A federal study showed among healthy offenders age 65 and over the recidivism rate was 13% over an eight year followup after release compared to 67% recidivism rate for those released at 21 years old. I think this study should have delved deeper into the question of the state of health at the time of release, rather than the age. Terminal conditions should be given special consideration, it is humane. The antidotal evidence you cite Robert is heart-breaking. Who would have a good attitude in the circumstances of a medical unit? I have visited infirmaries and the conditions are far from ideal for healing or rehabilitation.
Staff shortages nationwide force the nurse to offender ratio into the inhumane category. Pain control, regularity of required meds, and mental health issues and symptoms associated with elderly conditions, all contribute to the insufficiency of the system to handle "quality of life" health care. If the humanity issue does not get your attention, perhaps the cost of required standards of care should. As more medical systems are outsourced and infirmaries are treated as cost and profit centers, the actual and hidden costs of incarcerating the elderly is ballooning out of control while at the same time, the quality of care is shrinking rapidly.
More than all that, this is a dignity-of-life issue. Pope Francis puts it like this..."We have created a "throw away" culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new. Exclusion ultimately has to do with what it means to be a part of the society in which we live; those excluded are no longer society's underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised – they are no longer even a part of it. The excluded are not the "exploited" but the outcast, the "leftovers".
Is this how ANYONE should be treated? As leftovers? It is time we look at ourselves America and ask, what have we become when someone with dementia or crippling age-related sickness is warehoused in what is essentially a death camp? Come on America, we can do better.
The only reason I'm writing this is to let you know I read all your replies... however, I have told you everything I intended to. You are obsessed with my identity as if you know me or I have "stalked you". Nothing could be further from the truth. At the time of your trial I was a college student interested in attending law school and decided to goto the court house and watch trials. I happened to find yours. That's it. I haven't tried to contact you except once a few years ago when I saw you on a pen pal site. I have no memory of what it was and to my knowledge you never replied. I happened to look you up again this year and saw this site so I wrote you again.
Now, I am really not trying to be mean or argumentative, but I read your account of what happened and not only does most of it directly contradict the facts I vividly remember but it contradicted the confession you signed. Additionally, in one of your appellate decisions, the court summarized the facts of your case. This is public. Anyone can see it. You are suggesting that Wilma banged her head to death? That is simply absurd. There were brick shaped gash wounds in her head revealed in the autopsy. Massive, massive amounts of blood. Your crime was BRUTAL. I'm sorry but those are the facts and no statement you gave would have changed that. You could have testified at trial but didn't. Even your own lawyer Doug in the penalty phase told the jury "You made the right decision in the first phase. He did it." Your sentence being reversed and taken off death row had nothing to do with your innocence. It had to do with the Court not allowing certain past evidence in the penalty phase where the state had to prove "continuing threat to society" to win a death penalty. Never ever has your guilt in the crime been an issue.
Anyway, I wrote you simply to see how your life has been the last 3 decades. You chose to make it all about sex. I'm not trying to be mean to you or argue with you or do anything to make your life more difficult. I can acknowledge my mistake...I should not have written you.
In closing I am happy your son sent you a jpay and hopefully you can have a relationship with him. Everyone deserves to know their father and I hope there is something there for both of you.
Your welcome. Sorry it took so long to write you back I didn’t even know that you had written me on here. I hope all is well with you keep your head up cause sunny days will lighten up your way.
