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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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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