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Brandon Seward
Aug 26, 20184 min read
Mass Incarceration Solutions
Recently there was an attempted assault of a counselor at Augusta Correctional Facility where one prisoner allegedly exposed himself and...
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Brandon Seward
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Pipelines & Prisoners, A Real Connection
At the heart of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is capitalism and those who are willing to do anything to make a dollar. The two multi...
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Brandon Seward
Jun 14, 20182 min read
THE MORAL DILEMMA: " How can I support a violent criminal in good conscience?
On May 26, 1998 during a crack deal, where the quantity and price of the drugs were in dispute, I shot and Killed a man. At the time I...
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Brandon Seward
Jun 5, 20184 min read
What Does It Mean To Be A Prisoner Of Conscience?
On June 1, 2018 I was fired from my position as a law clerk which I've held for over 3 years now here at Augusta. I was told that it was...
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Brandon Seward
Jun 4, 201814 min read
On VADOC's Counter-Insurgency Program
I began the day like any other day at Sussex II. I woke up, went to breakfast, called my wife, and spent a signification part of the...
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Brandon Seward
Jun 2, 20182 min read
The Mental Health Crisis in Prison
I recently spoke with a prison guard to whom I said, "I really feel for you. You have a hard job. You have to work in a booth where you...
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Brandon Seward
May 16, 20183 min read
Prisoners Against Gun Violence
As a Prisoner against gun violence who has been in captivity for 18yrs. due to my engagement in gun violence I feel that it is important...
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Brandon Seward
May 1, 20183 min read
Freedom Within the Struggle
Can you imagine being incarcerated for nearly 20 years of your life for a crime that you did not commit..well that's exactly what has...
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Brandon Seward
May 1, 20182 min read
Can I Cry? (A Poem)
Can I cry! A poem by Lorenzo Cosby submitted, and denied by the Program Director, for the Black History Month Program at River North...
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Brandon Seward
May 1, 20182 min read
Big Brother, A Poem
Big Brother, Part 1 A poem by Leon Cherry, River North Correctional Center February 2018 Big brother, lil' brother years apart in...
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Brandon Seward
May 1, 20183 min read
What has already been done...
I know the Separation within being Brainwashed, To even being dragged away in Slaveships. To the "Yelps & The Whelps" of the many Cries...
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Brandon Seward
Apr 23, 20181 min read
Stephon Clark, A Prisoner's Perspective
My heart bleeds for Stephon Clark, the young 22 year old Black Man who was shot at 20 times (hit 6 times in the back) and murdered by...
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Brandon Seward
Apr 17, 20181 min read
Issue #6, Virginia Prison Justice Newsletter
Read the latest VAPJN newsletter to learn about what happening in prison reform/justice in Virginia. NOTE. I just noticed a mistake in...
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Brandon Seward
Apr 7, 20185 min read
AN EXAMPLE OF MASS INCARCERATION's DAILY TRAGEDIES!
Today I walked in the dining hall fully expecting to meet my man Kinetic to discuss the status of the newly formed Sussex 2 Human Rights...
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Brandon Seward
Mar 20, 20183 min read
What a letter could mean, in three parts
What a letter means to a prisoner I'm confined to a world behind four walls, where nobody sees me and nobody calls, yes I know I'm here.....
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Brandon Seward
Mar 20, 20185 min read
Report from an unnamed prisoner
I'm in Housing Unit 2B right across from the currently notorious 2A. There have been several deaths in 2A and they've went largely...
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Brandon Seward
Mar 15, 20183 min read
Sussex II: A Disgrace
REPORT FROM ASKARI OF HIS FIRST TWO WEEKS AT SUSS*X 2 STATE PRISON. I was moved from A*gusta Correctional Center to S*ssex 2 State...
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Brandon Seward
Mar 8, 20182 min read
Mass Incarceration, Truth-In-Sentencing and the Domino Effect
Truth-in-Sentencing has caused a domino effect of oppression that prisoners and their families are feeling far beyond being incarcerated...
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Brandon Seward
Mar 8, 20184 min read
Making Money off of Prisoners
Before the overcrowding of the facility the food was much better, but now over 1300 prisoners have to be fed, so corners are being cut,...
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Brandon Seward
Mar 5, 20182 min read
VAPOC: Moving Forward for Justice
On behalf of VAPOC (Virginia Prisoner of Conscience) I would like to thank everyone for their participation in the conference call on...
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