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Elite justice
April 2, 2023

Elite justice
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
The forsaken path II
March 18, 2023

The forsaken path II
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
Understaffed? Really!?!
March 4, 2023

Understaffed? Really!?!
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
Scooby and Scrappy
2023

Scooby and Scrappy
Blake, EthelynTexas
I am currently a part of mass incarceration in the state of Texas
2023

I am currently a part of mass incarceration in the state of Texas
Eggum, Sha'RiTexas
My humanity restored my humanity stolen
2023

My humanity restored my humanity stolen

 MY HUMANITY RESTORED MY HUMANITY STOLEN By Matthew Guajardo-Thomas #[ID number] Slowly scrubbing my black hair from my eyes I reluctantly hung up the old fashioned clunky black receiver tethered to the blue phone bolted...
Guajardo-Thomas, MatthewTexas
Contradictory parole
2023

Contradictory parole
Ridgley, Jonathan ColeTexas
Death-vs-Joel
2023

Death-vs-Joel
Herrera, JoelTexas
T.D.C.J.
2023

T.D.C.J.

 T.D.C.J. From experience I can honestly say that it's a shame that a Third world country can have better and cheaper prison systems than our great America. I speak of Mexico, a prison system that...
Herrera, JoelTexas
T.D.C.J. (Part 2)
2023

T.D.C.J. (Part 2)

 T.D.C.J (Part 2) ...-Rusted bars here and rusted bars there;everywhere you look,it's rusty everywhere...Leak's here,leak's there;it's leaky everywhere. ..-Roaches here..roaches there;roaches everywhere. I've woken up to this scenery for 22-years and nothing has changed since.The...
Herrera, JoelTexas
Never far away
2023

Never far away

 NEVER FAR AWAY Hate me if you need to Love me if you can But I hope you don't expect too much After all, I'm just a man I used to know just what to...
Fuller, Brian D.Texas
To say goodbye to maybe
2023

To say goodbye to maybe
Fuller, Brian D.Texas
Some insight into Johnson County corruptions
2023

Some insight into Johnson County corruptions
Fuller, Brian D.Texas
No good deed goes unpunished
2023

No good deed goes unpunished
Fuller, Brian D.Texas
Salutations
2023

Salutations
Fuller, Brian D.Texas
Just-us vampires
2023

Just-us vampires
Ridgley, Jonathan ColeTexas
From day one I've known prison sees me as worthless
2023

From day one I've known prison sees me as worthless
Hernandez, CesarTexas
Prison lives matter
2023

Prison lives matter

 Prison Lives Matter by:Gulley Britney Those incarcerated in the carceral system are still humans. No matter what crime they did or did'nt commit. Although this may be theoretically stated and true, there are those monsters...
Gulley, XandanTexas
Systematic chess
2023

Systematic chess
Williams, Charles EdwardTexas
Knowledge for the pen
2023

Knowledge for the pen
Jackson, JimmyTexas
Law vs chaos
November 17, 2022

Law vs chaos
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
The anger drug
November 5, 2022

The anger drug
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
Heart of flesh
October 24, 2022

Heart of flesh
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
On angels and demons
October 21, 2022

On angels and demons
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
Ultimate growth
October 16, 2022

Ultimate growth
Neugent, Steven LeeTexas
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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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