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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox”
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox” “Pavlov’s Dog” illustration (Pavlov 1928 & Goodwin 1991, p. 138). On Tuesday, February 10, I attended a ‘criminal justice reform’ conference at the Washington Post in Washington, DC called “Out of Prison, Into … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: anger management
March 29
TODAY IS… the right day for a little anger management. “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry…” James 1:19 NIV The instructions given by James in … Continue reading
July 20
Today is… a great day to poke yourself in the green eye. “Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ And while they were in the field Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.” … Continue reading
March 29
TODAY IS… the right day for a little anger management. “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry…” James 1:19 NIV The instructions given by James in … Continue reading
March 20
TODAY IS… a great day to practice artful avoidance. “Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.” 2 Timothy 2:23 NIV As Christians, we have a responsibility to others to help them … Continue reading
February 3
TODAY IS… a good day to learn to use God to control our anger. “For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” James 1:20 NIV An examination of the causes for the incarceration of many … Continue reading
August 7
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to think about the power of our words. “Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:4 NLT There once was a popular commercial for a well-known pain reliever … Continue reading
March 29
TODAY IS… the right day for a little anger management. “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry…” James 1:19 NIV The instructions given by James in … Continue reading
February 3
TODAY IS… a good day to learn to use God to control our anger. “For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” James 1:20 NIV An examination of the causes for the incarceration of many … Continue reading
September 9
TODAY IS… a superb day to pray, “Lord, take from me my anger.” “…for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” James 1:20 NASB It is difficult for any Christian to not feel anger when confronted … Continue reading
March 20
TODAY IS… a great day to practice artful avoidance. “Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.” 2 Timothy 2:23 NIV As Christians, we have a responsibility to others to help them … Continue reading
