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The Kindness of Strangers Part Two
Dear Readers, I speak for all of us at Minutes Before Six when I say that we are insanely grateful to each and every one of you who have donated to our fundraising campaign. Thank you so much! If you...
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Scotty
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Samuel HawkinsI wasn't sure what was wrong with Scotty. He wasn't his usual self. You’d have to know him to understand him, but he was a good guy....
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The Slippery Slope to State Sanctioned Murder
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixAs many of you may know, the execution of Michael Lambrix by the State of Florida is scheduled for February 11, 2016 at 6:00pm. On Mike's behalf,...
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Execution Day – Involuntary Witness to Murder
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixAs many of you may know, the execution of Michael Lambrix by the State of Florida is scheduled for February 11, 2016 at 6:00pm. On Mike's behalf,...
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Death by Default
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixAs many of you may know, the execution of Michael Lambrix by the State of Florida is scheduled for February 11, 2016 at 6:00pm. On Mike's behalf,...
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When the One–Eyed Man is King
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Steve BartholomewI glanced into my cell through the narrow window in the door before unlocking it. Minimum security may bestow upon you such...
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A Fostered Neglect, Part Two
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Jedidiah MurphyTo read Part One, click hereI will not say anything negative about my time there because I was a basket case. I cannot say what...
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Hell's Kitchen Cooking School
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Chris DankovichOkay, so maybe it's more like "Purgatory’s Kitchen." This used to be, after all, the prison that everyone wanted to get transferred...
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Michael “Yasir” BeltMy daughter cried for three straight nights. At least, these are the nights that I know about. Let´s start as close to the...
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Every Separation is a Link
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixTwo prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their...
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The Wrath of the Godly
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Frederick Page"Nelson, you put those boys in a good Catholic school so they gets a good education now!" That is mother’s parroting of how we got...
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Goodbye For Good?
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Isaac SweetThis morning I wrapped my arms around my best friend, we shared a momentary embrace, then watched (actually, I turned away) as he...
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The Living Dead
If you find value in Minutes Before Six please make a donation. We need your support!By Tom OdleI was sentenced to death at the age of 19 and sent to be housed with the State´s most notorious...
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In Memoriam
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before Six By Eduardo RamirezThe business of the Restricted Housing Unit is to separate dangerous individuals from the rest of the population. But there's some...
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Alcatraz of the South Part 7 (Redemption in the Mirror)
By Michael LambrixTo read Part 6, click hereWhether it was the almost guttural rumbling of the diesel generator or that unmistakable sulfuric smell of the exhaust, or the combination of both as I...
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Reaching For the Outstretched Hand
By Christie BuchananI know people mean well when they spew forth trite expressions like: “God won´t give you more than you can handle,” and “Fake it till you make it.” But sometimes it´s just not the...
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A Quiet Storm
By Eduardo RamirezI was nineteen when I started this road...though how long it would be I had no idea. And that it would be a road I had to walk at all was a surprise to me. I had been questioned by...
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Dusty Orange
By Donald Ray YoungEarly morning clanging of plastic trays, moving anxiously through metal food ports, signify breakfast time. Come and get it! The rusty, metal tray slots open, and a dusty, burnt...
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Crutch
By Chris Dankovich"Hey, did you see that kid in the wheelchair today?""No," I say. "When did he get here?”"I think he just rode in yesterday or today," said Greg."He break his leg or something?""No,...
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Bruiser
Please make a donation to support Minutes Before SixBy Timothy PauleyMy first trip to McNeil Island ended far too quickly. The second time around I was determined to see if I couldn't make it last a...
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