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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
Submarine duty
December 20, 2023

Submarine duty
Culp, Scott D.California
Depths
December 12, 2023

Depths
Colvin, RaymondPennsylvania
The GTL network scam, selling used tablets to inmates
November 19, 2023

The GTL network scam, selling used tablets to inmates
Hann, CarolPennsylvania
S.C.O.R.E.
October 30, 2023

S.C.O.R.E.

 Ryan B. Green Date: 30-10-23 Contact: Federal Correctional Institution word count: 1,200 PO Box 1000 Butner, NC 27509 Bio: I am serving a thirty-five year sentence. Spent my first five years in a one-man isolation...
Green, Ryan D.North Carolina
A reflection of hope
October 10, 2023

A reflection of hope
Boston, CraigPennsylvania
Prison brutality
August 18, 2023

Prison brutality
Blake, EthelynTexas
Don't give up
August 16, 2023

Don't give up

 From the Desk of JEFFERY A. SHOCKLEY-[ID] SMART COMMUNICATIONS/PADOC-P0. BOX 33028, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33733 “Don’t Give Up” (8/16/23) Hello Community, as a person serving a life sentence in a Pennsylvania state prison, it is...
"Shock," Jeff (Jeffrey A. Shockley)Pennsylvania
So I'm in confinement at Gulf C.I.
July 29, 2023

So I'm in confinement at Gulf C.I.
Barnes, SeanFlorida
The real fire country
June 4, 2023

The real fire country
Pinnah, RoshCalifornia
Carceral violence
May 22, 2023

Carceral violence

 "Carceral Violence" By Mr.Patrice Lumumba Daniels-Joliet Treatment Center The joy & anticipation of having a visit with loved ones is a very unique thing. What I often dread though is the fact that both going...
Daniels, Patrice LumumbaIllinois
How bizarre
May 22, 2023

How bizarre

 "HOW BIZARRE" By Mr. Patrice Lumumba Daniels-Joliet Treatment Center It's 9pm lockup time & without any thought given I get up to go to my cell BUT what if today I don't wanna lockup? "what's...
Daniels, Patrice LumumbaIllinois
To be or not to be a fundamentally fair republic
May 20, 2023

To be or not to be a fundamentally fair republic

 #[ID number]/A Fundamentally Fair Republic for Re: Death and Life Sentences in Pennsylvania To Be or Not To Be A Fundamentally Fair Republic from Bert Hudson, #[ID number] [address] or You may send me a...
Hudson, BertNot Available
[Untitled]
May 20, 2023

[Untitled]

 Author: Pseudonym: 3 Lynn Bodhi Title: Date: May 20, 2023 What I hide behind my smile will not surface for the while I show my teeth but underneath a part of me is aching to...
3 Lynn BodhiNew York
Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment!
May 18, 2023

Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment!
Marples, VincentCalifornia
When the MDOC yells "CHOW!"
May 17, 2023

When the MDOC yells "CHOW!"
Copeman, Jack S.Michigan
Dear APWA Folks, I am an old activist
May 16, 2023

Dear APWA Folks, I am an old activist
Taylor, JohnColorado
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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.

APWA is an open access archive. We encourage use of the writings for research, course planning, and projects engaged in examination of the criminal legal system. Reproduction of essays in their entirety infringes on author copyright without their explicit consent from the writers. Please contact us if you plan to reproduce entire essays; we will do our best to put you in contact with the authors for consent, and their compensation for any project that is profit making.

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