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Carceral logic: on 'sitting still'
February 21, 2023

Carceral logic: on 'sitting still'

Safrit, MatthewNorth Carolina
SOAR
2023

SOAR

Brown, JohnnyNorth Carolina
Trust
2023

Trust

Green, Ryan D.North Carolina
Tangled
2023

Tangled

Green, Ryan D.North Carolina
Waking up
June 30, 2022

Waking up

Waking Up By: Matthew “Matt” Safrit I have given much thought to the idea of reform. Prison reform, social reform, State reform (etc.). Essentially, many of my musings have centered around encouraging democratic and egalitarian...
Safrit, MatthewNorth Carolina
How K-2 killed tablets at a North Carolina facility
February 17, 2022

How K-2 killed tablets at a North Carolina facility

LaKemper, CobeyNorth Carolina
Grandma's advice
2022

Grandma's advice

Grandma’s Advice The decision to forgive is personal. It’s confusing, for grief numbs senses, grows days long and labors under nights’ full memories awakened. To forgive lays claim on what happened and that it happened...
McCoy, MichaelNorth Carolina
My mother's three children
2022

My mother's three children

McCoy, MichaelNorth Carolina
Willie
September 19, 2021

Willie

Safrit, MatthewNorth Carolina
Dear, reader
July 19, 2021

Dear, reader

Hendricks, GordonNorth Carolina
Reconsecrating the U.S. economy of human warehousing
May 27, 2021

Reconsecrating the U.S. economy of human warehousing

Watterson, Randy A.North Carolina
Fraudulent news companies
May 24, 2021

Fraudulent news companies

Alston, Marcus L.North Carolina
Prison officers: Why they work here
April 23, 2021

Prison officers: Why they work here

Pg. 1 Marcus Ross Lorenzo Alston/M.R.L.A. Prison Officers: Why They Work Here "What is your occupation?" Have you ever seen that question asked in some kind of application or form? Have you ever sat down...
Alston, Marcus L.North Carolina
Jailhouse lawyering and restorative justice
April 15, 2021

Jailhouse lawyering and restorative justice

Watterson, Randy A.North Carolina
Dream on
February 5, 2021

Dream on

Dream On Are all prisoners "bad guys?" I admit that a lot are. The TV portrays nothing but rapists and mass murderers. Well they are the minority. The majority are in for drugs. I'm in...
Hughes, ChrisNorth Carolina
I, Mr. Josuha G. McRavion am a North Carolina State prisoner
2021

I, Mr. Josuha G. McRavion am a North Carolina State prisoner

McRavion, Joshua G.North Carolina
Enslavement, killing, and lies
2021

Enslavement, killing, and lies

Pg. 1 of 4 (Speech) M.R.L.A. Enslavement, Killing, and Lies For, at least, the last decade, there have been a vast number of people in this country who talk about slavery, or enslavement, as if...
Alston, Marcus L.North Carolina
My disease
2021

My disease

My Disease by Timothy Johnson In considering my plight, a well-known phrase from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” comes to mind: “Water, water, everywhere / Nor any drop to drink,” the last line of...
Johnson, Timothy W.North Carolina
Wake-up call
2021

Wake-up call

Wake-Up Call By: Matthew “Matt” Safrit Nash Correctional Institution is a retirement home for child molesters. As such, it is presumably the softest prison in America. Rather than being thankful that their lives are not...
Safrit, MatthewNorth Carolina
A minimum of decency (& dangers of COVID and smoke)
2021

A minimum of decency (& dangers of COVID and smoke)

Anonymous 7North Carolina
Mass incarceration: The root cause & a look into juvenile incarceration
December 10, 2020

Mass incarceration: The root cause & a look into juvenile incarceration

Lewis, DanNorth Carolina
The elderly in North Carolina prisons
November 24, 2020

The elderly in North Carolina prisons

Lewis, DanNorth Carolina
The consequence to not rehabilitating: A letter
November 22, 2020

The consequence to not rehabilitating: A letter

Lewis, DanNorth Carolina
A flawed thesis: The sacrifice of creation
November 18, 2020

A flawed thesis: The sacrifice of creation

Lewis, DanNorth Carolina
Reform: Gangland
October 14, 2020

Reform: Gangland

1 DRT 25 Gangland Reform: Gangland I could speak for hours about the Romanov, Windsor, Hapsburg and Hohenzollern dynasties. But my knowledge of gangs in prison is not as extensive. Why not? I decided early...
Thomas, David RogerNorth Carolina
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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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