.979Z
Title
No longer silent
Author
Carroll, Richard W.
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
No Longer Silent Copyright (C) 2016 By W.R. Carroll No longer silent, I ain’t never gonna shut up! The devil keeps trying, As he does with constant lying, But guess what, I ain’t never gonna shut up No matter what happens, No matter what does go down, Whatever is put in my way, Or even when things get tough, Guess what? I am no longer silent, and Still, I ain’t never gonna shut up. When we think we have, All of what we deserve, Burning and dieing, Was there waiting on us, Within lifes curve. ...
PID
apw:12348938
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T11:14:06.468Z
Title
Notes on coping
Author
Norton, David Andrew
Pages
13 pages
Text (O)
David Andrew Norton — 211153 Notes on Coping / November 2016 The stress within prison walls is really not all that different from the ‘real’ world of stress. So we prisoners do many of the same things that ‘ordinary’ people do to cope with the stress we all face. One way to cope is through diversion, as through mental and physical exercise. I'm not much of a sportsman anymore (though I dearly miss the swimming pool), but I like to get out of my routine and comfort zone a little by playin...
PID
apw:12349225
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:31.05Z
Title
On this is the case they game me, ...
Author
Carroll, Richard W.
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
Title: On this is the case they gave me,... Copyright (C) 2015 by Wesley R. Carroll Six foot eleven, so the state says, /Straight out of heaven./ Two hundred forty, the state says again,/Like Old [8?] glory./A daughter to [illegilbe] acting quite dizzy,/Another close friend loving to pretend, That is all quite well and [illegible] swell. When in Virginia, orange dirt and all,/They saw me run the track from daylight to sunset./ Many wonder to this very day,/ "Just how does he do it...How ...
PID
apw:12348942
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T11:14:06.99Z
Title
Parole suitability in Ohio
Author
Ridenour, William L.
Pages
1 page
State
Ohio
Text (O)
PAROLE SUITABILITY IN OHIO By William Ridenour Parole suitability for Ohio prisoners appears to have become dependent upon the grant terms in the agreement between the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ("DRC") and the federal government. The groundwork for this grant contract was laid when the United States Congress enacted legislation in 1994 to provide states with funding to increase bed capacity for "Part 1 Violent Offenders." A Part 1 Violent Offender was def...
PID
apw:12346032
Date Uploaded
2016-10-24T21:23:38.725Z
Title
Preparing the way
Author
Carroll, Richard W.
Pages
1 page
Text (TR_WF)
Preparing the Way By Wesley Carroll Prepare the way for the Lord, And don't mess around, Get on board. Everything that is taken in, Is gonna be horde, So now it is you know. We have been restored, By that almighty sword, And by the blood of the lamb, Yet some still don't understand. Just note when Paul was persecuted, When he preached the truth, Nothing diluted its so stupid, How polluted minds get, When the ears become muted. There's a fire in the mouth, And these words are ge...
PID
apw:12348940
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T11:14:06.774Z
Title
Prison overcrowding in Ohio
Author
Ridenour, William
Date
2014-08-15
Date
2014-08-15, 2014-08-15
Pages
2 pages
State
Ohio
Topics
overcrowding, old law, Cynthia Mausser
Text (FT)
PRISON OVERCROWDING IN OHIO by William L. Ridenour The prison overcrowding problem in Ohio has reached a critical stage. Some institutions are operating at nearly 200% of original design capacity. In fact, Ohio has struggled for over a decade to reduce its prison population. For instance, recent studies have shown that the incarceration rate in Ohio is 4.9 percent higher than the national average. The national incarceration rate is 545 adults per 100,000 residents, as compared with Ohio'...
PID
apw:12341453
Date Uploaded
2015-09-27T16:31:05.866Z

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