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Wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life without parole
2022

Wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life without parole

WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE By: David R. Fleenor Twenty-seven (27) years ago, I used deadly force as a justifiable means to resist an assault from an intruder after he unlawfully entered...
Fleenor, David R.Oklahoma
Impartiality is a fundamental and legal obligation of the Oklahoma pardon and parole board
November 18, 2021

Impartiality is a fundamental and legal obligation of the Oklahoma pardon and parole board

David Ray Fleenor BIO: I was a 24 year old, first time felon, when twelve strangers—without special skill or training—recommended that spend the remainder of my natural life in prison without review after being found...
Fleenor, David R.Oklahoma
My name is Martin Sanchez
August 6, 2020

My name is Martin Sanchez

My name is Martin Sanchez. Im a Mexican-American born in Laredo, Texas. Raised on the Southwest side of Oklahoma City... I been incarcerated in The Oklahoma department of Corrections since I Turned 18 years of...
Sanchez, MartinOklahoma
One-on-one: Working as a paralegal in prison
April 1, 2019

One-on-one: Working as a paralegal in prison

One-on-One: Working as a Paralegal in Prison by Bill Wanless With no disrespect intended to my counterparts in society, if they really want to put their Paralegal/Legal Assistant education to the test, they should try...
Wanless, William H., Jr.Oklahoma
Thanks for occasionally writing about
January 27, 2019

Thanks for occasionally writing about

Thanks for ocassionally writing about James Bauhaus Thanks for occasionally writing about the prison/crime problem from the POV of the officials who cause/profit from it. How about trying one from the POV of one who's...
Bauhaus, JamesOklahoma
I get up at 4:30
October 6, 2017

I get up at 4:30

I get up at 4:30. My alarm is set for 5, but I can't sleep. If something happens and I don't make it by 9:15, they will close the yard for count and I will...
Brelsford, Ruth AskewOklahoma
Criminalizing poverty
April 28, 2017

Criminalizing poverty

CRIMINALIZING POVERTY First, the facts: The arrested: Darek D. Windsor. Age 27. Not prior felonies. The charge: 21 O.S. 1991 Section 652; Assault and battery with a deadly weapon clue wit, a pocket knife. The...
Windsor, Darek D.Oklahoma
Parole farce continues (and prison survival)
February 10, 2017

Parole farce continues (and prison survival)

2/21/2019 Parole Farce Continues (and prison survival) | James Bauhaus James Bauhaus Wrongly Convicted Prisoner on Legal Reform • Home • Open Letter • Blog Jim's Books Now Available All Jim's Books: • Jailbreak! •...
Bauhaus, JamesOklahoma
Found!
January 30, 2017

Found!

Found! I found out why no one has an opinion about anything important. It's because having an opinion makes you the unknowing target of people who keep their opinion secret. For example: I'm an innocent...
Bauhaus, JamesOklahoma
SOS
2017

SOS

SOS Sex offender Syndrome. Like a dormant virus it emerges, infecting everyone. All it takes to spread is the utterance of those two simple words "sex" and "offender." Suddenly anger bubbles forth from even the...
Lemon, A. J.Oklahoma
I will never forget the night
2017

I will never forget the night

Vet Colbert's story, written spring 2017 I will never forget the night my 21-year-old life changed forever. It was September 10, 2004, and I felt so alive to be back in Small Town, Oklahoma. I...
Colbert, VetOklahoma
I am
2017

I am

IAM an animal behind a glass cage. 1 AM the filth you step over and choose to ignore. I AM a number, a forgettable string of digits on the computer screen. Stuck in the quicksand...
Lemon, A. J.Oklahoma
Imposed incompetence
October 19, 2016

Imposed incompetence

"Imposed Incompetence" By: Joe (TAII) Smith "Imposed incompetence"; an evolving circumstance or event or action designed or intended to deprive a person, agency, group, entity or other, the ability to sufficiently or effectively assist in...
Smith, Joe (TAII)Oklahoma
Initial letter the American Prison Writing Archive
July 22, 2016

Initial letter the American Prison Writing Archive

Initial Letter the American Prison Writing Archive by Teddy Bartling APWA, Hello, and thank you for the opportunity to tell someone, even if no one in particular, the conditions of the Dept. of Corrections in...
Bartling, TeddyOklahoma
A shiny object lesson
June 28, 2016

A shiny object lesson

Thompson, Terry D.Oklahoma
Mental issues?
September 22, 2015

Mental issues?

J BAUHAU Mental Issues? 9-22-2015: I just saw one of those Ivory Tower guys on Oklahoma's State broadcasting system. He was having a discussion with Dick Pryor, the host, and other gov't sector "experts" just...
Bauhaus, JamesOklahoma
Crime deterrence by publicizing the abomination of "corrections"
December 16, 2014

Crime deterrence by publicizing the abomination of "corrections"

James Bauhaus Wrongly Convicted Prisoner on Legal Reform Crime deterrence by publicizing the abomination of “Corrections” Published December 16, 2014 “Who shall we get to guard these criminals? Worse Criminals!” Napoleon Bonaparte All prisons are...
Bauhaus, JamesOklahoma
Prison murders
2012

Prison murders

©2012 James Bauhaus ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRISON MURDERS Oklahoma's shittiest prison is in McAlester. It is the site of daily atrocities. Back in the days after the riot (1973) that finally destroyed everything but the...
Bauhaus, JamesOklahoma
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