Gangs 3 What’s really amazed me through the years is how our government has done little or nothing to combat the gang problem that’s plagued America. I mean there has always been gangs as far back as I can remember. I am fifty-seven and I always remember hearing about gangs. Of course, gangs from the […]
State of the Art Prison 3 In my last few chapters, I have talked about our country building a state-of-the-art prison system and I was thinking, I might explain myself better. When I talk about state-of-the-art prisons, I am not trying to insinuate that prisons should be ran or operate in such a way that
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A State of the Art Prison 2 I’ve just finished s chapter called State of the Art Prison System, and as I was writing this, I couldn’t help but think of several different things. One, why hasn’t anyone in Washington done this? Two, what has kept someone from doing this? I mean it’s not a
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One Gives You Life, the Other Gives You Death By Jay Goodman Sometimes it seems like every conversation I have with people in here it’s negative. When you live in a cell Block with 128 people, eventually you will get to know each other. Maybe not on a real friendship level, but on a casual
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We Will Do All of Your Thinking by Jay Goodman In my last few chapters, I’ve talked a lot about prisoners and they’re in ability to think. I pray that the prisoners who read this really contemplate what I had written. Because I am a firm believer that anyone can be rehabilitated. But of course,
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Change Is Only a Thought Away by Jay Goodman As I look around at my fellow prisoners, I feel many different emotions. There are some I feel sorry for, others I look at as friends, and have shared my life story with them. And I have learned not to use the word hate, but there
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Fear by Jay Goodman Has anyone ever thought about sitting down and taking a long look at yourself, and taking inventory of all your strengths and weaknesses? Not just some half ass list, but really going over your life. Looking at your accomplishments and your failures. Most people have a tendency to only look at
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Responsibility By Jay Goodman Throughout my years in prison, I have heard prisoners use the statement I’m in prison, or we’re in prison when referring to why they are doing something they shouldn’t be doing. Like being in prison makes it all right to be an idiot. I have never understood this statement because what’s
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Untitled By Jay Goodman Prison life can be hectic without a doubt. The stress of being here year after year does tax a man mentally, some physically. Before anyone says what did you expect prison to be? Well not a place where people would leave worse than they came in. Of course, that has to
Clichés By Jay Goodman Has anyone ever thought about the old clichés that our parents and grandparents used to tell us? I am sure most of us remember birds of a feather flock together. Patience is a virtue. The early bird gets the worm. These are just a few of the old sayings I used
