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The prison system is not broken!
2021

The prison system is not broken!

Lewis, Jamaal, IKentucky
The beast
2021

The beast

Bennett, J. WayneKentucky
Are sex offenders okay?
September 8, 2020

Are sex offenders okay?

Jones, Are Sex Offenders Okay? 1 Are Sex Offenders Okay? by Joseph E. Jones Lexington, Kentucky 8 September 2020 Joseph Jones FMC Lex.; Unit: Antaeus P.O. Box 14500 Lexington, KY 40512 USA Jones, Are Sex...
Jones, Joseph E.Kentucky
Anything goes here
July 28, 2020

Anything goes here

ANYTHING GOES HERE USP LEAVENWORTH is all a world of its own, the administration down onto the lower staff do what they want here. Since the beginning of Ramadan (March 24th) we have been on...
Tingle-Brown El, Timothy R.Kentucky
Pandemic 2020
April 12, 2020

Pandemic 2020

Pandemic 2020 Sunday, April 12, 2020; 6:00 AM EST Federal Correction Institution Ashland, Kentucky USA By now I doubt there is anyone on planet earth who has not been affected by the novel COVID-19, better...
Daniels, WayneKentucky
Excessive sentencing
March 31, 2020

Excessive sentencing

Excessive Sentencing My name is Roger Upchurch and I am a seventy one year old inmate serving a forty eight month sentence and thanks to the First Step passed in December 2018 I will be...
Upchurch, Roger W.Kentucky
Could cloths instead of uniforms make a difference?: Theory for change
February 12, 2020

Could cloths instead of uniforms make a difference?: Theory for change

Could Cloths instead of Uniforms make a difference? Theroy for Change In prisons a culture exist that is 100s of years old. 'Me Vs. them' classic captive rebel outlook. I want to do a social...
Belden, JohnKentucky
My experience in hole
January 1, 2020

My experience in hole

My Experience in Hole Well I've been in almost 11 years now; it's Jan. 1st 2020. I'm going to paint a clear picture of the "Hole" and the roughly 6 1/2 years in tormented my...
Belden, JohnKentucky
Playing with the giants
December 17, 2019

Playing with the giants

Playing with the Giants Last night I watched a movie in the prison chapel, and it was called "Playing with Giants". Its about a coach and his high school football team. This team was under...
Upchurch, Roger W.Kentucky
Positive thinking
September 10, 2019

Positive thinking

Positive Thinking It may be hard to have and show a positive attitude and thinking while warehoused in a prison or a prison camp but if you forget the mistakes you made in the past...
Upchurch, Roger W.Kentucky
Thinking of the ones you love while trapped in a prison camp
September 10, 2019

Thinking of the ones you love while trapped in a prison camp

Thinking of the ones you love wfiile trapped in a prison camp In prison you have plenty of time to think. Think about the things you have done,.what you have said or what you have...
Upchurch, Roger W.Kentucky
Fallacies of the FIRST STEP Act and the flaws of prison reform
June 26, 2019

Fallacies of the FIRST STEP Act and the flaws of prison reform

Fallacies and Flaws of Prison Reform 3 Fallacies of the FIRST STEP ACT And the Flaws of Prison Reform Joseph E. Jones Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those...
Jones, Joseph E.Kentucky
Humanities: Prisoners response to authority from a spiritual perspective
May 8, 2019

Humanities: Prisoners response to authority from a spiritual perspective

Humanities: Prisoners Response to Authority From A Spiritual Perspective by: Joseph E. Jones 
 Introduction Humanities, as a branch of knowledge (whether ontology or epistemology) concerns itself with conceptualizing those elements which cause humankind to...
Jones, Joseph E.Kentucky
Living together
April 14, 2019

Living together

LIVING TOGETHER You never know what type of roommate, cellmate you are going to end upowith in prison. When I went to college, in 1970, I went there blind. My first year I had 3...
doctorstorkKentucky
The tale of books
February 22, 2019

The tale of books

The Tale of Books 2/22/2019 This is a sad story. No one is getting books. No magazines too. And even more letters are not getting through. It all comes down to the laziness of the...
doctorstorkKentucky
My first year down
December 20, 2018

My first year down

My First Year Down My experiences living at the Federal Prison Camp 
 It was a cold February 12th 2014, my wife was at work and I was in my home office working and drinking...
Upchurch, Roger W.Kentucky
Recipe for an egg salad sandwich
December 14, 2018

Recipe for an egg salad sandwich

(1) Recipe for an Egg Salad Sandwich by doctorstork 2 - hard boiled eggs 3 - packets of tartar sauce 1/2 - packet of Goya seasoning 2 TBS - chopped green onion Salt & pepper...
doctorstorkKentucky
Surprise! Surprise! The lights came
August 7, 2018

Surprise! Surprise! The lights came

Friday August 7th 2018 Suprisel Suprisel The lights came on this morning about 5am. I woke with guys holloring and yelling get up and stay in your cube. There were several officers going through. the:...
Upchurch, Roger W.Kentucky
The impact of incarceration on family: Reflections by a prisoner
June 18, 2018

The impact of incarceration on family: Reflections by a prisoner

IMPACT OF INCARCERATION 1 The Impact of Incarceration on Family: Reflections by a Prisoner Dependent upon the nature of crime—+whether blue—collar or white, Violent zcdmxued to non—violent, or drugs versus sex offenses-—attitudes from society and...
Jones, Joseph E.Kentucky
Staff as a whole create the pressure cooker environment
June 15, 2018

Staff as a whole create the pressure cooker environment

Staff as a whole create the pressure cooker environment in which we live by overcrowding, and even when they are made aware of serious conflicts by ignoring them and even setting up the conditions to...
Wallace, CynthiaKentucky
I am KY DOC Inmate ##### George Luna, currently serving a life w/o parole sentence
May 24, 2018

I am KY DOC Inmate ##### George Luna, currently serving a life w/o parole sentence

5-24-18 I am KY D.O.C. inmate ###### George Luna currently serving a life without parole sentence. I came to prison at 38 years of age a skilled journeyman bricklayer who has been in the masonry...
Luna, George A.Kentucky
Kentucky susbtance abuse program: Should the program be rehabilitated?
March 27, 2018

Kentucky susbtance abuse program: Should the program be rehabilitated?

March 8, 2018 Kentucky Substance Abuse Program: Should the Program be Rehabilitated? By: Mirado Crow The Substance Abuse Program is one of the many approved Drug Treatment programs sanctioned by KRS 197.045 and other various...
Crow, MiradoKentucky
How to file an effective grievance
August 17, 2017

How to file an effective grievance

How to file an Effective Grievance by: Mirado Crow There will come a time during a prisoner’s incarceration that he or she wishes to resolve an institutional problem or constitutional violation. In many jurisdictions, there...
Crow, MiradoKentucky
From my life, to prison life
August 3, 2017

From my life, to prison life

From My Life, To Prison Life I've been locked up since 1998 for Burglary's and other drug related crimes. All my crimes was committed to support a drug habit. I had a very hard childhood...
Morgan, Robert EricKentucky
The accident that changed my life in prison
July 20, 2017

The accident that changed my life in prison

The Accident That Changed My Life in Prison An inmate remembers his bond with a prison employee who was more than just "one of them." By DEREK R. TRUMBO, SR. This article was published in...
Trumbo, Derek R., Sr.Kentucky
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