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An Unremarkable Nan Named Hideyoshi by Trevor Brown
Read More: An Unremarkable Nan Named Hideyoshi by Trevor BrownAn Unremarkable Nan Named Hideyoshi By: Trevor Brown I would like to take a few moments of your time to share with you a rather remarkable story about a seemingly unremarkable man named Hideyoshi who was born almost five hundred years ago in 15th century feudal Japan. At first glance Hideyoshi didn’t look like much,…
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Yes to New Positive and Healthy Influences in Your Life by Trevor Brown
Read More: Yes to New Positive and Healthy Influences in Your Life by Trevor BrownYes to New Positive and Healthy Influences in Your Life By: Trevor Brown Statistically, one in every ten children across the united states has a parent who is currently incarcerated on parole or on probation. So chances are that you could in fact be one of these children. However, while you may be a representative…
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What Happens When the Bull Elephants are Taken Away? by Toby Earl Johnson
Read More: What Happens When the Bull Elephants are Taken Away? by Toby Earl JohnsonWhat Happens When the Bull Elephants are Taken Away? By: Toby Earl Johnson There is a story about a nature preserve in Africa: In this particular preserve, all the male adult elephants were taken away. As a result, the juvenile elephants were rampaging, killing rhinoceroses and threatening farmers. A couple of them were so dangerous…
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Helping Hands by Toby Earl Johnson
Read More: Helping Hands by Toby Earl JohnsonHelping Hands By: Toby Earl Johnson Theres a story about a man walking down a beach and seeing a kid picking starfist up off the sand and throwing htem back into the ocean. Not fully understanding, he asked the kid if he really felt like he was making a difference? Picking up anohter starfish and…
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Introducing Myself by Jamie Rohr
Read More: Introducing Myself by Jamie RohrIntroducing Myself By: Jamie Rohr My name is Jamie Rohr. I am currently serving time for Sales of Meth. They sentenced me to 135 months in prison. I got a lil story I think some might like to hear. I grew up with a mother who would do anything to insure I was happy as…
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Save the Kids Presents at the 2014 International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA)
Read More: Save the Kids Presents at the 2014 International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA)Save the Kids Presentation at the International Conference on Penal Abolition 2014 “Taking to the Streets and in the Detention Facilities: Youth Justice, Hip Hop and Transformative Justice” Presentation by: Mysnikol Miller, Anthony J. Nocella II, Kable Reid, Luke Reynolds, and Reies Romero ___________________________________________________________ PART 1. PART 2. PART 3.
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Intro to Restorative Justice by Maurece Graham
Read More: Intro to Restorative Justice by Maurece GrahamIntro to Restorative Justice Maurece Graham 03/27/14 Margaret Mead once said “We make our own criminals, and their crimes are congruent with the national culture we all share.” If, then the imbalance that is crime is of our making so too must the re-balancing be…
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My Message To You by Maurece Graham
Read More: My Message To You by Maurece GrahamMy Message To You Maurece Graham January 25, 2013 Dear Young One: Hope has a name, and I’ve found that it’s name is ‘You’. Why do I know this? Because I’ve been in prison for almost 15 years and I had to find to hope to survive. Let me explain to you what I mean.
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Untitled by David Austin
Read More: Untitled by David AustinUntitled David Austin April 23, 2013 My name is David Austin and I was born December 30th, 1986 in Coon Rapids, MN. I grew up an hour northwest of the twin cities in a small town. I had medical problems as a child with having a hernia and pinched small intestine. My parents worked a…
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Image Part 2 by Toby Earl Johnson
Read More: Image Part 2 by Toby Earl JohnsonImage Part 2 Toby Earl Johnson June 6, 2013 My last writing dealt with image and the importance of making sure that what we are representing is what we really stand for. There are several questions we can ask ourselves to ensure that we are on the right path for the image we seek: Are…
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Being a Male Survivor of Sexual Assault by Lionel Salazar Story
Read More: Being a Male Survivor of Sexual Assault by Lionel Salazar StoryBeing a Male Survivor of Sexual Assault by Lionel Salazar Story July 23, 2013 My name is Lionel Salazar born March 3, 1969 in a small Texas town. Unfortunately, I sit in a Texas prison. I sincerely want to shed some light on a serious matter that I went through. My father moved us to…
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A Story and a Point by Aaron Watkins
Read More: A Story and a Point by Aaron WatkinsA Story and a Point By: Aaron Watkins March 20, 2013 I’m going to tell you a story and at the end I’ll share my point. I met a girl named Emma. I thought Emma was absolutely one of the most beautiful girls I had seen. There was more to her beauty than just her body or…
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Greetings by Isaac Stephen Kemet
Read More: Greetings by Isaac Stephen KemetGreetings by Isaac Stephen Kemet February 10, 2013 My name is Isaac Stephen Kemet Alkebu-Ian X Brown. I am currently serving a life sentence in Fairbault prison for the many bad decisions I made as a teenager in my youth. I am 54 years old, been in prison for 31 years straight and the reality…
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Big Kids by Isaac Stephen Kemet
Read More: Big Kids by Isaac Stephen KemetBig Kids by Isaac Stephen Kemet February 10, 2013 I don’t wanna die, I’m only five. I’m afraid to say it, but I think it whenever I see big kids around. Jamal and I were suppose to play at my house the day he got killed, but I couldn’t go outside cause some big kids…
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Get it right! by Isaac Stephen Kemet
Read More: Get it right! by Isaac Stephen KemetGet it right! by Isaac Stephen Kemet February 10, 2013 I’m sitting up here listening and you keep on talking, talking about pure-D-garbage from the past. I’m so tired of listening to trash, I’m up here learning how to claim my life back because this is my last best chance to get it right. I…
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