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Labrat
I awaken with my stomach feeling like I am being stabbed with hot pokers and I stumble to the toilet as I spew a hot greenish liquid that...
Tethered to Life
I stand suffocating in this 6’x10’ cell, holding on to the bars as I feel the walls closing in on me. It’s Friday afternoon and I’m...
A Vet's View Bars and Stripes
“Forward... March!” My detail steps off in unison and we march to our designated positions, performing sharp turns and obliques perfectly...
Thoughts on Prison Art
Is there hope for a prison writer? To the prison writer, hope says, “Generate as much work as you can possibly keep in your property,...
The Libraries & the Choices They Offer
Life is full of choices. All choices, even not making one, have a positive or negative effect, intended or unintended. Prison is no...
Where Everything Faith Feels Fake
In all my observations on belief, fraudulence in people of faith seems to be the ultimate cause of widespread unbelief. When you figure...
Education in Prison
One of the most troubling problems in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) id rehabilitation and education are sporadic at...
In the Eyes of the Law
I am a police officer for a local law enforcement agency and I was asked to provide my thoughts and opinions regarding this issue. As a...
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