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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 lot has been written
Author
Dorotik, Jane
Pages
5 pages
State
California
Text (O)
A lot has been written Original Dorotik CA A lot has been written about the prison system lately -- why we as a nation incarcerate so many, why the bureauocratic and unweildy system is only expected to make minimal cuts to its 11 billion dollar budget while education and social supports are slashed to the very core, why California's prison system has the highest recidivism rate of any state in the nation? But little is written of the individual suffering that occurs in devastating ways o...
PID
apw:12344502
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T15:41:58.187Z
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
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
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
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
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......
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apw:12344508
Date Uploaded
2016-10-21T15:41:59.185Z
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
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
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
Title
Reading Plato on death row
Author
Guenther, Lisa
Date
2016-02-15
Date
2016-02-15, 2016-02-15
Pages
4 pages
State
Tennessee
Text (FT)
Reading Plato on Death Row Lisa Guenther Every Wednesday, Igo to Riverbend Maximum Security Prison in Nashville to facilitate a discussion group with prisoners on death row and philosophy graduate students. It's a nice prison, as far as prisons go: clean, suburban-feeling, with a soapy smell that lingers on my hands and clothes after I leave. The reception area is filled with motivational posters of determined mountain climbers and goal-oriented rowing teams. Beyond the checkpoint, an or...
PID
apw:12342341
Date Uploaded
2016-06-20T01:08:59.624Z
Title
Reflection on the work of dealing with time...
Author
Downing, Curtis
Date
2010-03-07
Pages
3 pages
State
Nevada
Text (TR_WF)
Voices Through the Walls RE: Reflection on the work of dealing with time... Curtis L. Downing, Indian Springs, Nevada In the years that I've been incarcerated and reflecting on them, so many things come to mind and almost so fast that, I can hardly write fast enough to get my thoughts on paper. This because I've experienced so much, and much of what has been negative, and seems to be getting worse. I am thankful to God that, over these many years I am able to keep an attitude of gra...
PID
apw:12343633
Date Uploaded
2016-10-19T00:11:49.396Z
Title
Seeking to avoid the real possibility
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
.3 U E N I L E J U S T I C E eal ossiility of a avo US. Toca V. Louisiana P. I. O’Shea The Key Issue in the Toca. Case Involved the Retroactive Application of Miller V. Alabama. E‘: is indeed somewhat of a rare occurrence when a prosecutor, especially one Who for many years, had adamantly opposed any earlier deals, moves to moot a case that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear. That is exactly what has just happened in the case of T oca V. Lauisitmal. The issue in T oca involves...
PID
apw:12349187
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:28.245Z
Title
Sentencing juvenile offenders to life without the possibility of parole in Massachusetts
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
Pages
3 pages
Text (O)
Sentencing Juvenile Offenders to Life Without the Possibility of Parole in Massachusetts Should Juveniles Be Treated the Same as Adults? By Patrick O'Shea 
 When it comes to the issue of the severity of punishment handed out to juvenile offenders, Massachusetts has a long and torrid history of treating some juvenile offenders more harshly than adults. 
 A Historical Perspective The problems inherent in dealing with the treatment of juvenile offenders in an antiquated criminal justice sys...
PID
apw:12349191
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:28.552Z
Title
Solitary confinement (I am in my late thirties...)
Author
Inmate Rauda
Pages
2 pages
State
California
Text (TR)
INMATE RAUDA CALIFORNIA "SOLITARY CONFINEMENT" I AM IN MY LATE THIRTIES, I AM NOT A CAREER OR VIOLENT CRIMINAL, I HAVE SPENT TIME IN GENERAL POPULATION AND CONTROLLED UNITS (AD-SEG, SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, SUICIDE WATCH. ETC..) I HAVE SERVED MY TIME AT A FEW COUNTY JAILS AND TWO TERMS IN PRISON MULTIPLE FACILITIES, I HAVE NEVER BEEN OFFERED A PROGRAM, BEEN TO CAMP, A RANCH, OR LET OUT EARLY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A HOSPITAL EITHER WHY BECAUSE THE COLD TRUTH IS NO ONE CARES, IT WAS MY M...
PID
apw:12343221
Date Uploaded
2016-10-17T20:02:42.833Z
Title
The Texas prison system
Author
Hawkins, Preston D.
Date
2010-05-03
Date
2010-05-03, 2010-05-03
Pages
3 pages
State
Texas
Topics
recidivism, medical care
Text (FT)
page a ' The Texas Prison System ! ' I am a prisoner in one of Texas' many Prison units, and have been in this system for (10 years) for a crime that I did not do . I have no family on the out side so its realy hard on people like myself, because with out out side help the only thing that is left to be done is to hustle to survive because we do not get any thing or any help from the prison in the line of commissary, proper items to keep a person clean . The little that they giv...
PID
apw:12341476
Date Uploaded
2015-09-27T16:44:27.443Z
Title
The exorbitant financial cost associated with wrongful criminal convictions in Massachusetts
Author
O'Shea, Patrick
Pages
7 pages
Text (O)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE The Exorbitant Financial Cost Associated With Wrongful Criminal Convictions in Massachusetts Tens of Millions in TaxpayerDollars Are Being Spent Because of Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct! By P.J. O’Shea Depending upon the source, the numbers may vary, but there is one thing that remains crystal clear; Massachusetts taxpayers are dishing out exorbitant amounts of cash to pay for the mistakes of police and prosecutors. In 2004 Massachusetts joined 28 other states and enact...
PID
apw:12349168
Date Uploaded
2017-11-03T14:47:26.746Z
Title
The mysterious book
Author
The Mysterious Book
Pages
2 pages
State
Arizona
Text (TR_WF)
The Mysterious Book I never read an entire book until I came to prison. Or, well, jail actually, when I was going through the trial and sentencing process. I had been in jail for about a week, in a cell by myself in solitary confinement. That first week I basically just slept. On my fifth or sixth day (I'm not really sure which), I woke up to find a book on the floor in the middle of the room. It as Louis L'Amour story, a western. I hated westerns. I remember as a kid my dad was alw...
PID
apw:12342764
Date Uploaded
2016-10-15T12:35:52.044Z

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