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Submarine duty
December 20, 2023

Submarine duty
Culp, Scott D.California
The real fire country
June 4, 2023

The real fire country
Pinnah, RoshCalifornia
Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment!
May 18, 2023

Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment!
Marples, VincentCalifornia
The social, physical, and psychic effects of American imprisonment
April 16, 2023

The social, physical, and psychic effects of American imprisonment
Pinnah, RoshCalifornia
Amerika's most unwanted: the Black male
March 1, 2023

Amerika's most unwanted: the Black male

 Amerika's Most Unwanted:The Black Male by Asar Imhotep Amen,Ph.D. A View From The Bridge The death of Black men and boys and yes in some cases women and girls has become so normalized in our"...
Amen, Asar ImhotepCalifornia
The untallied cost
2023

The untallied cost
Blackstone, Davon Dajuan, Sr.California
1 John 4 - (8)
2023

1 John 4 - (8)
Mayberry, Poetry Glenn, Jr.California
Speaking to the shooter within the masses
2023

Speaking to the shooter within the masses
Mayberry, Poetry Glenn, Jr.California
A closer look at "crime"
circa 2023

A closer look at "crime"

 page 63 The Beat Without volume a/b 18.33/34 Asar Imhotep Amen Next we have a composition by Asar Imhotep Amen who writes to us from Los Angeles County State Prison in Lancaster, California. Asar's piece...
Amen, Asar ImhotepCalifornia
To all prisoners
circa 2023

To all prisoners
Morel, Richard BrocattoCalifornia
Spiraled out of control
circa 2023

Spiraled out of control

 SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL By Larry E. May My life as I once knew it is gone, forever. It has been replaced by a new set of rules that I have little control over. In...
May, Larry E.California
Hollow tips / My rose
circa 2023

Hollow tips / My rose
CanvasCalifornia
Death by incarceration: Life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), "the other death penalty"
circa 2023

Death by incarceration: Life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), "the other death penalty"
Amen, Asar ImhotepCalifornia
My hole experience
circa 2023

My hole experience
ShadowStar SSCalifornia
What's in a name?
circa 2023

What's in a name?

 What’s in a Name? For twenty years, I’ve been incarcerated under an alias. Not because I’m in some sort of witness protection program or running from the mob, but for reasons that require some explaining....
Vaughn, Emmanuel G.California
The wheels on the bus
circa 2023

The wheels on the bus

 [crossed out: GREY GOOSE*] The Wheels On The Bus i've been at Kern Valley State Prison's maximum security facility going on seven years now, prior to COVID. Even after my annual opportunity to be transferred...
Vaughn, Emmanuel G.California
Survival sentient
circa 2023

Survival sentient
Vaughn, Emmanuel G.California
More snitches then one
circa 2023

More snitches then one
Carrera, TonyCalifornia
Prison turned me into an environmentalist
circa 2023

Prison turned me into an environmentalist

 Belant Prison Turned Me Into An Environmentalist Andrew Belant- [ID] Valley State Prison I am slowly losing my grip, coming undone. I am detaching and letting go. Each day I feel it progress. I worry...
Belant, AndrewCalifornia
Screaming for attention
circa 2023

Screaming for attention

 Belant- [ID] Screaming for Attention Written by: Andrew Belant CDCR#: [ID] As I walk along in that distinctive lope of mine, I was suddenly caught by the sound my shoe is making. A scuff and...
Belant, AndrewCalifornia
Black on Black Lives Matter
circa 2023

Black on Black Lives Matter

 BLACK ON BLACK LIVES MATTER Written by: d.c. carter As far back as I can remember, African Americans have always been on the receiving end of systematic racism and institutional brutality. In summation of the...
carter, d. c.California
I thought my 22 yrs to life sentence was going to be my biggest emotional and psychological struggle
circa 2023

I thought my 22 yrs to life sentence was going to be my biggest emotional and psychological struggle
Cee, JayCalifornia
Greetings from the depths
circa 2023

Greetings from the depths
Anonymous 11California
The Ferrari
circa 2023

The Ferrari
Culp, Scott D.California
Global ideology behind prisoner conscription
circa 2023

Global ideology behind prisoner conscription
Culp, Scott D.California
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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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