Dear Anne,
"A stray sheep was Israel that Lions pursued; formerly the King of Assyria devoured her, no Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnaws her bones." Jeremiah 50:17
When it costs $0.30 for Ramen soup, the basic wage [in the prison] of $0.12 an hour doesn't do much good. "It's like I just read in Grapes of Wrath," Greg says. In one month's work, dorm orderly Greg makes $5.25. "That's forced labor." Indeed, we will be sent to the hole if we don't work.
Sunday concludes with some lessons from Greg:
- Rates of recidivism for probation violations -- 85%
- Double jeopardy is a myth. If you've done time on a state charge, you'll get brought in for a federal charge.
- Prison gives housing to third world refugees.
- Prosecutors force guilt with no proof theories. They have no evidence, just a witness who lays the blame in exchange for a reduced sentence.
- The basic cost of housing a federal inmate before medical is calculated by the Bureau of Prisons at $21,000 per year.
- 2.3 million people incarcerated, 200,000 in federal prison
- 25% more people per capita in prison in the US than anywhere else...per capita!
- Felons are no longer afforded the basic moral rights due Americans.
Chris
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