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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lets take our blinders off
My only regret is that there is no mention of the kids that get caught up in the same traps as these battered women doing life sentences. They live in an insular world and when their mommies and families don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prison and Jails, The Journey, The Problem, Women and Children
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Balance of Power (?)
Not sure what to make of this distortion of the balance of power but it is hard to believe that the legislature can trump a decision of a court in a jury settlement. Would love to see a business try … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Problem
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Twisted Ethics
Here is a state whose wife was given a gift of $500,000 by a contractor when her husband was a county commissioner. Now, now one gives that kind of money to the wife of an elected official without some kind … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, The Problem
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Rule could cost child support debtors only income
” Thousands of poor and disabled men stand to lose their only income next year because of a change in government policy that will allow states to seize every dollar of federal benefits from people who owe back child support…..The … Continue reading
Florida legislature has proposal for increasing grade point averages for Bright Future Scholarships
It appears that the Florida Legislature is on track to increase the GPA required to obtain and renew Bright Futures Scholarships. Those coming out of prison that are planning to attend college and have been away from school for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Education, Politics, Prison and Jails, Re-entry, The Problem
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The first in what will likely be a series of post mortems on prison privatization fiasco
Don’t know why I should be surprised by anything in this article but was caught off guard by the mention of bail bondsmen as part of the prison industrial complex. The fact that the bill went down with a vote … Continue reading
Big brother and the law of unintended consequences
Never thought the Supreme Court ruling on GPS tracking devices would create such a wave of actions. Parts of it are almost humorous and it means the law enforcement community will have to go back to good old detective work. … Continue reading
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What is filling our prisons
Most likely there is more to this story than the news clip that I saw. However, it is the first time I have seen the subject of someone going to prison for health care appear in any publication. Without a … Continue reading
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An unexpected voice in the mass incarceration debate
This was totally unexpected. A good article with lots of good statistics in one spot. Some of the information came to me as a surprise and don’t really have the time or skill to verify it. Worth the read anyway. … Continue reading
Private or public, prison system can’t be a profit center
Never in all the writings have I ever seen anyone catch the heart of the issues surround this insane and unsustainable mess called the Florida prison system. This is one article I would make mandatory reading for every citizen in … Continue reading
