An Amazing Story From Mario Veleta There is a saying that I have heard throughout my life, “Everybody has a story,” which is very true. I have traveled much in my life and have had the opportunity to meet many people, so I do know first hand that this statement is a fact. Of […]
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The Sweet Sound Of Silence By Jay Goodman One constant that I’ve been dealing with since the first day after I was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is noise. Noise is everywhere except perhaps isolation, and even then, I’m told the yelling and screaming of other prisoners –
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Grandpa And The Cat I was asked to tell another personal story about my life. As I have said before, I grew UP in a family that was anything but normal. Don’t get me wrong, my family has a lot of love for one another, they have been good to me, well at least
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Institutionalization By Jay Goodman As the brutal 70’s ended and the deadly 8O’s and 90’s took over with so many killings in the prison system, being incarcerated was like living in a warzone. During all of this mayhem, the Puppet Masters were plotting and planning their next move. They will use every tactic they
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Shitty Situation By Jay Goodman Throughout history in the Texas prison system, the prisoners have been used for everything you can imagine. I’ve written a lot about these things in some of my previous chapters, but the Stevenson Unit in Cuero, TX has experienced some very difficult situations. Over the last three months, they
What Would I Do? By Jay Goodman Sitting in the background watching the people in prison through the years has been quite entertaining, as well as frustrating. Prisoners have a very unique sense of humor that sets them apart from people in the free world. Most inmates are very emotional people who unfortunately allow
A Diamond In The Dust By: Mike Powers [Note: The following is an unabridged copy of a speech the author delivered at the 9th Annual Bionic Gavel Club Banquet, sponsored by Toastmasters International. The banquet took place on October 19th, 2018 on the Diboll Unit.] As I began today, I’d like to welcome all
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Ages In Prison By: Mike Powers When I was arrested in 2004, I was 34 years old. It was the first time I was ever in trouble with the law outside of traffic tickets. I was healthy as a horse, and thanks to my bicycle, the arthritis in my knees wasn’t giving any trouble.
The Price By: Jay Goodman Sometimes I wonder while sitting back and watching all of the madness transpire inside the Texas prison system if anyone ever really considers what’s going to become of the years ahead if there are not some drastic changes made. The lock em up and beat the prisoners down in
Three Dollar Bills By Mike Powers There’s a certain expression out there about a three-dollar bill that I’m not going to quote here, but the gist of the saying is that such a denominated bill is strange indeed, because there is no such bill printed by the U.S. Treasury Department. Therefore, if you were
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