Lost in a Fantasy World By Jay Goodman While sitting here in prison I try very hard to look at things from both sides. I take the CO’s perspective as well as the inmates. When I finally decided to make a positve change in my life, I spent hours and hours contemplating what […]
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How Far Would You Go? By Jay Goodman Every time I gaze around here in the penitentiary and observe all of the individuals walking about, I wonder what it is going to take for these people to see that this is not a game. I just wrote a chapter titled “Lost in a fantasy
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A Little Ranting By Jay Goodman In this present year of 2019 the Texas prison system is ran so backwards that anyone with half a mind can see that this system is completely flawed and is designed to set its inmates up for failure. Simply put, very few people will ever get the help
Modern Day Slavery 2 By Jay Goodman Sitting here talking to old convicts who have done time since the 1980’s, all say the same thing. When the Feds stepped in, it was a time that meant something. Because the state of Texas made a deal with David Ruiz. Prisoners that behaved themselves and did
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Modern Day Slavery Inside the Texas Prison System By Jay Goodman Under the Texas government code, acts 1991, 72nd Leg.ch.l6, §10.01(a) renumbered former chapter 496 as chapter 497, and amended the chapter heading © 2012 Vernon’s Texas code annotated. I will be discussing how slave labor is allowed in Texas under the guise of
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Grand Hustle By Jay Goodman As I have said before, you will never know who you run into while in prison. There are so many different types of prisoners and personalities living inside these prisons. I personally, have trained myself to be a quiet person overall. I usually go about my day doing my
Simple Solutions By Jay Goodman Here we are in the 21stcentury, and the rest of the country is imputing new technology into their prison systems. This helps prisoners and their family members to stay in touch easier. Other states understand that they can use this modern day technology for their benefit as well. They
A Light Exploration of Prison Mentality By Mike Powers One of the enjoyable past times of incarcerated citizens is taking pieces of the stale bread we are sometimes served and breaking it up for the birds of the air to enjoy. I toss these pieces outside my window so that I can watch them
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Buenas Nochas, Cocka-Roches By Mike Powers In Texas’ prisons, cockroaches aren’t just a pest — they could very well be your pets. Especially if you live in one of the old “red-bricks”, these disgusting insects are simply going to be a part of your life, whether you like it or not. So, just in
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Crime and Punishment By Mike Powers On this prison journey, I’ve noticed that there are some guards who feel like this job was given to them at the behest of a hangin’ judge just to make sure that every prisoner that guard comes across is personally and thoroughly punished. Thank goodness, this attitude is
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