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Featured Writings, Tariq MaQbool's Writings

“Corrections officers and medical staff join prisoner’s fight to stay alive | Opinion”

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3 March 2023
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Tariq MaQbool is the creator and facilitator of the Captive Voices Writing Program at the New Jersey State Prison. He

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Featured Writings

I Write About Bad Prison Conditions. That Doesn’t Mean I Hate All Cops.

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14 February 2023
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As a kid in Pakistan, police treated Tariq MaQbool like a nephew. As an adult in solitary confinement, the kindness

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Featured Writings, Tariq MaQbool's Writings

“A New Beginning”

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25 January 2023
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Although, I must admit that some of the songs are pretty good. Anyhow, the main attraction for me is the

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Other Writers, Poems

“The Road To Success”

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17 January 2023
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The road to success will inevitably call your bluff With adversities, obstacles, and all kinds of stuff That terrain you

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Good Heart
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“LESS LIKE YOU!”

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28 August 2022
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-By Dawan Ingram
You said I was guilty but you lied You say I am heartless yet I cry 
You say I am evil yet I do good

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The Climb
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“THE CLIMB”

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28 August 2022
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-By Shawn Robert Johnson
You have that dream you are dreaming where you can almost see it
However there’s a voice inside your head saying you’ll never reach it

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New Jersey State Prison
Tariq MaQbool's Writings

AFTER COVID OUTBREAK AT NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON, PRISONERS FEAR “THE DUNGEON”

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28 August 2022
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A COVID-19 outbreak has hit the New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), prompting a facility-wide, 10-day halt of most movement in

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Prison Visit
Featured Writings, Other Writers, Tariq MaQbool's Writings

STRICT COVID-19 REGULATIONS ON PRISON VISITS CREATE ANGT FOR FAMILIES | OPINION

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4 July 2022
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By Michael J. Doce and Tariq MaQbool

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Don't judge a book by it's cover Artwork
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DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

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30 May 2022
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-By Brandon Cowser

I learned about being prejudiced from an early age. I guess it’s a natural occurrence in all walks of life. Now there’s nothing wrong with this act. A person forms an opinion based upon the information obtained over the course of one’s lifetime.

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Ramadan Therapy
Tariq MaQbool's Writings

RAMADAN: DIVINE THERAPY

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12 May 2022
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On April 2, 2022, I started my 21st Ramadan being locked up. And sitting in my cell late at night

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