Your letter touched me - I cried as I read "realized what the emptiness is for us prisoners... Simple human compassion! Something we're neglected because of what we've done..."
Thinking of compassion as being able to sit with another's pain and perspective from a place of love and concern...
In or out of prison, we've all hurt somebody else. The times I can think of that I've hurt others, I've either forgotten to look out for them, or thought I was doing the best for them while being totally blind to their reality, or, in the moments I am ashamed of, wanted to hurt them. But, often because I felt like *they* weren't getting *me*! How ironic!
Why keep people in isolation and pain? Isn't it better to help people recommit to acting from places of love? (If someone in prison is even there because of something they did to hurt someone and not just racist/sexist/etc. bull**.) Your blessing has given me a piece of your spirit of love - thank you. And I send you back another piece of mine!
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I hope that it is okay. They have had problems with the scanner so it has cut off some of the words. I tried my best.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. This letter made me cry. I'm so sorry for your lose. I'm sure your mother is smiling down on you. Always stay positive :)
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. It seems that you are determined to turn the death of your mother into something positive. If she is looking down on you she will be really proud. This new year gives the opportunity for a new you. Take care, and good luck on the life transformation, I know it won't be easy.
Hi James, my name is Marva. I'm Dana's cousin. Her father and my mother are brother and sister. I'm so sorry to hear that you were falsely accused and has spent so much if your life incarcerated. That must be horrible to be charged with such a crime especially if you're innocent. You've missed out on so much and even if you are ever acquitted you can never get those years that has been stolen from you back. Please hang in there and keep praying that somehow the truth will surface. Take care of yourself and keep your head up.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. Hope you are happy with it. I couldn't read a couple of words as the scanning of all the documents has been done with a gold strip on them so I couldn't see the end of every line.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I hope I transcribed your script accurately, the right hand side was cut off. I tried my best. Sorry to hear that you have faced so much injustice. I wish you all the best.
Gov Scott is signing warrants for the worst cases? The murder of women and children are the worst cases? In my opinion, they are ALL the worst cases - some more horrifying than others. The fact is that the (2) murders you were convicted of were males. That does not make your crimes any less horrific. Each of your victims left behind MORE victims (family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, communities, etc).
What should we do with convicted murderers? Already the appellate process affords (guarantees) 10-20 yrs (or more) of life while cases wind through the courts.
I don't know the solution. LWOP (the other death penalty) - is that realistic? I worry that Social Security will be broke when I finally qualify to draw after paying into the system for years and years. ObamaCare mandates are pinching some of us working poor who are working and living paycheck to paycheck - trying to keep a roof over our heads.
The cost to house Lifers and Death Row inmates is coming out of my pocket.
Let me ask you, Mr Clark, to convince me why (for instance) I should rally behind any movement that would take you off death row and agree to support you for your natural life?
Maybe in a perfect world there would be some magical island we could ship you all to and throw away the key - but we can't. The reality is that the death penalty in the state where you committed your crimes existed and continues to exist because the taxpayers voted for it.
Yes, change is required in my opinion. That change would be to streamline the appellate process and stop this 10-20 year appeal BS.
RSS
Your letter touched me - I cried as I read "realized what the emptiness is for us prisoners... Simple human compassion! Something we're neglected because of what we've done..."
Thinking of compassion as being able to sit with another's pain and perspective from a place of love and concern...
In or out of prison, we've all hurt somebody else. The times I can think of that I've hurt others, I've either forgotten to look out for them, or thought I was doing the best for them while being totally blind to their reality, or, in the moments I am ashamed of, wanted to hurt them. But, often because I felt like *they* weren't getting *me*! How ironic!
Why keep people in isolation and pain? Isn't it better to help people recommit to acting from places of love? (If someone in prison is even there because of something they did to hurt someone and not just racist/sexist/etc. bull**.) Your blessing has given me a piece of your spirit of love - thank you. And I send you back another piece of mine!
Susan
Gov Scott is signing warrants for the worst cases? The murder of women and children are the worst cases? In my opinion, they are ALL the worst cases - some more horrifying than others. The fact is that the (2) murders you were convicted of were males. That does not make your crimes any less horrific. Each of your victims left behind MORE victims (family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, communities, etc).
What should we do with convicted murderers? Already the appellate process affords (guarantees) 10-20 yrs (or more) of life while cases wind through the courts.
I don't know the solution. LWOP (the other death penalty) - is that realistic? I worry that Social Security will be broke when I finally qualify to draw after paying into the system for years and years. ObamaCare mandates are pinching some of us working poor who are working and living paycheck to paycheck - trying to keep a roof over our heads.
The cost to house Lifers and Death Row inmates is coming out of my pocket.
Let me ask you, Mr Clark, to convince me why (for instance) I should rally behind any movement that would take you off death row and agree to support you for your natural life?
Maybe in a perfect world there would be some magical island we could ship you all to and throw away the key - but we can't. The reality is that the death penalty in the state where you committed your crimes existed and continues to exist because the taxpayers voted for it.
Yes, change is required in my opinion. That change would be to streamline the appellate process and stop this 10-20 year appeal BS.