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My voice behind the wall: Fear
2021

My voice behind the wall: Fear

 My voice behind the Wall : Fear By: Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I see this fear, all of the time in here. I think there is hidden protocol when it is torwards black inmates, I...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
My voice behind the wall: Madness in the abyss
2021

My voice behind the wall: Madness in the abyss

 My voice behind the wall: Madness in the abyss by: Ricky Vincent Pendleton II What I do see in this place, is straight up madness. This is a mad house for real, a very disturbing...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
The behavior of the employees and the mentalities of the inmates at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex
2016

The behavior of the employees and the mentalities of the inmates at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex

 The Behavior of the Employees and the Mentalities of the Inmates at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex 
 By: Ricky Pendleton c/o: #[ID] - One Mountainside Way Mount Olive Correctional Complex Mount Olive, WV 25185...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
7My voice through the prison walls
2016

7My voice through the prison walls

 7My voice through the prison walls By: Inmate Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I think rehabilitation is a propaganda word used by the lawmakers to cover their motives Exploiting the inmates in a business venture. The...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
Soliloquy of racism and favoritism at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia
2016

Soliloquy of racism and favoritism at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia

 Soliloquy of Racism and Favoritism at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia By: Ricky Pendleton c/o: #41024-0iie Mountainside Way Mount Olive Correctional Complex Mount Olive, WV 25185 Soliloquy of Racism and Favoritism at...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
Soliloquy of chaos at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia
2016

Soliloquy of chaos at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia

 Soliloquy of Chaos at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia I guess if I did the crime I should be able to do the time, yes I have been convicted of crimes, even...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
What a move that they make: an unfair practice that the administration make at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex
2016

What a move that they make: an unfair practice that the administration make at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex

 Essay: What a move that they make: An unfair practice that the administration make at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex What a move that they make: An unfair practice that the Administration make at the...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
Blood in my eyes
2016

Blood in my eyes

 Blood in my Eyes By: Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I see dead people, not physically but one of a mental death. In this prison people are very gloomy. They accept being incarcerated and warehoused by...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
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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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