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The AEDPA - an abomination created by the 1990's crime bill
The AEDPA- An Abomination created by the 1990's Crime Bill During this past presidential election, we heard much about the notorious "Crime Bill." But as usual, we got more rhetoric than substance. The Crime Bill...
Incarceration - what do you really know about it?
Incarceration- What Do You Really Know About It? Three hots and a cot, free health care, free cable, fully equipped weight rooms, and free education. Yep, life behind bars sounds like good living. That is,...
The unintended consequences of retributive justice
The Unintended Consequences of Retributive Justice On September 14, 2021, my brother Josh Pirkel killed himself at about 5:15 in the morning. Only 31 years old, Josh had spent his life looking for positive social...
Inside the mind of a "hardened" criminal
Inside the Mind of a "Hardened" Criminal Born in Valparaiso, Indiana and raised in a broken home, I spent my formative years on the move. With my Dad living in Indiana and my Mom moving...
Improving food service in the MDOC
Improving Food Service in the MDOC Despite four years of positive media attention to prison reform, little has changed at the state or federal level. Pie in the sky liberals want to eliminate bail bonds,...
Corrections in Michigan - all stick and no carrot
Corrections in Michigan- All stick and no Carrot As it currently stands, Michigan. is one of the few states in the country that does not offer state prisoners any type of "good time." That is,...
Corruption behind bars - crooks under the cover of law
Corruption Behind Bars - Crooks under the cover of law The prison complex is the only industry rewarded for failing. When crime rates increase, which in part is caused by recidivism rates, prison officials receive...
Fire in prison & State Employee Accountability Act (SEAA)
Daniel Pirkel Richard A. Handlon Corr. Facility 1728 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, Mi. 48846 APWA Re: Fire in prison & State Employee Accountability Act (SEAA) On December 27, 2019, there was a fire in my...
State employee accountability act: A proposed legislative amendment for the state of Michigan
State Employee Accountability Act A Proposed Legislative Amendment for the State of Michigan *Alter MDOC's internal grievance system- Each individual facility's grievance coordinator shall be moved to Lansing, relieving them from internal pressures to affirm...
Denying First Amendment rights: Mail policy in the MDOC
Denying First Amendment Rights- Mail Policy in the MDOC Recently, a freelance journalist named Zach wrote me to express his appreciation for my articles on American Prison Writing Archive's (APWA) website as well as a...
Unraveling the prison culture
Daniel Pirkel Professor Thompson ML 295 12-4-19 Unraveling the Prison Culture The prison system in America informs us a lot about our country's values and beliefs about the world. Our administrative rules, statutes, and case...
Flawed housing policy creates polarization and hate crimes
Page 1 of 8 Daniel Pirkel Professor Bradford CMS 251 11-3-19 Flawed Housing Policy Creates Polarization and Hate Crimes Probably the most popular social topic in academic circles, many of Calvin University's teachers often address...
Testimony- How prison has affected my view of the future
To: APWA From: Daniel Pirkel Re: Testimony— How Prison has Affected My View of the Future Before my incarceration, I was a selfish, egotistical fool. Additionally, my low self- esteem motivated me to personify toxic...
Parole reform
From: Daniel Pirkel To: American Prison Writing Archive Re: Parole Reform Disclaimer: I hereby submit the article below for your publication, and thereby renounce all rights to it except it publish it in other venues...
Bill Schuette & juvenile lifers: Justice delayed, justice denied
To: APWA From: Daniel Pirkel Re: Bill Schuette & Juvenile Lifers - Justice Delayed, Justice Denied Disclaimer: I hereby submit the article below for your publication, and thereby renounce all rights to it, except to...
Reinstituting good time
From: Daniel Pirkel To: APWA Re: Reinstituting Good Time1 The yearly operating budget of the Michigan Department of Corrections is over 2 billion dollars, consuming a 19% of the State's genera! fund. This is far...
America's criminal justice system: Rehabilitization or criminalization?
To: APWA From: Daniel Pirkel 5/13/18 America's Criminal Justice System: Rehabilitation or Criminalization? The US, prison system attempts to prevent people from committing crimes by utilizing the jurisprudential theories of incapacitation, retribution, rehabilitation, and deterrence...
Parole reform 2.0
From: Daniel Pirkel To: American Prison Writing Archive Re: Parole Reform 2.0 According to the Michigan Department of Correction's (MDOC) Policy Directive (PD) 06.05.104(Z), the MDOC prefers to return parolees to the county in...
Prison education
2/1/2018 To: APWA From: Daniel Pirkel Re: Prison Education Education is the single most important element in rehabilitating prisoners. The Rand Corporation's MetaAnalysis (spanning 32 years of research) has demonstrated that correctional education...
Transforming the prisoner culture
To: APWA From: Daniel Pirkel Re: Transforming the Prison Culture Before my incarceration, l was a selfish, egotistical fool that suffered from a low self-esteem. After a series of unfortunate events (including betrayal by the...
As for my experience
To: The America Prison Writing Archive From: Daniel Pirkel Greetings. I am really excited about your program and I am enclosing an application. Could you send me some more information regarding your program? I am...Loading...
