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Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

The Road to Success

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5 September 2023
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A poem by Shawn Robert Johnson The road to success will inevitably call your bluffWith adversities, obstacles, and all kinds

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Attempts to Revive the Death Penalty in New Jersey

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5 September 2023
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ersey State Prison’s (NJSP) “Death Row” had their sentences changed to Life in prison with 30 years intelligibility of parole.

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Ashley Hoath

I Serve My Time

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5 September 2023
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A poem by Ashely Hoath:
he society which failed me, to it I serve my time
You can capture my body, but you can’t enslave my mind

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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, Tariq MaQbool's 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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Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

“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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Dawan Ingram, Guest Writers

“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
Guest Writers, Shawn Robert Johnson

“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
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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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