Sorry it took me so long to respond. Have you read "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss? If not, I would recommend it. I think you may like it. Definitely keep me posted on what you're reading. I'm always looking for something new and interesting myself.
Thank you so much for writing! May you be blessed and fortunate in your days to come, and I sincerely hope that the Supreme Court of Missouri will rule favorably. Those "Paula Deen Cakes" sound really tasty; I have to try some soon! And I think that your philosophy is right on! Freedom is a state of mind, and I linked your other ideas to what Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian Church: "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free- -and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many." Please continue to write! I cannot wait to read your next letter! --Calhoun25
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!♡♥
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!
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.
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.
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-Rona
Hope this helps somehow.
Paul
"For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free- -and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many."
Please continue to write! I cannot wait to read your next letter!
--Calhoun25
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!
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.
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.