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Prisoner EIP
April 18, 2021

Prisoner EIP

Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Drunks
January 16, 2021

Drunks

Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
What are you thinking?
August 16, 2020

What are you thinking?

Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Attention: Michigan tax payers
August 6, 2020

Attention: Michigan tax payers

Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
T.V.?
July 11, 2020

T.V.?

APWA 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 7/11/20 T.V.? When I came into the Michigan Prison system (2012) I was lucky enough to receive a (unrelated) government Settlement of $1500.00. This I used to...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
The Michigan prison system MDOC has once again shown its true colors
July 9, 2020

The Michigan prison system MDOC has once again shown its true colors

American Prison Writing Archive 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 Dear sir/madam, July 9, 2020 The Michigan Prison system MDOC has once again shown its true colors concering prisoners. I sent the following letter...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Outside the box
June 12, 2020

Outside the box

APWA Hamilton College 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 June 12, 2020 "outside the Box" Granted, laws, policies, rules are not being followed by many-everywhere. Our once freedoms of expression (and speech), are being...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
No accountability
June 10, 2020

No accountability

American Prison Writing Archive Hamilton College 198 College Hill Rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 June 10, 2020 No Accountability With the recent protests (riots) it’s obvious that our country has some major, major problems. We see...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Impossible?
April 7, 2020

Impossible?

American Prison Writing Archive Hamilton College 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 4/7/20 Impossible? The recent virus crisis brings to light a need for (6) ft of separation of people to stop the spread...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Learning
March 29, 2020

Learning

APWA - Hamilton College 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 March 29, 2020 Learning Today, our prison systems have been unable, at least in Michigan, to do little to change the bad behaviors of...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Prison library
March 1, 2020

Prison library

American Prison Writing Archive Hamilton College 198 College Hill Rd. Clinton, NY 13323-1218 March 1, 2020 Prison library How important is a library in a prison? Well reading is certainly a much better choice to...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
American dream
February 23, 2020

American dream

American Prison Writing Archive Hamilton College 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 2/23/20 'American Dream' In, 1776, the people of the King's America decided to form a new government, "of the people, by the...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Good time' is a 'no brainer' for Michigan prisons
January 31, 2020

Good time' is a 'no brainer' for Michigan prisons

APWA Hamilton College 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 1333323-1218 'Good Time' is a 'no brainer' for Michigan Prisons Unfortunately, just being incarcerated isn't reason enough for most prisoners to change their 'bad' behaviors. Although...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Opportunity
December 23, 2019

Opportunity

American Prison Writing Archive 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 Opportunity 12/23/19 Incarceration doesn't have to be a negative experience. Although some adversity is needed to deter future bad choices - bettering yourself is...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Trickery
December 15, 2019

Trickery

American Prison Writing Archive Hamilton College 198 College Hill rd Clinton, NY 13323-1218 12/15/19 Trickery For many, many years the Michigan Dept of Corrections (MDOC) has operated its prisons under a cloak of public deciet....
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Okay
September 10, 2019

Okay

American Prison Writing Archive c/o Hamilton College 198 College Hill Rd Clinton NY 13323-1218 9/10/19 Okay Not long ago, shortly after their election in 2019, both the Governor of the State of Michigan, and the...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
See!
September 10, 2019

See!

See! 9/10/19 Why is it important for rules and policies to be enforced and followed in prison? The answer may seem obvious-but it's not done in Michigan's prisons. The first reason its important for policy...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
The mighty pen
September 7, 2019

The mighty pen

9/7/19 The Mighty Pen As everyone knows (or at least should) violence only results in negative consequences. So the old adage, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” is still true. This is even more...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
Michigan (like many states) has a "broken" corrections system
August 11, 2019

Michigan (like many states) has a "broken" corrections system

Dear Sirs/ Madam, Michigan (like many states) has a "broken" corrections system. By broken, I mean, most men are not being rehabilitated to an acceptable degree to allow adhesion to societies rules and becoming productive...
Milbourn, Matthew A.Michigan
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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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