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The company store
June 29, 2022

The company store

Mintun, Dennis M.Idaho
Tolerance
August 12, 2021

Tolerance

Tolerance I’ve spent close to twenty years in prison, all together. While incarcerated, I’ve learned a number of important things. One of those is tolerance. No matter what you do, or where you go in...
Mintun, Dennis M.Idaho
Why are they here?
August 12, 2021

Why are they here?

WHY ARE THEY HERE? By DENNIS MINTUN I have been in prison for almost 18 years now. During that time, I have seen a lot of injustice, a lot of abuse, a lot of wrong...
Mintun, Dennis M.Idaho
Good news
December 2020

Good news

Good News By DENNIS MINTUN It seems our society has become more and more “immune” to bad news in recent years. A prime example is, when it comes to mass shootings. There was a time,...
Mintun, Dennis M.Idaho
When the lights go out
November 13, 2019

When the lights go out

When the Lights Go Out I remember the '60's. Most think I'm not old enough to remember them well, but I think of it differently. I think if I were any older, with the psychedelic...
Cornelison, Mark W.Idaho
A voice from inside
September 18, 2019

A voice from inside

September 18 - 2019 A Voice From Inside Human Kind The rich taking from the poor, a story as old as time. How do the rich get away with what they do? How do we...
Rose, AmberIdaho
Private prison retaliates for exposing civil rights violations
March 26, 2019

Private prison retaliates for exposing civil rights violations

Private Prison Retaliates for Exposing Civil Rights Violations by Patrick Irving Having recently organized several concerns within the Idaho inmate population at Eagle Pass Correctional Facility on the Mexican border in Texas, I faced swift...
Irving, Patrick S.Idaho
Idaho state department of corrections
October 10, 2018

Idaho state department of corrections

Idaho State Department of Corrections Introduction As of September 17, 2018 I am currently an inmate with the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC). I have been held a prisoner for the last fifteen years because...
Mancuso, James PatrickIdaho
The fallacies of mass incarceration
July 19, 2018

The fallacies of mass incarceration

The Fallacies of Mass Incarceration By Mark Wayne merica, the home of the free and land of the brave, has declared war on its own citizens by incarcerating the highest numbers of its own population,...
Wayne, Mark T.Idaho
The black and white of chess
July 19, 2018

The black and white of chess

The Black and White of Chess By Mark Wayne Even as a child, chess captivated my furthest imaginations. Two opposing armies locked in an epic struggle of one's mind, a game in which wit stood...
Wayne, Mark T.Idaho
Le Chateau Geole
July 19, 2018

Le Chateau Geole

Le Chateau Geole Idaho's Premier Retirement Center By Mark T. Wayne Le Chateau Geole is an exclusive gated community with a lengthy application process. First, one must be deemed worthy by a twelve member panel...
Wayne, Mark T.Idaho
Aloha
June 18, 2018

Aloha

Aloha Aloha, This is my first submission to the A.P.W.A. project. I haven't actually earned any professional degree or anything like that yet. However I have had some of my works published in various locations...
Nobody (Idaho)Idaho
My name is Dennis Mintun and I'm a survivor
February 2018

My name is Dennis Mintun and I'm a survivor

My NAME IS DENNIS MINTUN AND I’M A SURVIVOR “5 fixed, 10 indeterminate on count 1; 10 fixed, 5 indeterminate on counts 2 and 3; and 15 years fixed on count 4.” It was worse...
Mintun, Dennis M.Idaho
Mi vida cambio cuando cai en este pricion
October 20, 2016

Mi vida cambio cuando cai en este pricion

My nombre es Ramon Mendoza Hernandez mi vida cambio cuando cai en este pricion sentenciatome a 2 años, estado aqui e visto muchas cosas estos 2 años estando encerrado, como nostratan a todos los imetes...
Hernandez, Ramon M.Idaho
Yo etenido una enfermedad
October 20, 2016

Yo etenido una enfermedad

Aristeo Gómez Yo etenido una enfermedad ase mas de cuatro años con un sangrado que tendo en mi estomago que son unas benas que se revientan en hemorragia el histentino grueso y provoca que uno...
Gomez, AristeoIdaho
Accidente en la prision de Idaho
October 20, 2016

Accidente en la prision de Idaho

Accidente en la prision de Idaho Tres semanas otras del mes de noviembre sucidio un accidente dentro de la ayunita. Como a las 5 am. de la manana una persona de la raza negra dentro...
Prisoner of Idaho 2Idaho
Las condiciones donde vivo
October 20, 2016

Las condiciones donde vivo

Señores con el precente que en las condiciones donde vivo el espacio es muy pequeño ay tres camas en un espacio de 8 pies cuadrados. El medico cuando una persona tiene un problema de salud...
Anonymous 5Idaho
Me llamo Jesus
October 20, 2016

Me llamo Jesus

Me llamo Jesus. Me en cuentro en la pricion de boise por un delito que comety me sentanciaron unas cuantos años. Ya yebo preso 2 años imedio. En esos dos años e aprendido muchos cosas....
Calvo, JesusIdaho
Soy mexicano y me encuentro en pricion
October 20, 2016

Soy mexicano y me encuentro en pricion

12-4-14 My nombre es [redacted]. Soy mexicano y me encuentro en pricion desde el [redacted] de enero del 2013 que empece en el condado. Tengo una sentencia de 15 años mas 5 indeterminado. Mi vida...
Uno Mas de los PrisionerosIdaho
Hola soy Eusebio Jacobo P
June 20, 2016

Hola soy Eusebio Jacobo P

Hola soy Eusebio Jacobo P. Yo bine a los estados unidos cuando tenio 17 años. la primera vez fue a tucson AZ. ahi trabaje 2 años en la construccion, trabaje de leibor. Regrese a mexico...
Pineda, Eusebio JacoboIdaho
Mi historia es apartir de 1991
June 20, 2016

Mi historia es apartir de 1991

Mi historia es apartir de 1991 desidi emigrar a estados unidos de Norte America para superar mi pobreza y darles una mejor vida a mis hijos y tube la fortuna de encontrar trabajo donde no...
PrisonerIdaho
Mi nombre es Valentin
June 20, 2016

Mi nombre es Valentin

Mi nombre es Valentin, soy de Mexico del Estado de Veracruz, llegue aqui a los Estados Unidos a la edad de 15 años, trabaje cerca de 7 años en una lecheria hasta el dia en...
Morelos, ValentinIdaho
Why are we imprisoned so long?
June 20, 2016

Why are we imprisoned so long?

Anselmo Mercado Idaho Why are we inprisoned so long? Within our Justice sustem there are those who hold the power of a man's life and his familie's why are we not allowed to leave these...
Mercado, AnselmoIdaho
Esta ves yo les voy a platicar como es mi vida en la prición
June 20, 2016

Esta ves yo les voy a platicar como es mi vida en la prición

Homero Ortune 12/4/14 Hola. Esta ves yo les voy a platicar como es mi vida en la prición, no puedo estar quedandome por que yo cometi el herror pero pienso que todos meresemos un trato...
Ortunes, HomeroIdaho
Bueno mi nombre es
June 19, 2016

Bueno mi nombre es

bueno mi nombre es [redacted] y pues como tengo tan poco tiempo aqui pues no tengo mucho que contar y pus la berdad el unico problema aqui es que exstroño demasiado a mi familia desde...
Prisoner of IdahoIdaho
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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.

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