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Uncivil commitment
Matthew Feeney 1600 Words Uncivil Commitment by Matthew Feeney One of the foundations of a civilized society is the concept that people who do wrong need to be held accountable for their crimes. What naturally...
My window
Matthew Feeney 14 Lines My Window The naked snow slouched serenely through the crystal-cold canvas of my well-weathered window. The Artist’s sky today was painted battleship gray though brightly lit without shadowing. Frozen in temperature....
Memories caught in a cage
Matthew Feeney 26 Lines Memories Caught in a Cage | Squashed memories of an earlier life... | nights sleeping in a canoe floating down the Mighty Miss surviving on Veggie Rice, Bug Juice, and Mac...
Speck of sand
Matthew Feeney 35 Lines Speck of Sand I am a single miniscule grain of sand dying of thirst in a desert of over 3 million other insignificant specks Entire beaches of silica swallowed whole by...
The great escape
Matthew Feeney 18 Lines The Great Escape My facility proudly bans books anything they think may be “bad” or used to facilitate escape But they fallaciously include innocent books like Living Off the Grid all...
A compilation of actual conversations with my MSOP guardians
Matthew Feeney 35 Lines A compilation of actual conversations with My MSOP Guardians So, you’re new to treatment... With all due respect, I completed 3 years of treatment before I arrived here Which is why...
Restorative justice in the criminal judicial system
Matthew Feeney [address] 1000 Words Restorative Justice in the Criminal Judicial System originally published in “Spotlight on Recovery” by Matthew Feeney Restorative Justice is an age-old philosophy which is more recently being applied to the...
Ten things I haven't done in 6-10 years
Matthew Feeney [address] 1200 Words Ten Things I Haven’t Done in 6-10 Years by Matthew Feeney 1. Use a zipper. Zippers are ubiquitous in our lives, from the flies of our jeans to tents or...
The second coming (out)
Matthew Feeney [address] 1580 Words The Second Coming (Out) by Matthew Feeney My first week in prison, my name got called over the P.A. for a visit and I was stunned when the entire cell...
Movie magic: When fiction and facts collide
Matthew Feeney [address] 600 Words Movie Magic: When Fiction and Facts Collide by Matthew Feeney What would you think of a movie where the main hero cited ridiculous statistics like “80% of black people are...
Inmate dictionary: Real world - prison definitions
Matthew Feeney [address] 35L / 445 Words Inmate Dictionary: Real World - Prison Definitions Affiliated (v) Real World: Associated with a company, group or organization. Prison: A member of a STG. See also “Security Threat...
The convict code
Matthew Feeney [address] 1165 Words The Convict Code by Matthew Feeney Prison is its own unique society with its own set of very distinct rules and values. I am 173012, formerly known as Matthew Feeney....
19 and me
Matthew Feeney 30 Lines 19 and Me Locked up Separated from family Relying on others for food & supplies NO TOUCHING! Only communication with loved ones over phone or video Being told what to do...
Writer's paradise
Matthew Feeney 13 Lines Writer’s Paradise Author Augusten Burroughs said: The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It’s not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan...
C e nsor ship
Matthew Feeney 22 Lines C e nsor ship [letters "C" and "nsor" struck through] As an incarcerated writer in order to correspond with my writing mentor I have to work through our prison’s ********* department....
Shit
Matthew Feeney 22 Lines Shit Prison’s supposed to be a time and place to get your shit together. But thieves try to take your shit Bullies give ya shit Mouth off to the wrong guy...
The right to write
The Right to Write I don’t know how I’m going to survive after prison. I don’t know how I’m going to make a living. I don’t know if I’ll get over these hurdles. I don’t...
Contraband notice
Matthew Feeney 37 line Form Poem: “Contraband Notice” CONTRABAND NOTICE MINNESOTA SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM This form is to notify you the Special Services Department is Currently in possession of items of your personal property deemed...Loading...
