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Bail reform: A panacea for justice reform
Bail Reform: A Panacea for Justice Reform All well-intentioned I’m sure, but organizations and agendas aimed at better prison conditions and sentence reform do little to stop the flow of people into prison in the...
Equal process
Equal Process One prominent organization estimates that between 2.5-5% of prisoners are wrongfully convicted if not actually innocent. Others put it even higher, but right in that first sentence is hidden a legal distinction not...
The dumbest thing I was ever arrested for
The Dumbest Thing I was Ever Arrested For By Tom Kropp I was once arrested on a probation violation for walking my friend's new dog named Foxy. Foxy was a small mutt; colored like a...
Rehab'n rehabilitation
Rehab'n Rehabilitation by Antoine J Murphy 6-20-20 After apologizing 2 the innocent man I shot, still trembling, I did an about face-n-laid my heart B4 the court. "I'm not a maniac killer, even though I...
The purpose of prison
1 The title of this essay is 'The Purpose of Prison' by Robert Sharp. At the age of 40, after having spent most of my adult life in prisons, with another 20 years ahead of...
A confined reflection
A Confined Reflection I am someone you never knew existed. How is that so, you question? Well, because I've been raised in a place that's the equivalent to Hates. The place where all the 'bad'...
Fate of the poor
Fate of the Poor "The first rule of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful."(Code of Hammurabi, 1790-1750 B.C.E.) Too many people (especially juries), would rather believe the lies of the rich or...
Burglary and perjury
WCI Tom Kropp PO Box 351 Waupun, WI, 53963 Burglary and Perjury By Tom Kropp Linda entered my life looking like Pat Benatar or Joan Jett in skin tight jeans and leather coat. The weird...
Hello my APWA friends
Hello My APWA Friends 11-21-19 It's Mia L. White again [ID], from Union Grove WI at Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center. Today is 11-21-19 and 9:02 am. The inmates here have been woken up at...
Bail jumping
WCI Tom Kropp [ID] PO Box 351 Waupun, WI 53963 True Story Bail Jumping I knew it was a bad idea to go get K, but I did it anyway. We'd been together two years...
Battery
Waupun Correctional Institution Tom Kropp #[ID] P.O. Box 351 Waupun, WI, 53963 Battery True Story I was 35 when these events occurred. At the time I was considered a habitual criminal in Wisconsin. But my...
Sam's son
Waupun Correctional Institution Tom Kropp Sam's Son The day Sam's son died was also his last day of freedom. Sam's son Mat was ten year old and resembled his father with good looks and dark...
Prison playwrights
Waupun Correctional Institution Tom Kropp [ID] Po box 351 Waupun, WI 53963 Prison Playwrights By Tom Kropp I discovered a magazine called Writer's Digest while in prison. It intrigued me and I subscribed. That's how...
I am Mia L. White
9.29.19 To: Whom it may concern; I am Mia L. White [ID]. I am currently serving out a sentence for revocation on a robbery charge and possession with intent charge in which I am innocent...
Suicide by cop
WCI Tom Kropp [ID] PO Box 351 Waupun, WI, 53963 Hello, 9-18-19 You already have a signed permission slip from me. About a month ago I sent you a 30 page memoir entitled "Crime &...
What is justice
WHAT IS IUSTICE Throughout life it is safe to say that everyone wants to feel loved, wanted, and accepted .While everyone is unique, we can all learn from one another if we choose to see...
A major hang-up
A MAJOR HANG-UP Ilve spent 22 years in maximum security facilities where the culture has a texture unique to that environment. Extremes are embraced when moderation would prove the more productive path. Violence, dominance and...
Juvenile justice
Juvenile Justice? There has been a shift in the dispensation of juvenile justice. Everyone saw it coming. Many people demanded it. While some, not blinded by their pain and anger, were more thoughtful than others...
I chose the Robert Frost road
I CHOSE THE ROBERT FROST ROAD By Ras Uhuru 8-6-2018 1. It's been long enough, that I don't care for accuracy of the years. A bit shy of three decades. THE ROAD I TRAVELLED! 2....
Liberating toxic masculinity (a prisoner's narrative)
To: The American Prison Writing Archive Attn: Chelsea From: Mr. Marquis O Gilliam 330190 Re: Submitting a new perspective. Liberating Toxic Masculinity (A Prisoner's Narrative) Science tells us that each of us has enough energy...
Something to think about
Something to Think About By Dominee Meek (OSCI) Oshkosh, WI Picture this: Tomorrow you wake up and discover that the infamous, yet to be convicted James Alex Fields, the man arrested for death of the...
Me too: Recognizing that I have been part of the problem
Me Too: Recognizing That I Have , Been Part Of The Problem By Dominee Meek (OSCI) Oshkosh, WI Lately, there have been many stories in the news regarding sexual harassment and sexual abuse, primarily perpetrated...Loading...
