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Jan 22

The Day My Beloved Cockroach Crossed the Rainbow Bridge

The Day My Beloved Cockroach Crossed the Rainbow Bridge My pet cockroach was no ordinary roach. He is a Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) and he was no shrinking violet. Randolph — -a silly name for a roach, but I named him in honor of an uncle on my mom’s…

Humor

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The Day My Beloved Cockroach Crossed the Rainbow Bridge
The Day My Beloved Cockroach Crossed the Rainbow Bridge
Humor

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Jan 12

The Pedophile Choir

The Pedophile Choir Warden Biggie Biggins found Chaplain Cara Semko in her office at the WCF prison chapel. The Chaplain was a formidable woman: close to six feet tall, heavy set, oval faced with keen brown eyes, short light-brown hair, a disarming smile, smart and quick-witted. She’s the only staff…

Prison

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The Pedophile Choir
The Pedophile Choir
Prison

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Jan 4

The Annals of Animal Husbandry: My Two-Headed Cat

The Annals of Animal Husbandry: My Two-Headed Cat HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) — A pet owner in Harrison has a cat that just gave birth to baby kittens, one of which was born with what appears to be two heads. “Well, the little kitten has the chance,” said Dr. Addis. “What…

Cats

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The Annals of Animal Husbandry: My Two-Headed Cat
The Annals of Animal Husbandry: My Two-Headed Cat
Cats

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Dec 29, 2022

Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2 Fallout From A MCF Visiting Room Kiddie Rape: The Day the Minister’s Wife Condemned the Warden The Hell I Will At the request of a state senator, Warden Biggins met with Reverend Carlson and his wife Dorothy at WSF prison in the deputy warden’s office. Seems…

Prison

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Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2
Prison

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Dec 27, 2022

KJ-5

KJ-5 Another Lyrical Piece by Prisoner KJ I was planted in a field of wild growing things; much of my youth was spent trying to solve the mystery of this maze. But as all growing things, I wanted to savor the sun. I reached and reached, forgetting thorns grew among…

Prison

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KJ-5
KJ-5
Prison

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Dec 22, 2022

Part 1 of 2

Part 1 of 2 Fallout From an MCF Visiting Room Kiddie Rape Warden Biggie Biggins cleared the WSF Control Center gates and strode onto the prison yard walkway; The WSF yard was a large paved oval walkway with housing units dotting its perimeter. The warden was there to meet Tommy…

Prison

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Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2
Prison

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Dec 16, 2022

“You Did What?”: A Retired Prison Warden’s Recollections

“You Did What?”: A Retired Prison Warden’s Recollections He read the critical incident report again, not sure he understood it the first time. Prison critical incident reports are used by shift commanders to inform wardens of important or unusual incident during their shift, incidents not so alarming they require emergency…

Prison

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“You Did What?”: A Retired Prison Warden’s Recollections
“You Did What?”: A Retired Prison Warden’s Recollections
Prison

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Dec 9, 2022

KJ4

KJ4 Another Lyrical Piece by KJ, Michigan Prisoner. These walls are crying madness. Crystallized tears ooze from pored walls, while the ceiling slumps with the weight of despair. Reluctant light shines in through bizarre cracked windows: a daylight that contains the hidden insanity of night and dreams. The dreams —…

Prison

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KJ4
KJ4
Prison

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Dec 9, 2022

Beard: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections on Choosing Battles.

Beard: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections on Choosing Battles. It was early evening when Warden Biggie Biggins exited the conference room to his office and loaded his briefcase for his trip home. The phone rang; he answered it; his secretary had left. It was his supervisor, Charlene Box. She rarely…

Prison

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Beard: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections on Choosing Battles.
Beard: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections on Choosing Battles.
Prison

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Dec 1, 2022

On Cruelty: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections

“Our ability to engage and disengage our moral standards…helps explain how people can be barbarically cruel in one moment and compassionate in the next.” -Albert Bandura, The New York Times, February 7, 2006 Institutional settings are breeding grounds for cruelty. Be it prisons, nursing homes, mental hospitals, schools, or even…

Prison

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On Cruelty: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections
On Cruelty: A Retired Prison Warden’s Reflections
Prison

4 min read

Joseph Abramajtys

Joseph Abramajtys

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Old Man, Retired Prison Warden, Social Critic, Recovering Catholic, Pain in the Ass.

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