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Risked freedom
2023

Risked freedom

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
The way out
2023

The way out

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Worthless, me
2023

Worthless, me

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Self-inflicted fate
2023

Self-inflicted fate

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Sum ergo cogito (I am therefore I think)
2023

Sum ergo cogito (I am therefore I think)

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Comfortably confined Christmas
December 24, 2022

Comfortably confined Christmas

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Idyll of loss
November 20, 2022

Idyll of loss

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
You are who you choose to be!
October 15, 2022

You are who you choose to be!

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Foreword to death of a free bird
September 7, 2022

Foreword to death of a free bird

FOREWORD TO DEATH OF A FREE BIRD -My father lived most of his 31 years of life in juvenile and adult prison systems, locked up for a lot of petty thefts, fraud, and drug offences,...
Weber, C. WalterWashington
Missing the wrong turn: The hidden treasures of my mind
July 17, 2022

Missing the wrong turn: The hidden treasures of my mind

July 17, 2022 | Norman, Atere Missing the Wrong Turn The Hidden Treasures of My Mind Having a support system or a ‘family’ dynamic was not something I was lucky to have growing up. Yes,...
Norman, AtereWashington
Wrong side of the right coin
July 16, 2022

Wrong side of the right coin

>Norman, Atere American Prison Writing Archive July 16th, 2022 Coming to prison in 2013 I didn’t know what to expect. I had just turned 18 and was impressionable as an older inmate who was doing...
Norman, AtereWashington
Serve! Serve! Serve!
June 30, 2022

Serve! Serve! Serve!

SERVE! SERVE! SERVE! We must remember to be of service to all who cross our path; for some may be angels in disguise. Under the watchful eye of God, we are called to serve at...
Bentley, WalterWashington
Quarantining in prison
2022

Quarantining in prison

Huber, Bryce N.Washington
One man's journey
2022

One man's journey

The moments fly-a minute's gone; The minutes fly-an hour is run; The day is fled-the night is here; Thus flies a week, a month, a year! -Author unknown One Man's Journey My name is Sean...
Bates, Sean JosephWashington
Down the drain
2022

Down the drain

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Breaking under pressure
2022

Breaking under pressure

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
The clothes of my soul
2022

The clothes of my soul

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
The morning after
2022

The morning after

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
The skipped stone
2022

The skipped stone

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
The world awaits
2022

The world awaits

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
The old man remembers
December 22, 2021

The old man remembers

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Grey life
November 11, 2021

Grey life

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
Dear to my heart
October 24, 2021

Dear to my heart

Madoulet, Scott A.Washington
A numb spot
September 19, 2021

A numb spot

Norman, AtereWashington
Is it even possible? 4: Doctoral project
August 2, 2021

Is it even possible? 4: Doctoral project

Rev. Dr. Corey Minatani, M.Div. Submitted for Consideration for Publication to American Prison Writing Archive 8-2-2021 Word Count 1392 Is it even possible? 4: Doctoral Project As part of my requirements for completion of my...
Minatani, Rev. Dr. CoreyWashington
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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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