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Shoe essay
October 18, 2019

Shoe essay

Shoe Essay 18Oct 2019 Praise,[]! 14 July 2019 agent F. searched my cell (see essay cell search 18 Sept 2019) One item taken was my shoe strings. I wrote affidavits to offices of NCDPS in...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
Cell search
October 2, 2019

Cell search

Cell Search Most agents don't do cell searches unless the sgt. tells them to, and even then they look a little here and there, just enough to say I did it and find nothing to...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
Blanket update
July 25, 2019

Blanket update

Blanket Update On 2 July 2019 I was moved to long term seg. They gave me 180 days. On 8 July 2019 I get the answer to the 1st step for the grievance. As follows:...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
This is prison
July 25, 2019

This is prison

This is Prison Praise יהוה! I got this years ago, but don't remember when or who gave it to me. Some of it you may understand, most you may not, unless you have been here....
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
Wild life in prison
July 16, 2019

Wild life in prison

16 July 2019 Wild Life In Prison At Central Prison (CP) in Raleigh, N.C., my window had a view of the roof of the hospital. Not a pretty sight except for a large hawk. Sometimes...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
Blanket essay
July 8, 2019

Blanket essay

Blanket Essay 26 June 2019 APWA: Praise יהוה [Yahweh]! About 7:00 A.M. on June 2019, my blanket fell in the toilet. It is cold, so cold some guards wear winter coats. All they left me...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
Seg
June 19, 2019

Seg

"Seg" Wat is Seg.? It is short for segregation, modified housing, single cell, 24/7 lock down. I am in Seg, now. I am locked in a cell about 7ft by 10.5ft. As you can see,...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
Praise the name of Yahweh (Lord!)
May 1, 2014

Praise the name of Yahweh (Lord!)

Dear APWA: 1 May 2014 Praise the Name of [illegible] (Lord)! I pray this find you well and blessed. Enclosed is a hand written copy of a grievance I tried to file on the prison...
Russell, StephenNorth Carolina
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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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