Oct. 17, 2011

Fixing Prison Over Crowding Are You Serious?

From Paul Behind the Wall by Paul J. Martinez (author's profile)
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Bobbie Posted 13 years ago. ✓ Mailed 13 years ago   Favorite
Hello Young Paul ,
I have had little to do with the justice system in the USA. Or even Australia, to actually take a step back and look at the big picture , it's a real eye opener , I watch the CI (criminal investigation channel ) It shows the harden criminals and the prison system at it's worst, reading your bloggs, I have come to realize that not all prisoners are beyond help , what I have learnt , the majority of prisoners have just made bad decisions , fallen off the rails , a prisoner help program would give these people hope , lite at the end of a long tunnel , I believe we as everyone has an obligation to at least try , at least reach out in some small way and say " hey , your not forgotten" and for all of you in this situation , I for one know there are some incredible people out there who just need a voice ...
Keep well my friend , watch your mail and know someone cares about you. Never give up and never give in,,

Your friend down under
Bobbie X

axel Posted 13 years ago. ✓ Mailed 13 years ago   Favorite
Hi Bobbie and Paul, I hope you don't mind but I have started to follow your blogs as well now. Prisons in the USA are big business. A lot of people are making a lot of money, off other people's misery. USA has more prisoners than any other country on earth. It builds more prisons than colleges. Prisoners are actively prevented from any form of self improvement. They are not allowed to earn their keep. Prisons no longer grow their own food, have workshops or anything useful. They are only permitted to do the most menial tasks or are used as slave labour...

American prisons are the shame of the free world. I'm ranting. But I'm passionate.

Bobbie Posted 13 years ago. ✓ Mailed 13 years ago   Favorite
Hello again young Paul ,

I have asked my fellow colleagues their opinion about the prison population in the U.S . Generally the opinion is " the yanks are better at catching them than we are , have I not seen the CI channel about the American justice system ? it is clear that such programs do not help educate the general public but rather , predigest their opinion.
It is sad that this has the effect that it does , I only hope that our educational system will one day see that you can't be a free and wonderful place to live if predigest are taught to our youth ,,, it's not only America that needs to change it's attitude but the entire Western world ,,

Take care my friend , my thoughts and prayers are with you

Keep smiling it suits you

Bobbie ;)

Bobbie Posted 13 years ago. ✓ Mailed 13 years ago   Favorite
Hi Axel,

Thank you for your email , I agree totally with all that Paul has written , it's shameful that so many men and woman are used as pawns ,, I don't believe in The great America. I do believe in the great SHAME ,,,
Our system here seems so much fairer. We have programs which encourage our inmates to better themselves, to give them a little push in the other direction ,,
I am pleased to meet yet another like minded person as Paul and I ,,

Cheers my friend ( thank you ) ; )

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