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My voice behind the wall: Fear
2021

My voice behind the wall: Fear

My voice behind the Wall : Fear By: Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I see this fear, all of the time in here. I think there is hidden protocol when it is torwards black inmates, I...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
My voice behind the wall: Madness in the abyss
2021

My voice behind the wall: Madness in the abyss

My voice behind the wall: Madness in the abyss by: Ricky Vincent Pendleton II What I do see in this place, is straight up madness. This is a mad house for real, a very disturbing...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
Hello my name is Marcell Shavers an African American male age 29
October 19, 2020

Hello my name is Marcell Shavers an African American male age 29

Hello my name is Marcell Shavers an African American male age 29. I am currently incarcerated at a max prison located in Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 known as U.S.P. Hazelton PO Box 2000. I’ve been...
Shavers, MarcellWest Virginia
Message to my social studies class
August 3, 2020

Message to my social studies class

> Message to my Social Studies Class: Last week was our first class together, and we got a chance to review and discuss the events of September 11, 2001 and how that day impacted the...
Jonas, W. James, IIIWest Virginia
Causes of violence and how to eliminate it
May 15, 2020

Causes of violence and how to eliminate it

Causes of Violence and How to Eliminate It. By: Rev. William A. LaRue, M.D. My name is Rev. William Allen LaRue, M.D., and I am a inmate pastor in the West Virginia Division of Corrections...
LaRue, Rev. William A., MDWest Virginia
Doing prison, one day at a time
November 22, 2019

Doing prison, one day at a time

DOING PRISON, ONE DAY AT A TIME By James [redacted] My Twelve Dollar, battery powered alarm clock sounds out at 5:30 every morning rescuing me from night long nightmares, weird dreams of long missed relatives...
Same JamesWest Virginia
What would Roger say now?
September 24, 2019

What would Roger say now?

66834-3800 William J Jonas III 66834380 / FCI Gilmer PO BOX -6000 Glenville, WV 26351-6000 United States September 24, 2019 What would Roger say now? "Do you think anyone will care that my indictment, prosecutors,...
Jonas, W. James, IIIWest Virginia
There is no 99%
September 2019

There is no 99%

September 2019 There is no 99% by Jonas As the excesses of the Obama Era Department of Justice are shared with Americans, media, commentators, like Sean Hannity, in a spirit of uninformed politeness qualify their...
Jonas, W. James, IIIWest Virginia
It couldn't be just Michael and me
February 19, 2019

It couldn't be just Michael and me

Ode to Michael Cohen by JONAS Michael Cohen, I know your gig You're not a crook, you're not a pig A mobster? No You're just a pup But guilty of Trump sucking up Lawyers do...
Jonas, W. James, IIIWest Virginia
What is confinement?
2019

What is confinement?

What is Confinement? In the United States, criminal justice reform is driven by a definition of confinement that includes certain assumptions including: 1. Confinement is expensive; 2. Confinement capacity is finite; 3. Confinement degrades family...
Jonas, W. James, IIIWest Virginia
Recognize not restore: Voting is not a fishing license
September 16, 2018

Recognize not restore: Voting is not a fishing license

Recognize not Restore - Voting is not a fishing license by Jonas By any measure of genius politick, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, a Clinton cohort, is an ego powered political comet on the vacant Democrat...
Jonas, W. James, IIIWest Virginia
America's succubus: The nightmare of the criminal justice system in the United States
December 15, 2017

America's succubus: The nightmare of the criminal justice system in the United States

. " America's Succubus V ( The Nightmare of the Criminal Justice System in the United States ) An Essay By: L.Francis . If what I have been led to believe is true,that great works...
Francis, L.West Virginia
Up and down this lonely road of faith
August 16, 2017

Up and down this lonely road of faith

No title By Jerry Watson Jr. Huttonsville WV I was first locked up when I was 9 years old. That's when it all went down hill for me. I went from foster homes, to group...
Watson, Terry Lynn, Jr.West Virginia
My greatest fear
August 16, 2017

My greatest fear

My Greatest Fear Jason Daugherty One of my greatest fears in life is becoming a statistic. There are currently an estimated seven million people in some form of correctional custody in the United States. Of...
Daugherty, Jason A.West Virginia
The dream
August 16, 2017

The dream

The Dream Jason Daugherty 
 Huttonsville Correctional Center Huttonsville, WV 
 Four years into a ten-year sentence, I have had countless dreams and nightmares that have left me with feelings of melancholy and remorse. There...
Daugherty, Jason A.West Virginia
The behavior of the employees and the mentalities of the inmates at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex
2016

The behavior of the employees and the mentalities of the inmates at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex

The Behavior of the Employees and the Mentalities of the Inmates at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex 
 By: Ricky Pendleton c/o: #[ID] - One Mountainside Way Mount Olive Correctional Complex Mount Olive, WV 25185...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
7My voice through the prison walls
2016

7My voice through the prison walls

7My voice through the prison walls By: Inmate Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I think rehabilitation is a propaganda word used by the lawmakers to cover their motives Exploiting the inmates in a business venture. The...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
The American Writing Archive essay
2016

The American Writing Archive essay

The American Writing Archive Essay My name is Alex I am a prisoner at a Federal Correctional Institution. I have been in the federal system since September 9, 2009. Prior to this I had only...
AlexWest Virginia
Soliloquy of racism and favoritism at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia
2016

Soliloquy of racism and favoritism at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia

Soliloquy of Racism and Favoritism at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia By: Ricky Pendleton c/o: #41024-0iie Mountainside Way Mount Olive Correctional Complex Mount Olive, WV 25185 Soliloquy of Racism and Favoritism at...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
Soliloquy of chaos at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia
2016

Soliloquy of chaos at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia

Soliloquy of Chaos at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia I guess if I did the crime I should be able to do the time, yes I have been convicted of crimes, even...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
What a move that they make: an unfair practice that the administration make at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex
2016

What a move that they make: an unfair practice that the administration make at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex

Essay: What a move that they make: An unfair practice that the administration make at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex What a move that they make: An unfair practice that the Administration make at the...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
Blood in my eyes
2016

Blood in my eyes

Blood in my Eyes By: Ricky Vincent Pendleton II I see dead people, not physically but one of a mental death. In this prison people are very gloomy. They accept being incarcerated and warehoused by...
Pendleton, Ricky Vincent, IIWest Virginia
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