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Dewey Bozella
There are those that tell me when a person goes from death row or after serving upteen years behind bars that the system is working. I would and will say that the system is not working because it was not … Continue reading
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Truth Be Told
This is an incredible organization that is right on target. My only wish is that I had the time and energy to help. Anyone out there with a little available time would be well served to organize a like program … Continue reading
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The thin line between hazing and torture when crossed leads to felonies and homicide
On the surface college hazing sounds harmless and appears to be nothing more than teen age rituals. However, some of the news coverage has sent be back to the drawing board on this. “……Bria Shante Hunter was punched in the … Continue reading
If there were only 100 people on your island that represented the world
This is a fun exercise that has nothing to do with Women and Children in the jails and prisons of the nation. However, it is a good exercise in looking at the reality of the world we live in. It … Continue reading
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Prison Culture
This is a blog with a point of view that many would consider a rant. However provacative this rant is there are points raised that are well worth considering. Prison Culture
Statistics Concerning Children of Prisoners
Where as there is nothing new in these statistics for the most part, each number represents people with a life and a heart that wants nothing more than to be happy. It almosts seems as if we are generating problems … Continue reading
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Families Left Behind
More than half of the 1.4 million adults incarcerated in state and federal prisons are parents of minor children. The vast majority of incarcerated parents are male (93%) and are held in state prisons (89%). Among the men held in … Continue reading
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Mothers in Prison and the Children Left Behind
One thing I learned growing up in my household is that women are more likely to be the primary provider for the child; so, when a mother goes to prison, that takes on a whole new meaning, different from fathers … Continue reading
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EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON’S TAPESTRY
Have yet to figure it out but as I was reading this little fable, George Orwell’s bookAnimal Farm came to mind. Both the fable and book make the point that for something to get worse that only good men and … Continue reading
Silence is deadly
As I traveled the highways and byways last summer, the biggest impression I got from talking to people was what problem. There is no problem around these issues of mother and children. Then when giving the presentation and rolling out … Continue reading
