Hello Michael, By any chance, could you be the same person I used to deal with for tickets... I used to met you at a place in the far northeast at a McDonalds... If it's really you, you'll know the intersection... I purchased many tickets for you to resell from a Bookstore in Doylestown, PA .... Hopefully its you.... Sincerely, Tony
yes, holidays are depressing in a prison, I know from my pen pals. George sends me articles regularly and they are sometimes very depressing! He sent one lately with the titel: Throwing away the key. What does America do with its people!!! I read this: A shocking number of non-violent Americans will die in prison.
A man of 22 was sentenced to life in prison and with no possibility of parole. In his teens he got hooked on drugs and was convicted of marijuana possession, trepassing and petty theft. He was then jailed for a burglary he committed when he was 16, and this was his undoing. He stole his stephfather's gun within three years of his release; under a Florida mandatory -sentencing law for re-offenders, the judge had to lock him up for ever. Lance Saltzman took the gun from his stephdad. Because he threatened his mom. He sold it to a friend, who used it in a burglary. Mr S. was charged with burglary, theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm- all for taking a gun from his own house- as well as with burglary committed using the gun, in which he says he took no part. Isn't that a sad story.....
Mr S. is one of at least 3,278 people serving sentences of life without parole for non- violent crimes, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Around 79% of them were convicted of drug crimes. These include:having an unweighably small amount of cocaine in a shirt pocket, selling 10-dollar worth of crack to a police informant and mailing small amounts of LSD to fellow Grateful Dead fans. Property crimes that earned offenders a permanent home in prison include shoplifting three belts, breaking into an empty liquor store and possessing stolen wrenches.
Some were triggered by "three-strikes" laws, which demand a severe penalty for a 3rd crime, no matter how minor. Among federal prisoners, blacks are 20 times more likely to receive such sentences: they are 65% of the national total, compared with 18% for whites and 16% for Latinos.In some states teh numbers are yet more skewed: blacks are 91% of non-violent life-without- parole prisonersin Louisiana,79% in Mississippi and 68% in South Carolina. The ACLU estimates that life-without-Parole sentences for non-violent offenders add 1,8 billion of dollars to the cost of incarcerating those to whom they apply.
Tremendously sad....
Kelly, it is late here... well you can see what I read. :-(((
Take care of yourself, stay strong and help where needed.
hmmm...can you get garlic or cayenne as spices from comissary? If so, take a teaspoon of them in a glass of water every day...very potent against infections of all kinds. Hope you get through the flu season healthy!
You're really a talented writer. I came to your site at Between the Bars accidentally and I read every one of your posts. The way you describe prison life is amazing. Most of what I see on tv regarding women in prison seem to glorify it in some way. In fact I'm pretty sure a few years ago I saw a show from one of the women's prisons in Georgia.
I hope that you continue writing. I will keep checking back here to see.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how it must feel. They say that the person who suffers most from anger, resentment and bitterness is the one who feels those things - not the target that they are directed toward. You are so wise to give that stuff up. The place you live in is by nature not a happy place and can encourage those negative feelings - so to choose life, to choose light, to choose rising above it all and let go of the negatives - well that is HUGE! Keep writing - it encourages others and the shared experience can bring back encouragement to you. elisabeths
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how it must feel. They say that the person who suffers most from anger, resentment and bitterness is the one who feels those things - not the target that they are directed toward. You are so wise to give that stuff up. The place you live in is by nature not a happy place and can encourage those negative feelings - so to choose life, to choose light, to choose rising above it all and let go of the negatives - well that is HUGE! Keep writing - it encourages others and the shared experience can bring back encouragement to you. elisabeth s.
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By any chance, could you be the same person I used to deal with for tickets... I used to met you at a place in the far northeast at a McDonalds... If it's really you, you'll know the intersection...
I purchased many tickets for you to resell from a Bookstore in Doylestown, PA .... Hopefully its you....
Sincerely,
Tony
yes, holidays are depressing in a prison, I know from my pen pals. George sends me articles regularly and they are sometimes very depressing!
He sent one lately with the titel: Throwing away the key. What does America do with its people!!!
I read this: A shocking number of non-violent Americans will die in prison.
A man of 22 was sentenced to life in prison and with no possibility of parole.
In his teens he got hooked on drugs and was convicted of marijuana possession, trepassing and petty theft.
He was then jailed for a burglary he committed when he was 16, and this was his undoing. He stole his stephfather's gun within three years of his release; under a Florida mandatory -sentencing law for re-offenders, the judge had to lock him up for ever.
Lance Saltzman took the gun from his stephdad. Because he threatened his mom. He sold it to a friend, who used it in a burglary.
Mr S. was charged with burglary, theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm- all for taking a gun from his own house- as well as with burglary committed using the gun, in which he says he took no part.
Isn't that a sad story.....
Mr S. is one of at least 3,278 people serving sentences of life without parole for non- violent crimes, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Around 79% of them were convicted of drug crimes. These include:having an unweighably small amount of cocaine in a shirt pocket, selling 10-dollar worth of crack to a police informant and mailing small amounts of LSD to fellow Grateful Dead fans. Property crimes that earned offenders a permanent home in prison include shoplifting three belts, breaking into an empty liquor store and possessing stolen wrenches.
Some were triggered by "three-strikes" laws, which demand a severe penalty for a 3rd crime, no matter how minor.
Among federal prisoners, blacks are 20 times more likely to receive such sentences: they are 65% of the national total, compared with 18% for whites and 16% for Latinos.In some states teh numbers are yet more skewed: blacks are 91% of non-violent life-without- parole prisonersin Louisiana,79% in Mississippi and 68% in South Carolina.
The ACLU estimates that life-without-Parole sentences for non-violent offenders add 1,8 billion of dollars to the cost of incarcerating those to whom they apply.
Tremendously sad....
Kelly, it is late here... well you can see what I read. :-(((
Take care of yourself, stay strong and help where needed.
a big hug from your friend, Rita!
You're really a talented writer. I came to your site at Between the Bars accidentally and I read every one of your posts. The way you describe prison life is amazing. Most of what I see on tv regarding women in prison seem to glorify it in some way. In fact I'm pretty sure a few years ago I saw a show from one of the women's prisons in Georgia.
I hope that you continue writing. I will keep checking back here to see.
Best of luck with everything,
Chuck