By Michael J. Doce and Tariq MaQbool
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NJSP RETURNING TO NORMALCY
After a two and a half years of hiatus on March 16, 2022, the covid-19 emergency restrictions were eased in New Jersey State Prison (NJSP). Religious services, school, and other vocational educational programs also return in full force with minimal restrictions of wearing a mask and keeping to social distancing. Seemingly, things have started to return to some..
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“ANIMAL CHAMPION” v. “HUMAN CHAMPION”
It is the holiday season. I am constantly reminded of it everyday while watching TV in my cell in the[…]
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GETTING VACCINATED
On March 2, 2021, a month after my first dose on January 29, 2021, I received my second and final[…]
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EXECUTIVE ORDER #24
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NJDOC’S COVID-19 COMPASSIONATE RELEASE “Man they should’ve left me in Northern State. I don’t know[…]
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TV PRISON POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
The 13-inch screen TV in my cell is usually turned on to escape the lunacy that I call life behind[…]
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FINDING PURPOSE
“Personal Protective Equipment” (PPE), it’s a term I have come to know well while watching Governor Murphy, and Cuomo, on[…]