We can go through our life chasing the fast money and taking the risk that comes with it. It’s all fun and games until we are shot or spend decades in prison. I’ve been in prison since I was 18 years old. I had the glory and the fame that […]
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If I haven’t found the proper wordsto express how much I appreciateevery time you make me feel lovedwhen I don’t feel loved at all…Or how you always warmed my heartwhen I thought the warmness left my heart,I wanted to take the timeand say thank you Grandma.for showing me you carewhen
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On to the first case which occurred when I Rachelle Woodard was 16 when I was raped by a government agency my sexual rights were violated in 1994 by a officer. My second case in 2019 while I was in custody of Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department failed to follow
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What is pain?What’s love?Are they one and the same?Or just sometimes intertwined in one another?Which one is greater?What would you say?If I told you neither,you need bothIn order to experience true growth. BIld av Pexels från Pixabay
So, there are federal rules and guidelines that strictly prohibit prolonged confinement in prison institutions. Yet, here in Pinckneyville Correctional Center, they have us on a 23 hour, 40 minute lockdown per day. Literally, we only get 20 minutes a day out of the cell! We were just notified that
To hold accountability, for doing wrong is a must,To stand like a Tru man, and honour what’s right and just If man’s law is broken, no matter one’s moral thoughtwe must accept any consequence, and argue law we must not. At the mercy of the court, I’ll hand the judgment
I was twenty-six when I got arrested. I felt anger and sadness when I was being handcuffed. Sadness not for myself, but for my family. My brothers, my Dad and Mom, they needed me. They needed me and I let them down. I’m the oldest of four brothers. It kills
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It is well known by lawmakers and judges in Illinois and across this country that the qualities that distinguish juveniles from adults do not disappear when an individual turns 18 years old. Research in neurobiology and developmental psychology has shown that the brain doesn’t finish developing until the mid 20s.
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I ran across this question in a discussion group dealing with relationships. We started with defining what a relationship with self looks like. Body, mind, and soul became front line characteristics. By looking at how to respect and cultivate self, we found out that many people confused mind with soul.
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There was a time when I despised writing letters, though I really enjoyed getting to know people, the process became monotonous and tiresome. Over the years I’ve written to many people from a variety of ages, and an army of cultures; close friends, family and distant strangers. It seems as
