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Prisoners political campaign to overcome abuse of authority
circa 2023

Prisoners political campaign to overcome abuse of authority

Clay BrotherColorado
The life of a daily living assistant
circa 2023

The life of a daily living assistant

The Life of a Daily Living Assistant By Antwann Johnson #[ID number] Several maximum security prisons here in Missouri have created ECU’s (Enhanced Care Units) for inmates who need living assistance. They are coordinated by...
Johnson, AntwannMissouri
More than just prison medical care
November 10, 2021

More than just prison medical care

MORE THAN JUST PRISON MEDICAL CARE by Josef k. American Prison Writer Archive Hamilton College November 10, 2021 /2 On August 24, 2021, I am at the ID and Property Room area of the prison...
K., JosefGeorgia
Free healthcare, Bureau of Prisons style
August 5, 2021

Free healthcare, Bureau of Prisons style

Smith, D.Colorado
Living with cancer
August 2021

Living with cancer

May, Larry E.California
COVID 19 at California Men's Colony Jan 2021
January 9, 2021

COVID 19 at California Men's Colony Jan 2021

Moore, StanCalifornia
The battle of the neurontin
January 2021

The battle of the neurontin

Macks, EthanArizona
MSOP's covid response was a disaster
2021

MSOP's covid response was a disaster

Matthew Feeney 3300 Words MSOP’s COVID Response was a Disaster by Matthew Feeney The global pandemic has caused much stress as world populations deal with new restrictions and society adjusts to define a new normal....
Feeney, Matthew D.Minnesota
Healthcare in prison
circa 2021

Healthcare in prison

Change Some LawsNew Jersey
Psychology services in prison
circa 2021

Psychology services in prison

Kayne, LazarusArkansas
Confined during Covid-19
November 11, 2020

Confined during Covid-19

McDonald, LaDericMissouri
Side effects of COVID 19 crisis at CMC West
August 16, 2020

Side effects of COVID 19 crisis at CMC West

Aug 16, 2020 New Submittal - Side Effects of COVID 19 Crisis at CMC West A bona fide COVID-19 outbreak crisis has now emerged at CMC West and its sister facility CMC-East. Over 200 cases...
Moore, StanCalifornia
Update on COVID 19 at California Mens Colony West, Aug. 1, 2020
August 1, 2020

Update on COVID 19 at California Mens Colony West, Aug. 1, 2020

Update on COVID 19 at California Mens Colony West, Aug. 1, 2020 Today is August 1, 2020. We are well into the COVID 19 pandemic. The surrounding county of San Luis Obispo is in red...
Moore, StanCalifornia
Medically trained or not: Where did you get your degree?
March 10, 2020

Medically trained or not: Where did you get your degree?

By: Jessica Chambers 3-10-20 Medically trained or not: Where did you get your degree? NDOC FMWCC Las Vegas, NV. Sience 7-28-19 I had been receiving medical care and a variety of antibiotics for my toe....
Chambers, JessicaNevada
Shortcuts
2020

Shortcuts

Mullikin, S.Colorado
Alex in prisonland
2020

Alex in prisonland

Barnes, "Wild Bill"North Carolina
Mental health treatment within the prison system
June 27, 2019

Mental health treatment within the prison system

Mental Health Treatment Within the Prison System I've been locked down on the Tier Program going on two years now. hat being said I've created a system of how I do my time, though I...
Hayes, Jamil/KING MillzGeorgia
Comments on medical services in California prisons
April 22, 2019

Comments on medical services in California prisons

Comments on Medical Services in California Prisons Submitted by Stan Moore 12 April, 2019 I have been in California prisons since later summer of 2015, when I was sent to reception at San Quentin. I...
Moore, StanCalifornia
Ladies in white
October 1, 2018

Ladies in white

William Andrews Ladies ln White After receiving an emergency radical surgery (the removal of my sternoclavicular joint) to help stop the production of infection that had nested in a fractured bone, I required wound care...
Andrews, BillTexas
Deficient medical treatment at CMC west
July 9, 2018

Deficient medical treatment at CMC west

Sten Moore AY1455 07/09/19 CMC West, G-2B-32L Deficient Medical treatment at CMC West The very serious failure at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to care for the medical needs of it's population is...
Moore, StanCalifornia
Corizon killers
February 21, 2018

Corizon killers

Corizon Killers, Prisoners in the State of Missouri is being killed by the Corizon Medical Departments of departments of Corrections. And the prisoners/inmates are trying to fight to stay alive. As in June of 2007,...
Williams, Edward E.Missouri
Essay on inmates with contagious diseases, etc. working in FDC chowhalls handling food in violation of state and federal health laws
August 18, 2017

Essay on inmates with contagious diseases, etc. working in FDC chowhalls handling food in violation of state and federal health laws

To: American Prison Writing Archive (APWA) Date: August 18, 2017 Essay on inmates with contagious diseases, etc. working in FDC chowhalls handling food in violation of state and federal health laws. Prior to my March...
Hempstead, HaroldTennessee
Corizon medical services
February 7, 2017

Corizon medical services

Corizon Medical Services Corizon took over from Correctional Medical Service (CMS) in about 2012. CMS was notorius for delaying treatment, or ignoring symptoms indicating the need for immediate care. Under Corizon things have only gotten...
Bear, BobbyMissouri
Misrepresentations and blatant lies of prison medical care
October 20, 2016

Misrepresentations and blatant lies of prison medical care

Misrepresentations and Blatant Lies of Prison Medical Care By Steven P. Arthur There are many decisions to be weighed during the negotiations and penalty phase of a criminal conviction. The length of sentence, location of...
Arthur, StevenArizona
Medical un-care?
October 20, 2016

Medical un-care?

Medical Un-Care? By Steven P. Arthur Do prison medical staff members care about their patients? This is a question I have heard asked for many years, but rarely responded to with an informed answer. I...
Arthur, StevenArizona
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