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Thoughts on incarceration, prison reformation, and life as a felon.

Prison: Nine Years Later

Prison: Nine Years Later

It's December 1st. Almost every person I spoke with today mentioned this phenomenon with some sense of foreboding awe - the first day of the last month of the year. There were a few birthdays, the work anniversary of a co-worker, and of course, "Rabbit Rabbit [https:

Disenfranchisement & Beyond

Disenfranchisement & Beyond

There are few achievements I am proud of in my life but today, on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/issues/civil-rights/voting-rights-act], I'm not only proud to be a registered voter but an election official as well. On the surface, this

Huckabee and Me

Huckabee and Me

I like to listen to NPR ONE [http://one.npr.org] while I am working. The app delivers public news, Pandora style. The first story in today’s feed was Mike Huckabee [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/05/05/400447185/former-arkansas-gov-mike-huckabee-announces-presidential-run] announcing his run for the White House.

I Met M

I left work a bit early today. I had been there more than nine hours without much of a break. Spring arrived and I wanted to play in a moment of its warmth before the moment passed away. I ride the bus to work so Emma can use the car.

A Life for an Eye

Did you read the 1/22/14 Valley News headline? * Woman Sentenced for Theft [http://www.vnews.com/news/police/fire/courts/10301707-95/woman-sentenced-for-theft] It riled my nerves. I understand the necessity for laws. It's not as if I think Bonnie Johnson should escape punishment for embezzling $600K.

Justice and Mercy

Justice and Mercy

Of Judges, Beggars, and the Law [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rloygPlstBE/UW7_9ZTx7GI/AAAAAAAAMoQ/EDBmEH7ucRM/s1600/Justice_and_Mercy.JPG]> We demand Justice until Justice demands us, then sue we for Mercy’s saving grace. We are creatures of justice. Simply defined, justice is an enforced standard of