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Far from home
October 23, 2016

Far from home

 Far FY0111 Home by Karter Kane Reed Welcome home, I think to myself ' The home of the dead Buried just a stone’s throw from your world Yet a world away But I breathe the...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
The picture
October 23, 2016

The picture

 M M The Picture First, I would like to apologize for the picture that I am about to show you, because of what that picture has done to me and what it is likely to...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
Arboretum
October 23, 2016

Arboretum

 Arboretum by Karter Kane Reed I stood there staring My heart wrenched My feet like anchors Unable to turn away from the horror Behind the double row of fences topped with glistening razorwire Lay the...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
The psychology of prison revisited
October 23, 2016

The psychology of prison revisited

 Vader Qeeal The Psychology of Prison Revisited I sat down to write about what it’s actually like to live in prison, and the barrage of thoughts that came overwhelmed me, and the pen and story...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
The lesson
October 23, 2016

The lesson

 The Lesson by Karter Kane Reed Allow me to tell you a little about myself. Like any human being , I am a unique individual with my ' own eccentricities and idiosyncrasies while also sharing...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
The psychology of prison
October 23, 2016

The psychology of prison

 Karter Reed The Psychology of Prison 
 There is a prevailing thought in our society that we have gone to great lengths to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners, and fair/just measures of incarceration. However,...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
The Devil's bargain
October 23, 2016

The Devil's bargain

 The Devil’s Bargain by Karter Kane Reed I don’t remember the first lie that I told my mother; I’m not even sure that I remember the last; but I remember the worst: Don ’I worry....
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
Life on the inside
October 23, 2016

Life on the inside

 Life on the Inside by Karter Kane Reed I would like to start by telling you a bit about myself. Like any human being, I am a unique individual with my own eccentricities and idiosyncrasies...
Reed, Karter K.Massachusetts
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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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