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You know, I'm nothing like
May 2, 2019

You know, I'm nothing like

 [NO TITLE] My Friends, You know, I'm nothing like the guy that lead me to this place. The old me was 25 years old - and now I'm a much wiser 47. As I grow...
Dodd, RichardIndiana
I've written to you a
April 14, 2019

I've written to you a

 I've written to you a couple times now and have focused on some serious issues; but I'm sure people question who I am and how I may know these things. Well the truth is I've...
Dodd, RichardIndiana
I don't know if it's because I write to you,
November 7, 2018

I don't know if it's because I write to you,

 Editors, I don't know if its because I write to you, or that I refuse to accept the status quo; but I write to you now from disciplinary segregation [formerly known as NICC] with a...
Dodd, RichardIndiana
Perhaps it is fate I came across your information
October 13, 2018

Perhaps it is fate I came across your information

 NO TITLE APWA, Perhaps its fate I came across your information because I sure got a lot to say. I have been incarcerated for 22 years now and have witnessed some things that may be...
Dodd, RichardIndiana
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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.

APWA is an open access archive. We encourage use of the writings for research, course planning, and projects engaged in examination of the criminal legal system. Reproduction of essays in their entirety infringes on author copyright without their explicit consent from the writers. Please contact us if you plan to reproduce entire essays; we will do our best to put you in contact with the authors for consent, and their compensation for any project that is profit making.

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