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Monthly Archives: April 2011
A Prison Culture
Just what is a Culture – A SET OF PRESUMPTIONS ABOUT THE WORLD “How Social and Cultural Dysfunction is Destroying Our Children and Their Children and What You Can Do About It” Thought : the ways in which people perceive, … Continue reading
Posted in The Problem
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Business as usual
This is the time line of a birth in the Alachua county Jail. Booked in May…..Gave birth on July 4 10:40 am: “Repeatedly and properly…asked to be taken to the hospital.” 12:16 pm: Called 911 for an ambulance. 12:28 … Continue reading
Posted in Prison and Jails
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Warehousing in three photos
This is a prison dorm. At first glance it reminds a person of a warehouse with two open air latrines. In the corner of the warehouse is a little canteen that serves as a general store for the inmates in … Continue reading
Posted in Prison and Jails, Women and Children
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The Shadow
This is the first day out of the shop after rebuild in November of 2010. Baby-cakes is ready to roll. She had been sitting still in one spot for five years just waiting for someone to turn the key so … Continue reading
Posted in On the Road
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MBSR in prison
Central Fallacy of all Prison Programs Prison inmates are prepared and ready to participate in education and work programs Why is MBSR relevant to prison? Atmosphere of the classroom/work place/Dorm. Quality of the student/inmate. Ability of the inmate to absorb … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation and Yoga
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Mind Body Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Mind Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a combination of Yoga and Meditation It is generally accepted by the medical and therapeutic community that MBSR: •Effectively teaches participants to become more responsible in the management of their own health, vitality and … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation and Yoga
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The only people glad to see us get out
As one female inmate once told me several years ago: “KC, don’t you get it? The only ones glad to see us get out of prison are our pimps and drug dealers.”
Posted in Re-entry, Women and Children
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We have taken a wrong turn
January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned the U.S. of something he described as a threat to democratic government. He called this threat the “military-industrial complex”, a union of defense contractors and the armed forces. Eisenhower said, in part: “In … Continue reading
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Gateless Gate 