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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: sin
April 16
TODAY IS… a fine day to keep your eyes open. “Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.” Proverbs 4:25 NASB It is easy to become distracted sometimes in today’s world. … Continue reading
April 8
TODAY IS… the perfect day to remind ourselves that anyone can change. “Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them.” Joshua 2:8 NLT There are many lessons for us all … Continue reading
April 3
TODAY IS… a perfect day to take no chances. “She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future. Now she lies in the gutter with no one to lift her out. ‘Lord, see my misery,’ she cries. … Continue reading
March 26
TODAY IS… a superb day to clean out your closets. “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans 3:23 NLT No matter what skeletons we may have in our closets, we are not alone. It … Continue reading
February 27
TODAY IS… a good day to eliminate secrets of sin. “You spread out our sins before You – our secret sins – and You see them all.” Psalm 90:8 NLT Every human being lives a public life as well as … Continue reading
January 17
TODAY IS… the day to eliminate sin. “Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did – with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his … Continue reading
September 4
TODAY IS… a fine day to get rid of the old you. “…throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.” Ephesians 4:22 NLT Harsh words, indeed, and there will … Continue reading
August 20
TODAY IS… a good day to choose words over actions. “But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.” Psalm 38:18 NLT We’ve all heard the expression “Actions speak louder than words.” This is usually … Continue reading
August 1
TODAY IS… the day to stop making excuses and recognize the power of sin. “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Romans 7:15 NIV … Continue reading
July 25
Author’s Note: Somehow I forgot to publish this, but I like it so I figured I would just post it now. Today is… the ideal day to learn when to walk away and when to run. “No temptation has over … Continue reading
