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Punishment enough
October 30, 2019

Punishment enough

 Punishment Enough By: The American Pharaoh As a child of poverty, adopted, and forged through the trials of living as a statistic within my country, which I love deeply, but can be a somewhat cruel...
The American PharaohGeorgia
Door gangsters
August 24, 2019

Door gangsters

 08/24/19 Door Gangsters By: The American Pharaoh I woke up this morning feeling quite joyful. Glad to be alive. The temperature and conditions would leave you to expect a wonderful autumn day if you'd forgotten...
The American PharaohGeorgia
The watchmen
August 18, 2019

The watchmen

 The Watchmen 08/18/19 By American Pharaoh It's common practice in most states for those who've the authority to exercise the use of force via tazers, mace, etc etc, must first experience the use of that...
The American PharaohGeorgia
Suicide prevention: See something do something
August 16, 2019

Suicide prevention: See something do something

 Suicide Prevention or See Something. Do Something 08/16/19 By: American Pharaoh Due to a recent suicide at a federal facility, a suicide attempt and actual suicide recently at my current facility (Macon State Prison), and...
The American PharaohGeorgia
Black power
July 5, 2019

Black power

 Black Power By: The American Pharaoh When faced with power what should one do? When oppressed, should we struggle against the chains or strengthen them? If freed from this bondage and imbued with a morsel...
The American PharaohGeorgia
Conflict
June 17, 2019

Conflict

 Conflict By The American Pharaoh From Moses wanderings through the wilderness to the Messiah's forty days and forty nights, solitude has always been a similarity amongst the methods used by our history's most profound spiritual...
The American PharaohGeorgia
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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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