Release: The Brutal Truth
In the tender early days of parole, I rode the buses of Portland,…
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Minimum: Big Buck Offers True Corrections
The Department of Corrections uses discipline before problem-solving.…
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Minimum: After Parole Will I Fear a Person Wearing a Badge?
Nearing Parole, I wondered: How would I react when I have an…
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Minimum: Mean Mug School
Halfway through my 6-year sentence, I believed I carried myself like…
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J Unit: Meeting Miss Clever
My new cellmate slowly paced the cell in a way that accentuated her…
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G Unit: The Lowdown on Hookers
My new cellmate slowly paced the cell in a way that accentuated her…
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G Unit: The Alpha of the Prison
G Unit was the discipline unit and housed the roughest women in the…
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Jail: Meeting the Trio
I broke 20 bones in the car accident that led me to prison. I didn’t…
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Audio Excerpt of the Upcoming Audible Version of Falling
Finally, the audiobook of Falling is in the final stages of…
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Watch Karen Campbell’s Author Talk at Bloomsbury Books
In my town of Ashland, Oregon, our precious bookstore, Bloomsbury…
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Karen Campbell at Bloomsbury Books October 10 at 7pm
One of my favorite bookstores -- Bloomsbury Books at 290 E Main St…
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The Art of Living
Two years into my prison sentence at Coffee Creek Correctional…
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A letter from Governor Kate Brown
January 2022: Governor Kate Brown commuted the sentences of 912…
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The Prison Glossary from Falling
Last month’s newsletter, Chick’s Guide to the Slammer brought up some…
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