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As I sit in my prison cell looking at this picture
November 2019

As I sit in my prison cell looking at this picture

 APWA Essay By: C. Velthuysen [ID] Nov. 2019 As I sit in my prison cell looking at this picture a friend sent me years ago, I recall all the sandy beaches I used to visit...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
Parole in Michigan
August 9, 2018

Parole in Michigan

 Parole in Michigan 467-Words By: Christopher J. Velthuysen What is parole? Parole is a conditional release firm prison during which the offender continues to serve his/her sentence. An (order of parole) has standard mandatory conditions,...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
My possible parole
August 7, 2018

My possible parole

 I have been preparing myself for my possible parole dates of 2019- (which I probably won't get as I caught a class 1 misconduct in 2016) 2024 and again 2029- (where I think my real...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
Modern-day slavery
August 1, 2018

Modern-day slavery

 Modern-Day Slavery From a Natural-Born White Citizen Growing up (white) in prison and being around other white folks was & still is weird for me, as I was raised in the 70's & 80's in...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
Michigan's mentally ill/solitary confinement prisoners: How brain science can help
June 13, 2018

Michigan's mentally ill/solitary confinement prisoners: How brain science can help

 Michigan’s Mentally Ill/ Solitary Confinement Prisoners: How Brain Science Can Help—What I Did or Didn’t Do to Curb my Mental Instabilities, Anger Issues, and Sexual Impulses I am an inmate who has been incarcerated for...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
Solitary confinement & the effects
May 1, 2018

Solitary confinement & the effects

 Solitary Confinement & The Effects 5-1-18 I am a solitary confinement prisoner who has been devastated both mentally & physically during my phase of (2) years confinement. I've been brutally beaten-down with hunger & hunger...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
Prison life: The good, the bad, & the nasty
December 15, 2017

Prison life: The good, the bad, & the nasty

 Prison life: The good, the bad, & the nasty By: Christopher Velthuysen (c)2017 There are many GOOD experiences I've gotten out of Prison, even though at low points in my life! Konross Correctional Facility and...
Velthuysen, Christopher JohnMichigan
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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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