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Shut it down
November 14, 2018

Shut it down

 Shut it Down Disclaimer / permission papers already signed Tamez, Brian C. Hughes Unit Ghandi sat down for peace, and was recognized for his efforts at nonviolent protest around the globe. Former quarterback of the...
Tamez, Brian ChristopherTexas
Blowback
August 2, 2018

Blowback

 Tamel, Brian C. Hughes Unit Rt. 2 Box 4400 Gatesville, TX 76597 The Free Stiles Chronicles #2 Blowback Shortly after my first submission to Hamilton College regarding my experiences with T.D.C.J. and its example of...
Tamez, Brian ChristopherTexas
Hello, and I hope this
July 13, 2018

Hello, and I hope this

 NO TITLE Please post 7/13/2018 Dear American Prison Writing Archive, Hello, and I hope this correspondence finds you well! About a month(*) ago I responded to your institution by mail, regarding non-fiction related to the...
Tamez, Brian ChristopherTexas
Insight from the inside Vol #2
June 18, 2018

Insight from the inside Vol #2

 INSIGHT FROM THE INSIDE - VOL #2 (Raw, and uncircumcised) Tamez, Brian C. This essay is Mark W. Stiles Unit specific. "There is a ginormous difference between what we choose to 'believe' and what we...
Tamez, Brian ChristopherTexas
Pitiful prison programs
June 18, 2018

Pitiful prison programs

 Pitiful Prison Programs The Texas prison programs need to be reconstructed -- all of them! If any legitimate official who truly cared about positive change were to witness the day to day activity in these...
Tamez, Brian ChristopherTexas
What's on the menu?
July 28, 2017

What's on the menu?

 Tamez, Brian C. Gatesville, TX 7/28/2017 What's on the menu? Around 8:30 am, Friday 07/28/2017, I arrived at my new unit of assignment, the Alfred Hughes Unit in Gatesville, TX. Ironically, the administration had no...
Tamez, Brian ChristopherTexas
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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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