July 10, 2020

The Death of a Cartographer by Mike Powers

  The Death of a Cartographer by Mike Powers I just got back from John Seely Hospitalvin Galveston, Texas, where I had surgery on my toes. Specifically, I had a “joint capsulotomy, metatarsal osteotomy, toe correction, tendon lengthening, and splint application”. The doctors and nurses were great, but when you’re in prison, sooner or later,

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The Texas Department of Criminal Injustice, by Mike Powers

  The Texas Department of Criminal Injustice, by Mike Powers Every six months, no matter whether it’s needed or not, TDCJ prison units are given a semi-annual shakedown. The way it works is that on a day as close as possible to the 6-month anniversary of the last shakedown, at about 6 AM, an announcement

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