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Release: The Brutal Truth

May 24, 2023

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

May 23, 2023

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?

May 23, 2023

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

May 21, 2023

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

May 19, 2023

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

May 19, 2023

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

May 18, 2023

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 Karen Campbell Writes

May 17, 2023

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

January 21, 2023

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

October 30, 2022

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

September 30, 2022

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

June 26, 2022

The Art of Living

Two years into my prison sentence at Coffee Creek Correctional…


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Minimum: Big Buck Offers True Corrections

June 14, 2022

Big Buck

The Law Librarian at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility called me.…


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A letter from Governor Kate Brown

March 3, 2022

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

January 8, 2022

The Prison Glossary from Falling

Last month’s newsletter, Chick’s Guide to the Slammer brought up some…


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