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aeneguess Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post, and hopefully your voice is heard....keep the faith!

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navyblue160 Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
stay strong! you are one of the very few people that still has hope. maybe YOU will be the person to make the change. keep on fighting!

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tmactinger2013 Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
It's Mom again. You are hilarious but absolutely right! You need a mature woman, successful as well. You talented Son to smart and mature fot shorties!♡♥

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tmactinger2013 Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
I love you hair! You are very handsome Son. This is your Mom Tammie. I will be in touch. You dont need a mentor. You have me and you always have. Its always been your choice to listen, you choose not to. I never failed. I have been out of prison 14 years successfully. Department of corree
Corrections still uses me as a mentor. Failures are within, we have power of choice, you can have whatever you desire. Stay close to your family, God, and first and foremost the right thing!
Call me 414 429-7788 ps My sister has never been in my favor, I am cuter, smarter and I keep it real. Remember that. Dont be fooled. I love you!

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keke Thomas Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Love you baby mama way for you and your son kyon I got your letter.

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Bellerophon Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Dear Daniel:
Thank you for this thoughtful and well researched article. I cried when I read it, especially your definition of a "restorative justice system". I am the mother of a victim of a crime and I have struggled to come to terms with whether I will ever feel like justice has been served for the perpetrator of this crime. You have helped me realize that more than punishment for him, I just want to be absolutely certain that nobody else will be hurt in this same way by him or anyone else. I want desperately to save other mothers and daughters from this pain. What I really want to believe in is what you described, a system that can truly rehabilitate. The difficulty is that most people believe that adult offenders can't be truly rehabilitated. I looked up the programs you wrote about and I think you might be onto something. Thank you for giving me hope that most people might be wrong.

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JT Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
In my experience, it's so hard to tell about medical care in prisons. They often do offer adequate (and sometimes even good) care.

But, when they don't, there is no way to tell. There is no accountability in the system because it is so closed.

You'd be surprised how common/how easy it is for the system to lie and justify their behavior.

It's just so hard to tell.

I've also seen cases where the inmates knew just what happened to one of their peers and were justified in their complaints. Other times, they thought that they had all the information - but were missing an important piece of information (HIPPA regulations and all).

IME, Inmates need 'their people' watching out for them - from the outside - in order to ensure that they get what they need.

vdruhe Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Sophisticated response!

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vdruhe Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
You think so clearly and write so cleanly and immediately. Excellent!

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Rita Posted 11 years, 5 months ago.   Favorite
Hello Kelly,

i'm writing you finally a letter these days.
I met yesteray a great painter, an Argentinian- you know that I lived in argentina, eh-.
Well, actually she is of Columnbian parents.

Argentina is her name. :-)

We saw the wonderful film 'The Way we were' With Robert Redford and Barbara Sreisand. I didn't know she just was such a very good actrice!! :-o

Anyway, the two of us are painters. We both paint very colorful!

She is more advanced as a painter than me too. But she kept always on the go... while I stopped painting for a few years. But I know I have it in me. ;-))

Kelly, you are a good person and may you too be blessed! I'll send some pictures from two art exhibitions I had in Argentina, ok?

Take care my friend!

rita

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