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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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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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“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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Casper
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CASPER

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9 April 2022
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There is a house outside of the large wall surrounding the New Jersey State Prison, a quaint little Tudor house

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Big Yard
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BIG YARD : WHERE THE DEAD MEN WALK

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9 April 2022
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The “Big Yard” of the New Jersey State Prison is separated into four quadrants, aptly named “Quad” ‘1 to 4’.

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Being Human
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BEING HUMAN

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13 March 2022
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A man died in New Jersey State Prison a few months ago. Rumors were swirling about as soon the ominous

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Spaceman
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SPACEMAN

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4 March 2022
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It is the last week of December and I find myself sitting by my cell window looking distantly at the

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Africa
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AFRICA

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4 March 2022
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This past year, people outside have been revved up with footage of police shootings, and heavy handedness of law enforcement,

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Denied
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DENIED

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4 March 2022
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Amid COVID-19 outbreak, on April 10, 2020, the New Jersey Governor Bill Murphy publicly announced his Executive Order #24 (EO24),

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Amazing Grace
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AMAZING GRACE

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4 March 2022
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“I just want you to know that Jerry died today,” New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) Catholic Staff Chaplain called me

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