Hi Bobbie and Paul, I hope you don't mind but I have started to follow your blogs as well now. Prisons in the USA are big business. A lot of people are making a lot of money, off other people's misery. USA has more prisoners than any other country on earth. It builds more prisons than colleges. Prisoners are actively prevented from any form of self improvement. They are not allowed to earn their keep. Prisons no longer grow their own food, have workshops or anything useful. They are only permitted to do the most menial tasks or are used as slave labour...
American prisons are the shame of the free world. I'm ranting. But I'm passionate.
GroveArmstrong Posted 0 minutes ago. editdelete Danny, good thoughts. I enjoyed reading them. The name for your three statements is Jesus Christ. He embodies every one of them and he rose from the dead, so the abundant life he lived and gives will never end. In him is life, and life eternal. One cannot find the kind of life you are talking about apart from him. The better you know him, the better your life shall be. I’m now 79 and happier than I have ever been and know that the good times are not all in the past. Grove Armstrong.
Danny, good thoughts. I enjoyed reading them. The name for your three statements is Jesus Christ. He embodies every one of them and he rose from the dead, so the abundant life he lived and gives will never end. In him is life, and life eternal. One cannot find the kind of life you are talking about apart from him. The better you know him, the better your life shall be. I’m now 79 and happier than I have ever been and know that the good times are not all in the past. Grove Armstrong.
Hello Young Paul , I have had little to do with the justice system in the USA. Or even Australia, to actually take a step back and look at the big picture , it's a real eye opener , I watch the CI (criminal investigation channel ) It shows the harden criminals and the prison system at it's worst, reading your bloggs, I have come to realize that not all prisoners are beyond help , what I have learnt , the majority of prisoners have just made bad decisions , fallen off the rails , a prisoner help program would give these people hope , lite at the end of a long tunnel , I believe we as everyone has an obligation to at least try , at least reach out in some small way and say " hey , your not forgotten" and for all of you in this situation , I for one know there are some incredible people out there who just need a voice ... Keep well my friend , watch your mail and know someone cares about you. Never give up and never give in,,
A lot of what you have written really resonates with me. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us.
You wrote about a "sub-culture" in the beginning of this blog post. Can you please elaborate on this? I'm interested in learning more from your perspective.
I'm looking for Horace Payne who worked at NCR in Georgia, he's missing part of his finger and we met about 15 years ago on New Years Eve. If this is you please respond.
I'm so sorry to hear about how lonely you are. It hurts like hell when we feel lonely even when we have people in our life who we expect to be helping us.
It could be that they're at a loss for what to say to you. I've been pretty depressed for a few weeks and I had a friend who just disappeared. When I confronted her, she said it was because she felt so helpless, and when she didn't know how to help, she just felt terrified of reaching out.
The onus is definitely not on you, but what would it be like to write to them saying that you're feeling lonely and worried about getting out and how it makes you sad you haven't heard from them?
Keep listening to your inner strength. The strong part of you is strong; call on it when you're feeling weak.
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American prisons are the shame of the free world. I'm ranting. But I'm passionate.
Danny, good thoughts. I enjoyed reading them.
The name for your three statements is Jesus Christ. He embodies every one of them and he rose from the dead, so the abundant life he lived and gives will never end. In him is life, and life eternal. One cannot find the kind of life you are talking about apart from him. The better you know him, the better your life shall be. I’m now 79 and happier than I have ever been and know that the good times are not all in the past. Grove Armstrong.
The name for your three statements is Jesus Christ. He embodies every one of them and he rose from the dead, so the abundant life he lived and gives will never end. In him is life, and life eternal. One cannot find the kind of life you are talking about apart from him. The better you know him, the better your life shall be. I’m now 79 and happier than I have ever been and know that the good times are not all in the past. Grove Armstrong.
I have had little to do with the justice system in the USA. Or even Australia, to actually take a step back and look at the big picture , it's a real eye opener , I watch the CI (criminal investigation channel ) It shows the harden criminals and the prison system at it's worst, reading your bloggs, I have come to realize that not all prisoners are beyond help , what I have learnt , the majority of prisoners have just made bad decisions , fallen off the rails , a prisoner help program would give these people hope , lite at the end of a long tunnel , I believe we as everyone has an obligation to at least try , at least reach out in some small way and say " hey , your not forgotten" and for all of you in this situation , I for one know there are some incredible people out there who just need a voice ...
Keep well my friend , watch your mail and know someone cares about you. Never give up and never give in,,
Your friend down under
Bobbie X
A lot of what you have written really resonates with me. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us.
You wrote about a "sub-culture" in the beginning of this blog post. Can you please elaborate on this? I'm interested in learning more from your perspective.
AMEN to your post.
If this is you please respond.
It could be that they're at a loss for what to say to you. I've been pretty depressed for a few weeks and I had a friend who just disappeared. When I confronted her, she said it was because she felt so helpless, and when she didn't know how to help, she just felt terrified of reaching out.
The onus is definitely not on you, but what would it be like to write to them saying that you're feeling lonely and worried about getting out and how it makes you sad you haven't heard from them?
Keep listening to your inner strength. The strong part of you is strong; call on it when you're feeling weak.