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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Can’t Do Time By Mike Powers One thing you hear about in prison movies all the time that is one hundred percent accurate is that an inmate’s ability to earn and keep the respect of his fellow inmates is mostly made up of the way he does his time. In The Chronicles of Riddick,
T.D.C.J.Wardens By Jay Goodman As I look back and think of my past experiences in the Texas prison system, I can not help but wonder why no one has come forward and truly done something that would urge our state officials to make some drastic changes to this corrupt prison system. The Puppetmasters have
For All of the T.D.C.J. Guards By: Jay Goodman It seems to me at times like everyone that works for the Texas prison system is mad, or feels it’s their duty to act mad. There are of course those guards and ranking officers who come to work that are cheerful and as a whole
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To The Ranking Officers By: Jay Goodman In my Previous chapter I talked a little about the Texas prison system Correctional officers 1-5 or shift guards. Now I will say a few things about the ranking officers. Rank consists of a Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain and a Major. Then above them are the Assistant Warden
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Budding Abolitionist By Mike Powers I was recently rereading an article I’d received from C.U.R.E. (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants). The author advocated for the repeal of the 13th Amendment, not because he endorsed the next round of slavery, but because it specifically allows slavery as a form of penal correction. Friends,
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The Darkest of Night By David Van Houten Sometimes, when it’s quiet, I can remember what my life was like before I was sent to the Wynne Unit. Of course, it’s rarely quiet here, but that’s actually a good thing, as it keeps me from focusing on the hell my life has become. I’m
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The Midget By Jay Goodman I have decided to write another story about my life once again. As I look back into my memory bank, I’ve decided to share with you one of the craziest trips I have ever made. For all of you who have read The Great Escape 1 and 2, you
Guilty Until Proven Innocent By David Van Houten If you are an inmate, you will not be believed, no matter what the truth actually is, no matter what the evidence shows. This was no better shown than by an incident that happened to me in 2015. I spent six years at the Wynne Unit
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