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Raped to death
March 15, 2020

Raped to death

March 15, 2020 Robert Johan Richter 1 Raped to Death I give up. I quit. I can't win. On Monday, December 30, 2019, a sergeant stole my Kufi right off of my head. She is...
Richter, RobertNew York
Cuomo doesn't care
January 3, 2019

Cuomo doesn't care

Cuomo Doesn't Care On July 3, 2018, I was called out to the Tier Office, where I was angrily confronted by Captain Raczkowski. He had copies of articles I wrote for APWA:"#MeToo? Not Me!", "Cuomo...
Richter, RobertNew York
Where's my mail
December 16, 2018

Where's my mail

Where's My Mail? Robert Johan Richter Who is stealing my mail? This spring, I published some essays on APWA about rampant PREA violations here at Orleans CF. "More Criming' got published, but what happened to...
Richter, RobertNew York
Inmate grievance
December 14, 2018

Inmate grievance

Dec. 14, 2018 Inmate Grievance Officials at Orleans CF are enforcing unwritten rules. In ORL-24136-18, staff claim that I have been advised of the facility rules for conducting a business and have failed to comply...
Richter, RobertNew York
What Cuomo did
August 1, 2018

What Cuomo did

What Cuomo Did Page 1 August 16, 2018 for APWA Robert J. Richter permission on file What happens if you write to Governor Cuomo about your constitutional rights being violated, about sexual abuse in prison,...
Richter, RobertNew York
Abused again
July 22, 2018

Abused again

July 22, 2018 Robert John Richter For APWA Abused again Yet again, within only one day of being questioned by a senior OSI PREA investigator, I have been subjected to sexual abuse, staff voyeurism, inflicted...
Richter, RobertNew York
The threats and lies continue
May 20, 2018

The threats and lies continue

The Threats and Lies Continue April 28: Sergeant Brakenbury tells me that she destroyed the evidence in my PREA complaint. She also claimed that I can't publish on free websites like www.PrisonsFoundation.org because "it's still...
Richter, RobertNew York
How I lost my rights
May 15, 2018

How I lost my rights

How I Lost My Rights May 1, 2018 Dear Editor, As you shall see from the enclosed statement, I am no longer allowed to publish anything on your website. Although I have permission form on...
Richter, RobertNew York
Not allowed to write
May 15, 2018

Not allowed to write

Not Allowed To Write By Robert Johan Richter First, the timeline. On January 29, I wrote to the Superintendent of Orleans CF, K. Crowley, and told her that inmate Chris Fxxxx was in immediate danger...
Richter, RobertNew York
Not a witness
April 24, 2018

Not a witness

April 16, 2018 Robert Johan Richter Not A Witness Two guys fight. When the officer comes to pack up their property, he uses a shovel to break open one guy's padlock! Why? Pure evil. We...
Richter, RobertNew York
Addicted to violence
April 24, 2018

Addicted to violence

March 25, 2018 Robert Johan Richter Title: Addicted To Violence Prison is a great place to witness all kinds of addictions, and how far they drive their victims. Prisoners sell their meals for cigarettes, and...
Richter, RobertNew York
Criming wave
February 4, 2018

Criming wave

Feb. 4, 2018 Robert Johan Richter For American Prison Writing Archive Criming Wave I saw on the news that prisoners in New York are getting free tablets. How nice, maybe we'll get some basic human...
Richter, RobertNew York
The modern Galileo
July 16, 2017

The modern Galileo

July 16, 2017 The Modern Galileo I have been continually retaliated against because I am fighting against this country’s illegal official religion. Nonsense, you say, the US doesn’t have an official religion, can’t, under the...
Richter, RobertNew York
Dehabilitation
March 12, 2017

Dehabilitation

Dehabilitation I have been in prison for more than 23 years, serving a life sentence for a crime that never happened. Supposedly, I'm being rehabilitated, but in fact the exact opposite has occurred. I have...
Richter, RobertNew York
Invisible physics, my story
October 19, 2016

Invisible physics, my story

Invisible Physics, My Story In October 2010, I unexpectedly solved all of the big problems in physics. The one problem I couldn’t solve was how to get my work published. Although the internet has made...
Richter, RobertNew York
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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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