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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: God’s approval
September 18
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to prosper. “He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.” 2 Chronicles 26:5 NASB … Continue reading
September 7
TODAY IS… an ideal day to be successful. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 NIV Jeremiah served … Continue reading
August 16
TODAY IS… a superb day to look for a smile on God’s face. “May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor upon us.” Psalm 67:1 NLT One definition of the verb “smile” is “to express … Continue reading
March 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to live for God. “Your approval means nothing to Me…” John 5:41 NLT After the Jewish leaders became upset with Jesus over their claims that He had violated the Sabbath rules, He inflamed them further … Continue reading
September 7
TODAY IS… an ideal day to be successful. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 NIV Jeremiah served … Continue reading
August 16
TODAY IS… a superb day to look for a smile on God’s face. “May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor upon us.” Psalm 67:1 NLT One definition of the verb “smile” is “to express … Continue reading
March 13
TODAY IS… the perfect day to live for God. “Your approval means nothing to Me…” John 5:41 NLT After the Jewish leaders became upset with Jesus over their claims that He had violated the Sabbath rules, He inflamed them further … Continue reading
September 18
TODAY IS… a wonderful day to prosper. “He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.” 2 Chronicles 26:5 NASB … Continue reading
