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Happy Holidays From Minutes Before Six
Dear Readers, As 2014 comes to a close, please join us in revisiting the highs and lows of our project over the past year.We congratulate the following Minutes Before Six writers for their outstanding...
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FAKE IDENTITY
Bill Van Poyck was executed by the state of Florida on June 12, 2013. This story was submitted by his loving sister, Lisa, and we consider it a great honor to be able to share it with you.A story by...
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Watchmen
By Eduardo RamirezIn 2014, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced the implementation of a Conviction Review Unit (CRU). But what exactly is the objective of the CRU? It's stated mission...
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Gotta Make 'em Pay! Part Two
By Santonio MurffTo read Part One, click hereIt was an exceptionally hot day in mid-July when Abracadabra came moseying by like a cowboy who'd been riding the range too long. I was talking to Captain...
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Parole
By Christi BuchananI was 21 years old when I was indicted into the Virginia Penal System in the late 1980’s. Soon after, a parole eligibility date was set for me. Farther ahead in my future I would...
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On TRAC
By Tom OdleNote: Tom Odle is a regular speaker for the TRAC (Taking Responsibility And Changing) program at Dixon Correctional Center in Illinois. The TRAC Program takes place immediately following...
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No Mercy For Dogs Part 17
By Thomas Bartlett WhitakerTo read Part 15, click hereThe specter of the shantytown in Monterrey stalked me as I rode the bus back to Cerralvo. For roughly nine months I had been spasmodically...
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Gotta Make 'em Pay! Part Three
By Santonio MurffTo read part two, click hereEveryone in prison surely is not a hustler. Most offenders would prefer to avoid the multitude of headaches and stress that come with hustling. But there...
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Starving for Change
By Armando MaciasWhy would anyone in his right mind want to starve himself? No food for an indefinite amount of time–I mean, who doesn’t like to eat–daily? My answer to that is: I want to be treated...
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PRISONER NO MORE: Beginning Anew Part 2 (of 2…or maybe 3) “Freedom is…”
by Jeff C.How come I end up where I started?How come I end up where I went wrong?Won't take my eyes off the ball againYou reel me out then you cut the string—“15 Step” by Radiohead1.) Freedom...
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Could Be Me
By Jeremiah BourgeoisA few years ago, when one of my lawyers was reviewing the numerous disciplinary incidents I've been involved in throughout my confinement, I recalled a maxim that I had recently...
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Alcatraz of the South, Part 6: When the Dreams Began – The Dance With Death
By Michael LambrixTo read Part 5 click hereIt shouldn’t have been this cold when it was barely October, at least not here in Florida and yet there I was awaken in the dead of the night soaked in a cold...
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Nemesis
By Chris Dankovich"What's going on with you and Chico?" asked Big Steve in a concerned tone as he walked into our shared cell."What do you mean?" I asked, surprised by this question."I mean, he's out...
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A New Plantation--A New Beginning?
By Mwandishi Mitchell"That which does not kill you, only makes you stronger.” Friedrich W. NietzscheEvery so often we have to take a fall from grace. One day I was on top of the world--and in the next...
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Mirror, Mirror
by Timothy Pauley"Seven, eight, nine, teeeeeeeeen!" Big Paul growled as he pumped out his final rep of curls. He quickly dropped the bar on the bench below and flexed in the mirror. First it was a...
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No Mercy For Dogs Chapter 18
By Thomas Bartlett WhitakerTo read Chapter 17 click hereMy life as a working stiff in the Mexican economy began during the third week of September, 2004. I pulled up to the front of Don Hector's...
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A Father's Plea: Please Don't Murder My Son
By Santonio D. MurffBeing a father in prison is like being a lifeguard with no arms or legs. A very hard, very stressful job to say the least. You can educate, encourage and warn oneof the lurking...
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Just Marking Time
By William Van PoyckBill Van Poyck was executed by the state of Florida on June 12, 2013. This story was submitted by his loving sister, Lisa, and we consider it a great honor to be able to share it...
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The Other Side of the Coin
By Michael LambrixOn April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court held “oral arguments” on an Oklahoma case that argues that the drug Midazolam Hydrochloride used in the lethal injection process fails to...
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Versus Inertia
Current Members:Troy Hewitt: vocal, pianoLars Snow: bass, lead guitar on intro to A Terminated History OfClamor: drumsSteve Bartholomew: guitarsDiscographyThe Hour Mercurial (2014) Available on...
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