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I thought the n-word today
July 29, 2019

I thought the n-word today

 I THOUGHT THE N-WORD TODAY BY JACOB JILLS Texas prison is a black man's second home, a brown man's dream, and a white man's nightmare... I heard this joke in a county jail awaiting the...
Jills, JacobTexas
My time paradox
June 24, 2019

My time paradox

 MY TIME PARADOX BY JACOB JILLS I recently experienced the six year anniversary of my self-surrender in the Middle East. America's for profit prison industrial complex has been my "host" ever since. The past six...
Jills, JacobTexas
Brain-health and the throw'd
July 26, 2018

Brain-health and the throw'd

 Brain-Health and the Throw'd by Jacob Jills In the five years I've been a "guest" of America's Prison Industrial Complex I have physically assaulted one person. He was a hermaphrodite who believed he was Jesus...
Jills, JacobTexas
Hunger games, prepare!
May 30, 2018

Hunger games, prepare!

 "Hunger Games, Prepare!" by Jacob Jills When I first came to prison I lasted only six weeks in general population (GP). No! I was not a "catch-out." In the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ...
Jills, JacobTexas
Forced competition
April 25, 2018

Forced competition

 Forced Competition by Jacob Jills You do not need a degree in zoology to understand and explain how the herds, the flocks, and schools of earth's creatures seem to act as one entity in perfect...
Jills, JacobTexas
Perspective, greed, and selfishness in prison
February 15, 2018

Perspective, greed, and selfishness in prison

 Perspective, Greed and Selfishness in Prison By Jacob Jills Prison has a unique and hunting way of putting things into perspective. Doing time slows down your present but, oddly enough, speeds up your past. One...
Jills, JacobTexas
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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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