Tag: prison conditions
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Why I Have to Mourn
I started writing about all of my friends and brothers that I’ve lost over the last couple of years, just from this small three unit space. The list itself is too long, and I refuse to just put names into the ether without telling the world a little about each one. Alex was the latest.…
Robert Hiraeth
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How Do I Celebrate the Holidays?
How do you celebrate holidays? I don’t. Not anymore. When you are incarcerated, holidays aren’t provided by a calendar. They are wrenched out of the jaws of a numbing monotony heavy with the potential for violence. Some people celebrate holidays when they happen. Many do not. Did Sisyphus get a birthday when he got to…
Robert Hiraeth
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Robert Hiraeth 