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The Return of Joe Prison
M.D. “Doc” Bass56130Rahway PrisonLockbag RRahway, NJ 07065“…but if the plant is sown and reared in the wrong soil, it will develop every contrary defect…”(Socrates)In spite of the desperate hope… More
Marilynn Whittamore: Only the Responsible Respond
Ms. Marilynn WhittamoreRoute 2Olney, TX 7637kOnly the Responsible Respond A bold challenge was confronted by Jesus’ disciples when he admonished them to leave their homes, take no provisions for the… More
Corrections in the 70’s–Only the Names Have Changed
Michael HoganBox B - 28259 Non-Fiction EntryArizona State PrisonFlorence, Arizona 85232It is a common misconception that crime today goes unpunished even if an individual is convicted. The general public… More
Junkie Walking Through a Haze
Sometimes in my very depressive moods, I would wonder what motivated me too fall into the dregs of society knowing perfectly well that by doing so, I was fighting… More
A Philosophy of Corrections
At no time in my memory, and especially at no time within the limits of my professional career, have crime and corrections been the subjects of intelligent as well… More
The Attitudes of Jazz
In the year 1619 the lively musical spirits of West Africa, the poetic chants of ritual dancers, the rhythmic beats of talking tom-toms were all the cultural expressions of… More
Lend Us Your Ears Tax-Payers
Beloved Readers:Peering about this functionally effective concentration camp of Humanity, at the gigantic evils perpetrated against us/you as a people, A tax-paying people, by the designers of Penal Habitations… More
Night Music
Night MusicTonight in Cellblock Threesomeone is playing Mozart.Sweeter than tangerines the music risesabove the sound of all four showersby the guard stationIt is summer at the end of a… More