Tag: politics
member name: Arnie King
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April 16, 2006 10:37 PM EDT --
I dropped out of high school at 17, shot and killed an innocent man at 18 and entered Walpole State Prison at 19, barely avoiding the death penalty. I try each and every day to do something that . . .
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May 01, 2006 08:03 PM EDT --
Prisons are reflective of a system that promotes arrogance in a very brutal way towards the powerless ones. Approximately 2 million in chains, while a substantial amount of people are subjected to parole, . . .
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May 27, 2006 10:27 PM EDT --
Corrections empire, policies such as mandatory sentences, the elimination of good-time deductions, and the use of private vendors in service contracts were introduced. The rate of parole continued to decline . . .
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April 17, 2006 09:20 PM EDT --
Approximately 600 individuals are in prison sentenced to remain for the rest of their natural life. These men and a few women were convicted by jury trial of first-degree murder, either felony-murder . . .
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April 25, 2006 09:49 PM EDT --
For every form of life (plants, animals, and humans), there are growth and development stages. Sunlight and water are the primary ingredients, but for all forms of life to exist, there needs to . . .
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May 05, 2006 10:32 PM EDT --
The emotional temperature of the nation may be apathetic, while a cloud of pessimism hovers above our heads. But my tall glass of Welch's grape juice is half full, and I keep drinking. Despite the . . .
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May 09, 2006 06:56 PM EDT --
The original prison in America was designed to confine and isolate the criminal violator from law abiding citizens. Within the confines of those dreary concrete and steel perimeters, two different systems . . .
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March 18, 2006 10:25 PM EST --
Over 95% of all prisoners will eventually return to the community. The amount of years in prison, which varies depending upon crime and background information, is determined . . .
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March 18, 2006 11:02 PM EST --
Of the 64 teams invited to the Big Dance, only two were on the floor to compete for the NCAA college basketball championship. The trophy goes to the victor! March Madness has transferred into April serenity. . . .
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April 16, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
Due to improved medical care and lots of personal resilience, people are living much longer. We are living longer than our parents and the next generation should outlive us. There are new ways . . .
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May 30, 2006 08:00 PM EDT --
Prison and Sentencing in Massachusetts, published by Mass Inc., recommends that prison construction should continue to build a minimum bed for every new medium cell. The state prison population, an estimated . . .
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March 18, 2006 10:29 PM EST --
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here," reads the sign over Hades.
Over two million human beings are confined inside prisons and jails in this country. Most . . .
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July 06, 2006 07:33 PM EDT --
Manuel Alvares:
Un Hombre Bueno Murio Joven
(Written March 2000)
Several days before Christmas, Manuel Alvares left the Bay State Correctional Center in the custody of the Immigration and Naturalization . . .
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July 06, 2006 07:48 PM EDT --
(Written 2001)
As a child, I remember the importance of voting in my family household. Both parents were active in civic organization and community activities, while working regular jobs and raising . . .
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