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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-12-25
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Thursday, 29 December 2016. That Was The Year That Was - A Thank you. 2016 has been an interesting year. I have spoken with some you and you now know me. I am honoured that you seek me out and ask for my opinion on the issues surrounding the prison estate and the crisis that this country now faces. To those who I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking with, remember that you are also in my thoughts and have my gratitude. To Alex Cavendish of @PrisonUK. I say “Yay Thee! To the...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-11-27
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Wednesday, 30 November 2016. Prison Utopia: An ex-inmates vision for the future. This Article first appeared in The Free Think Tank. In November of 2016. It is my, perhaps rather, naive belief that no person is born bad.". My prison would be staffed with the type of people who want to make a difference in my life.". Monday, 28 November 2016. What Am I Doing? If you wish to hear a recording of this blog I have recorded it Here,. Click on the "What Am I Doing" Tab.). Lamentab...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : That Was The Year That Was - A Thank you
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Thursday, 29 December 2016. That Was The Year That Was - A Thank you. 2016 has been an interesting year. I have spoken with some you and you now know me. I am honoured that you seek me out and ask for my opinion on the issues surrounding the prison estate and the crisis that this country now faces. To those who I haven’t had the pleasure of speaking with, remember that you are also in my thoughts and have my gratitude. To Alex Cavendish of @PrisonUK. I say “Yay Thee! To the...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-01-31
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Wednesday, 3 February 2016. What Could Prison Teach Me? This is the text from a speech I gave to some invited guests from the community whilst in custody. Oscar Wilde wrote that he considered the two greatest turning points in his life were when his father sent him to Oxford and when Society sent him to prison. I never went to University but being sent to prison was indeed one of the greatest turning points in my life. A Lot I was to learn. The second example is that a few ...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-03-13
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Monday, 14 March 2016. An Oasis of Normality in an otherwise crazy World. It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines. What you will be when you can’t help it.” — Oscar Wilde. The Prison Library Service provides prisoners with a range of reading, audio, visual and reference materials. Let’s get some quotes going…. Prisoner’s allotted time:. The Library should provide any materials that might normally be found on the shelves of a public library. Restrictio...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-02-07
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Wednesday, 10 February 2016. My Answer to the Prime Minister's speech on Prison Reform. An Open Letter to The Primer Minister and The Secretary of State for Justice. Many of the sound bites were received with thanks but I, for one feel, that the speech scratched the surface of what seems to be the main cause for concern for the inmates and staff alike. I could go on, citing statistics to counter-argue your points but that is not the point of this letter. Your building block...
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I Rant Therefore I Am : 2016-12-18
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The Musings of an ex-prisoner. Friday, 23 December 2016. My Letter to Santa. My name is The Tartan Con, I don’t think you remember me as you haven’t visited me for a few years. It could have been that I wasn’t staying at my normal home and if you and your reindeer had flown over my, then residence, you might have been mistaken for a drone. However I am back now, and I thought I might write you a letter about what I wanted for Christmas this year. Could you tell her that her prison officers need her?
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Killeen’s Reign | Adam Mac
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The Duality of Love. Don’t Send Me Back. To My She Who Didn’t Know. Fairies in the Top Field. The Fire and the Sea. The View from Upstairs (Screenplay). The View From Upstairs (Short Story). San Quentin by Johnny Cash. Brighter Side by OPM. End of the World News by Tom McRae. McFearless by Kings of Leon. The Troubles by U2. Let Her Go by Passenger. Jacob paused for a moment, inhaling the ash filled air and breathing out his white rage. And then, throwing off his torn and sodden rags, he stepped off t...
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In the Dark | Adam Mac
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The Duality of Love. Don’t Send Me Back. To My She Who Didn’t Know. Fairies in the Top Field. The Fire and the Sea. The View from Upstairs (Screenplay). The View From Upstairs (Short Story). San Quentin by Johnny Cash. Brighter Side by OPM. End of the World News by Tom McRae. McFearless by Kings of Leon. The Troubles by U2. Let Her Go by Passenger. Walking here with you. Treading the borderline,. I can feel the air. Growing dark and thick. How vulnerable I am. In your presence;. How much power you have.
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Winds of Change: August 2014
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Inspired by nature and carrying a deeper message of hope. Wednesday, 13 August 2014. Through the open window. The airplane drones sleepily overhead, and. With it you awake to the day. Through the open window. Morning breathes her first breath. Silver brightness tinged with golden ray. See them playing in the garden. Hear their happy laughter as they pass. The same endless day,. When the lark sings. And you walk through the long meadow grass. Moments like these are like a window. Childhood at it's zenith.
