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No fun allowed
2023

No fun allowed
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
The shipment
2023

The shipment
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
The power of a letter
October 8, 2022

The power of a letter
Annarelli, David J. Virginia
Today, July 30 2022
July 30, 2022

Today, July 30 2022
Annarelli, David J. Virginia
The aging prisoners
July 1, 2022

The aging prisoners
Gardner, Jeffery Jason Virginia
Reviving my inspiration
June 24, 2022

Reviving my inspiration
Smalley, Eric Virginia
See me through
June 21, 2022

See me through
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
My journey & survival
February 23, 2022

My journey & survival
Arnold, John Virginia
We are still people
February 1, 2022

We are still people
Trowbridge, James H. Virginia
#Gonelongenough
2022

#Gonelongenough

 #GONELONGENOUGH Please support--and promote--#GONELONGENOUGH on all your social media. #GONELONGENOUGH stands for a number of criminal justice and prison reform issues, including: 1. Lowering all federal (and state, if applicable) sentences to 65% of time...
Jones, Kelly Virginia
The cost of prison living
November 27, 2021

The cost of prison living
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
Ego michi non placeo
October 2021

Ego michi non placeo

 October 2021 “Ego michi non Placeo” I do not like myself... My vision blurs... We carry the lives we’ve imagined as we carry the lives we have. And sometimes a reckoning comes of all the...
Chase, Antonio Virginia
Now who's to blame?
July 6, 2021

Now who's to blame?
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
PPE: Pandemic prisoners expendable
March 2, 2021

PPE: Pandemic prisoners expendable
Grethen, Mark A. Virginia
The quiet room of white
2021

The quiet room of white

 "The Quiet Room of White" By Mark W.R. Blain The stillness inside the white room is near to maddening. There's no sound that penetrates its padded dimensions. It's so utterly devoid of sound that I'm...
Blain, Mark Virginia
Facing the real enemy within
2021

Facing the real enemy within
Burrell, Joel A. Virginia
Is there anywhere safe anymore?
2021

Is there anywhere safe anymore?
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
A hypocritical oath
2021

A hypocritical oath
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
Who's free?
2021

Who's free?
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
Psychological survival
2021

Psychological survival

 Psychological Survival    Introduction:   Hello! To whoever the reader is my name is Jerome A. Beale. Briefly, I would like to share with you what my life was like prior to becoming incarcerated. But the...
Beale, Jerome A. Virginia
Voices to be heard
2021

Voices to be heard
Tanner, Angel Virginia
My first hand account of the court and appeal system
December 6, 2020

My first hand account of the court and appeal system
Moyler, Thomas "Gutta", Jr. Virginia
Allegedly
November 21, 2020

Allegedly
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
A little r + r
October 26, 2020

A little r + r

 "A Little R + R" 10/26/20 I am deeply troubled by the things that I see, but much more by the conversation I heard between two women the other day. As I listened, my heart...
Burnette, Chanell Virginia
The growth of a prisoner
September 22, 2020

The growth of a prisoner
Just-I, Poétik Virginia
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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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