Category: Forum
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The Criminal Justice System – Gun Enhancement Law – Torry Carroll
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -GUN ENHANCEMENT LAW- To all concerned: My name is Torry Carroll and I’ m an inmate at Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg, Illinois. I’m a first time offender who’s been convicted of attempted first degree murder and sentenced to a term of 28 years at 85%. I continue to seek relief from…
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Eddie Lee – ” Synopsis “City of Wind” and Prologue
6 February 2016 Dear Prisoners.Exchange. com: My name is Eddie Lee ( K 56430) and I’ve been incarcerated since 1995. Early on in my incarceration I realized IDOC provides very little services to inmates who want to make a change in their lives for the better. However, I made a conscious decision to rehabilitate myself and take advantage…
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Misplaced – Joseph Moore
MISPLACED As I lay in the bunk reading, I’m torn away from the pages by the unmistakable sound of gum shoes squeaking, property boxes bumping against the wall, and the thuds of fist crashing against bare skin. The occupants in the cell above mine were fighting. With my thumb in between the pages…
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Thru the Crack of This Window- Vernon Watts
THRU THE CRACK OF THIS WINDOW Thru the crack of this window a new 2morrow never arise because everyday mimic yesterday-the future seems frozen where the PRES-ENT PRE-SENT only past memories; pictures of happy days & stories told by detail remind one how the sun once evolved to a moon-hoping for today to move on…
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Vernon Watts
Bio: My name is Vernon Watts & I am one of the thousands of prisoner x’s in I.D.O.C. seeking to bring change not only to prison but in society as well; my aim is to network ideas and views so we can stop this mass incarceration at the expense of human lives with no true…
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Goals
To give the public an insider’s view of prison life and culture Balance spending between security and programs, which will give programs a renewed focus and provide opportunities to revitalize rehabilitation efforts which has been unavailable for a couple of generations To have a positive impact on prison reform efforts by giving voice to our unique…
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Mental Health Awareness
Mental health is a very serious problem in the penal institutions due to budgetary restrictions, indifference and misdiagnosis. Prisoners with serious mental issues are given psychotic medications with limited or no counseling. Mental health issues vary, but in prison they are treated the same. Many prisoners housed in IDOC are very often misdiagnosed which makes…