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Incarceration of the innocent: why 40% of America's prisoners believed to be innocent are imprisoned
July 12, 2024

Incarceration of the innocent: why 40% of America's prisoners believed to be innocent are imprisoned

Diez, James LoganTexas
Trump v. United States, 2024 U.S. Lexis 2886
July 2, 2024

Trump v. United States, 2024 U.S. Lexis 2886

Diez, James LoganTexas
Crime shows and jurrors
June 30, 2024

Crime shows and jurrors

Watterson, Randy A.
Love, serve, remember
June 21, 2024

Love, serve, remember

Palmer, Dustin A.Illinois
Trauma inducing or trauma reducing?
June 12, 2024

Trauma inducing or trauma reducing?

Palmer, Dustin A.Illinois
Shake down
April 21, 2024

Shake down

Milton, Earl 'Urbane', Jr.Illinois
You fit the description
April 16, 2024

You fit the description

SUBJECT: You Fit The Description/Johns Hopkins DATE: 04/16/2024 02:29:56 PM FOR SUBMISSION: American Prison Writing Archive Johns Hopkins University 3400 Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21285 [email protected] [email protected] YOU FIT THE DESCRIPTION By Shawn D. Baldwin...
Baldwin, Shawn D.Illinois
An ocean of tears
April 16, 2024

An ocean of tears

An Ocean of Tears by Earl Milton Jr. 4-16-24 Life is good, because the polar opposite is death. As we look through - our own lives and see all of the pain, suffering, and struggles...
Milton, Earl 'Urbane', Jr.Illinois
Quantum entanglement
April 2024

Quantum entanglement

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT All the atoms of the universe they say are linked together, as thoughts and dreams among us all are to each of us a tether. Where atoms knock and bang around and: signal...
Wyman, AlanIllinois
I'm a inmate currently house at a prison in Pennslyvania
circa 2024

I'm a inmate currently house at a prison in Pennslyvania

Colvin, RaymondPennsylvania
Brain development in regards to sentencing
circa 2024

Brain development in regards to sentencing

Bowman, TylerNorth Carolina
Three problems with being a rehabilitated offender
circa 2024

Three problems with being a rehabilitated offender

Bowman, TylerNorth Carolina
Honest life
circa 2024

Honest life

Bowman, TylerNorth Carolina
A prisoner's love
circa 2024

A prisoner's love

Bowman, TylerNorth Carolina
Westlaw.com & LexisNexis.com are menaces to U.S. prisons
circa 2024

Westlaw.com & LexisNexis.com are menaces to U.S. prisons

Westlaw.com & LexisNexis.com Are Menaces to U.S. Prisons In the contemporary digital age, access to information plays a pivotal role in various aspects of life, including the legal system. However, when such access is granted...
anonymous 14
Balance
circa 2024

Balance

Balance Nemesis was the Greek goddess of retributive justice. Retributive justice is the idea our modern day justice system is based on. Nemeses everywhere look to inflict retribution and/or vengeance on those who have offended....
Dean, Tommy LeeColorado
Lost
circa 2024

Lost

Colvin, RaymondPennsylvania
This is my conviction notice (I'm a put my ADC number back in the mail box)
circa 2024

This is my conviction notice (I'm a put my ADC number back in the mail box)

Askew, Cordrell D.Arkansas
When the man's at the door and the world looks away
January 2024

When the man's at the door and the world looks away

Wyman, AlanIllinois
Wisz poems
circa 2024

Wisz poems

Lewis, Kenneth Wayne
Break through the chain of capitalism. Part 3
circa 2024

Break through the chain of capitalism. Part 3

Green, MuwsaPennsylvania
APWA column 9: Real Vida TV visits the Boyd unit
circa 2024

APWA column 9: Real Vida TV visits the Boyd unit

Joey Dauben / The Ellis County ObserverTexas
The mistake
circa 2024

The mistake

The Mistake Arrogance, egotism and addictive behaviors were the life I lived and it cost me everything and everyone I ever loved. I was the alpha-male; I had an overwhelming drive to be the strongest,...
Edwards, Kenneth
My mind
2024

My mind

Barnes, "Wild Bill"
Let them work
circa 2024

Let them work

Let Them Work By Michael Nobles “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States or any place subject...
Nobles, MichaelTexas
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If you are working on an APWA-related project, please let us know how you plan to utilize the Archive. We hope to share information about your work with our readers and, whenever possible, with relevant APWA authors.

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