Good.  This is another wildly dysfunctional part of the system.  I know from my many contacts, my readings, and my own experience, that virtually NONE of the prison run programs are effective! The private companies submit a bid of 13 million $$$, or 40 million$$$, … to provide a treatment program. The program looks good on paper, the contractor gets the big bucks, …. and the difference between what is on the proposal and what goes...

From the woman who sparked a fire with the book , “The New Jim Crow”! I have written several articles on the issues she raises, but I did not correlate the mass deportation to mass incarceration, which, as she points out, is no coincidence. Excerpts from the Article: Ten years have passed since my book, “The New Jim Crow,” was published. I wrote it to challenge our nation to reckon with the recurring cycles of racial reform, retrenchment...

The violence is crazy! See the Letter I sent out to Baltimore papers and others! There IS a solution! Excerpts from the Article: Authorities say 12 people were shot, five of them fatally, in eight separate weekend shootings in Baltimore. The first of Saturday’s shootings was reported at about 2:30 a.m. and involved three female victims, all found with apparent gunshot wounds in a car in a northeastern section of the city. One victim, a...

In the glaring lights accompanying TV cameras, one’s pupils become constricted, not dilated … unless you are high on something!  While some experts say that STDs may be the cause for some of tRump’s dysfunction, this too must account for some of it! What I want to know is: where are the “deadly side effects” I am praying for !?! Excerpts from the Article:   Donald Trump takes high dosages of Adderall orally...

THIS is what our “war on drugs” “accomplishes”, while drugs flood our streets with ever-increasing deadliness! Yes, this article is about Mexico, but not long ago bags with body parts were unearthed in the desert in AZ = the U S of A! Irrespective of where they are, each is a Mother’s son or daughter! HERE is the solution, Folks! READ IT! The Answer to the Drug Problem … or do you want to continue to waste about a...

I counted 6 headlines about local shootings in today’s paper. I shall speak out again on this topic later today. READ WHY Shootings are the Norm  Excerpts from the Article: A pair of shootings occurred less than three hours apart in the city of Dover late Monday night into early Tuesday morning, injuring two men and ensuring that 2019 would go out on a violent note. The trend of gun violence over the past couple of weeks is unacceptable,...