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Out of the dark
December 12, 2019

Out of the dark

 John Paul Minarik Out of the Dark Etheridge Knight came out of the dark of prison to be seen as one of America's most prominent poets. In a 1982 letter to me, he shared: "I...
Minarik, John PaulPennsylvania
Are you the guy who...?
October 25, 2016

Are you the guy who...?

 About 2,300 words 1600 Walters Mill Road, APO—580 Somerset, PA 15510-0005 ARE YOU THE GUY WHO...? by John Paul Minarik, EIT Despite having been.a prisoner for 45 years, I can not begin to tell how...
Minarik, John PaulPennsylvania
Ripples
October 25, 2016

Ripples

 About 1,000 words 1600 Walters Mill Road, APO—580 Somerset, PA 15510-0005 RIPPLES bY John Paul Minarik RIPPLES/Jd'1n Paul Minarik Pagie; 1 The far-reaching effects of providing an education, whether to .those in or out of...
Minarik, John PaulPennsylvania
John's personal message at Christmas, 2015
October 25, 2016

John's personal message at Christmas, 2015

 John's Personal Message at Christmas, 2015 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May the peace and joy of the holiday season be with you and with people you love. I send you my warmest season's...
Minarik, John PaulPennsylvania
What can a lifer accomplish in prison?
October 25, 2016

What can a lifer accomplish in prison?

 Iohn Paul Minarik What Can A Lifer Accomplish in Prison? I am one of the lifer-dinosaurs still in an American state prison in Somerset, Pennsylvania, after 36 years. I am innocent, but that is subject...
Minarik, John PaulPennsylvania
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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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