Understanding Cultures, Subcultures and Customs Carl Toers Bijns,Yahoo! Contributor NetworkMar 4, 2011 Working inside the southwest prisons of New Mexico and Arizona has exposed me to types of customs that are easily misunderstood, misused or abused thus leading me to bring to the conclusion th...
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Jason B. Johnson, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, December 30, 2002 Antaun Williams has spent half of his 34 years in prison, including a five-year stint for carjacking and kidnapping. Two months ago, he was released for the fifth -- and he hopes last -- time. And this time, he's asked for th...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 One of the things I did not consider when I went to prison was that I would no longer get coffee. Of course, this was the least of my worries as I was readying myself to surrender, but having had significant amounts of coffee every morning for my entire adult life--the ...
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By Ben Paynter - January 31, 2011 · Wired February 2011 Nothing makes you more powerful inside the joint than a strong grounding in currency arbitrage. Inmates in federal penitentiaries aren’t allowed to have actual money; family members can load up prison commissary accounts, which usually...
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Courtney Comstock - June 21, 2010 The latest update about Bernie Madoff's life in prison has reports of Madoff's allegedly having a hidden stash of $9 billion, collapsing because of prescription drugs, and much more. Today the NYPost, has an inmate talking about Madoff's friends, hobbies, and...
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By Miranda S. Spivack - February 17, 2012 After years in a successful career, first as a prosecutor and then as the leader of the nation’s most affluent, majority-black county, Jack Johnson’s life is about to come down to this: Early morning wake-up.Breakfast in the mess hall with fellow conv...
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May 2, 2012 Here I am, 17 1/2 years later, and I still look up and wonder, “How’d I get here?” Separated from society, family, friends and my dreams. As terrible as I feel though, that’s nothing compared to my victim, who lost everything including life. So who am I to talk about my hopes and dr...
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Walter Pavlo September 11, 2011 On September 11, 2001, I was sitting in Cell Block D-1 in Edgefield Federal Prison Camp in Edgefield, SC. After being incarcerated for nearly 6 months, I was writing a letter to my two sons who were aged 9 and 11 at the time. As I wrote, I was interrupted by a y...
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Lacey Rose - Forbes - May 25, 2006Two disgraced Enron executives, founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, were found guilty on all six counts and 19 of 28 counts, respectively. Both face lengthy prison terms.Where they will serve their time can be almost as important as how much ...