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Would it make sense if I told you that I recieve praise
June 15, 2020

Would it make sense if I told you that I recieve praise

Dear Reader(s) Would it make sense if I told you that I receive praise from those who are incarcerated with me just by mentioning the past versus the present? Would the reader understand that all...
X, ChrisMaryland
I sit closer to the day that I will soon be released back into general population
June 7, 2020

I sit closer to the day that I will soon be released back into general population

1# June 7, 2020 Dear Reader(s), I sit closer to the day that I will soon be released back into general population. My heart beats the normal beat, yet my senses are hightened. My tongue...
X, ChrisMaryland
How does one tell an officer hi
June 6, 2020

How does one tell an officer hi

#1 Jun 06 2020 Dear Reader(s) How does one tell an officer hi in the am when their eyes drip of venom? How does one look at an officer when they smell of the trigger...
X, ChrisMaryland
Hello wassup greetings
May 30, 2020

Hello wassup greetings

Dear reader(s), Hello. Wassup. Greetings. Homage. I must write to the APWA family on a subject that seems taboo in the Prison Industrial Complex. This letter (essay) started off with different forms of introductions because...
X, ChrisMaryland
I have not wanted to wake up in the morning for fear that I would get sick
May 18, 2020

I have not wanted to wake up in the morning for fear that I would get sick

Dear Reader(s), I have not wanted to wake up in the morning for fear that I would get sick. Today was now the same as it was yesterday. A day in the Present in which...
X, ChrisMaryland
Greetings from this side of the wall
May 14, 2020

Greetings from this side of the wall

Dear Reader(s), Greetings from this side of the wall. So far we have yet to feel the full rate of this Covid 19 virus. The worries are real. No free 15 minute phone call can...
X, ChrisMaryland
A introduction into the impulsive journey of highs is how I feel
April 13, 2020

A introduction into the impulsive journey of highs is how I feel

1# April 13 2020 Dear reader(s) A introduction into the impulsive journey of highs is how I feel. A recipient of 24 hour lock down with this Covid-19 viral pandemic has my fear and paranoia...
X, ChrisMaryland
From North Branch these words are being wrote
March 30, 2020

From North Branch these words are being wrote

Page 1# Dear Reader(s), March, 30, 2020 From North Branch these words are being wrote. The message that we wish to demand is protection from this time of crisis. Is it to much for us...
X, ChrisMaryland
I must say I am glad to be given a chance
February 29, 2020

I must say I am glad to be given a chance

Page 1# Dear Reader(s) (2nd essay) I must say I am glad to be given a chance to give others a chance to see inside of the Maryland Prison System. I'm not sure if compassion,...
X, ChrisMaryland
It is from the cold cell of North Branch Correctional Institution
February 28, 2020

It is from the cold cell of North Branch Correctional Institution

Page #1 Dear Reader(s), (1st essay) It is from the cold cell of North Branch Correctional Institution that I pen these words. It is on this day of February.28.2020 that I sit on administrative segregation....
X, ChrisMaryland
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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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