Hey, I'm Emilia and I'm from Poland. I was given your mail address, but I'm wondering if there's any possibility that I could write an email, as I don't have much money. I'm sending you love and real energy. Emilia Mazur
hello dear Kelly,I got your card and your letter!I was glad to hear from you.:) In my letter I will explain what happened with Leslie.In a way we both pained each other.Lately I went dancing.Biodanza (originally from Chile), where Marita leads it,she gave a birthday party after our course.I got to know more people this way. Yesterday I arrived home very late!;with friends we went again dancing to The Netherlands.We don't speak, and dance barefoot. Actually our eyes and energy speak.One person shuts the eyes and let him lead by the other person. Or the person that is blindfolded leads the dance.Sometimes you lay on a matras and caress he person next to you. All on gorgeous music.Then another day I went to a dancing course named Sweat and tears.There you are integrated in the beginning and just dance on all those different music tunes.We pay 20 Euro for two hours of dancing.Bring our own water.Also I had a shamanistic course given by Greet (pronounced as Great).One lays on a matras,covered by a blanket and listen to a shaman (Greet) who makes all kind of sounds,musical instruments people in Peru use and such.In a certain way it's like a meditation.Some people fall asleep.It's really very relaxing!On my dating site there are many fake people!In fact,they use a photo,but are another individual behind it.:(I am sorry to hear people stole again!It's hard working in the kitchen,I guess?Yes,I'm still swimming as a polar bear.I did some floating in a cabin on salt water.On my B-Day that was.I went dining out with Ingrid.Today on Easter I went to mom in Brussels.We went dining out in a restaurant.No obliged masks in /stores/places, but still in trams and buses and trains.Thanks for your wishes,Kelly and have the necessary good energy to lead your life in a harmonious way. Your friend, Rita x
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A federal study showed among healthy offenders age 65 and over the recidivism rate was 13% over an eight year followup after release compared to 67% recidivism rate for those released at 21 years old. I think this study should have delved deeper into the question of the state of health at the time of release, rather than the age. Terminal conditions should be given special consideration, it is humane. The antidotal evidence you cite Robert is heart-breaking. Who would have a good attitude in the circumstances of a medical unit? I have visited infirmaries and the conditions are far from ideal for healing or rehabilitation.
Staff shortages nationwide force the nurse to offender ratio into the inhumane category. Pain control, regularity of required meds, and mental health issues and symptoms associated with elderly conditions, all contribute to the insufficiency of the system to handle "quality of life" health care. If the humanity issue does not get your attention, perhaps the cost of required standards of care should. As more medical systems are outsourced and infirmaries are treated as cost and profit centers, the actual and hidden costs of incarcerating the elderly is ballooning out of control while at the same time, the quality of care is shrinking rapidly.
More than all that, this is a dignity-of-life issue. Pope Francis puts it like this..."We have created a "throw away" culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new. Exclusion ultimately has to do with what it means to be a part of the society in which we live; those excluded are no longer society's underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised – they are no longer even a part of it. The excluded are not the "exploited" but the outcast, the "leftovers".
Is this how ANYONE should be treated? As leftovers? It is time we look at ourselves America and ask, what have we become when someone with dementia or crippling age-related sickness is warehoused in what is essentially a death camp? Come on America, we can do better.
The only reason I'm writing this is to let you know I read all your replies... however, I have told you everything I intended to. You are obsessed with my identity as if you know me or I have "stalked you". Nothing could be further from the truth. At the time of your trial I was a college student interested in attending law school and decided to goto the court house and watch trials. I happened to find yours. That's it. I haven't tried to contact you except once a few years ago when I saw you on a pen pal site. I have no memory of what it was and to my knowledge you never replied. I happened to look you up again this year and saw this site so I wrote you again.
Now, I am really not trying to be mean or argumentative, but I read your account of what happened and not only does most of it directly contradict the facts I vividly remember but it contradicted the confession you signed. Additionally, in one of your appellate decisions, the court summarized the facts of your case. This is public. Anyone can see it. You are suggesting that Wilma banged her head to death? That is simply absurd. There were brick shaped gash wounds in her head revealed in the autopsy. Massive, massive amounts of blood. Your crime was BRUTAL. I'm sorry but those are the facts and no statement you gave would have changed that. You could have testified at trial but didn't. Even your own lawyer Doug in the penalty phase told the jury "You made the right decision in the first phase. He did it." Your sentence being reversed and taken off death row had nothing to do with your innocence. It had to do with the Court not allowing certain past evidence in the penalty phase where the state had to prove "continuing threat to society" to win a death penalty. Never ever has your guilt in the crime been an issue.
Anyway, I wrote you simply to see how your life has been the last 3 decades. You chose to make it all about sex. I'm not trying to be mean to you or argue with you or do anything to make your life more difficult. I can acknowledge my mistake...I should not have written you.
In closing I am happy your son sent you a jpay and hopefully you can have a relationship with him. Everyone deserves to know their father and I hope there is something there for both of you.
Best of luck to you, Guy.
Take care
-Anonymous irrelevant human being
Emilia Mazur