Drug Addiction Issues Need To Be Addressed
I think that when these judges are sentencing those with a drug addiction to serve time in a prison, they do not expect, or are unaware that the drug epidemic is equally as bad in the prison system.
Is there not a drug rehabilitation center effective enough to help those in need? Addiction is considered a disease, which means that it can be treated. But, where? Certainly not in prison apparently.
I do understand that a person will not change their behavior until they are re
The Inequities Between Men & Women Extend to Prison Life As Well
If you ever experience the misfortune of being a woman sentenced to the VADOC, I hope you don't have to use the bathroom. While every male offender housed in a cell in the VADOC has a toilet in their cell, women are not afforded the same living conditions as our male counterparts. In general population, there are no toilets in our cells.
Effective August 9, 2016, former Fluvanna Warden Tammy Brown issued a memo to all staff and offenders stating that the practice of locking
All Talk and No Action
Note from CFJ: The MILK program is mentioned in this blog post. MOTHERS/MEN INSIDE LOVING KIDS (MILK): Enhances the understanding, connection and communication between offenders and their children. What is it with all the lip service? All the talking and all te planning for things that never come to fruition. Who has the time to sit in on meaningless forums which produce no positive results?
I am unsure of the way the other prisons operate statewide. But I can speak for th
Education, Not Incarceration
True indeed, I have been away from society for quite a while now. But, when I was a citizen of the "free world" residing in Roanoke, VA, there weren't many educational opportunities.
Today, I am unsure of the opportunities provided not only in Roanoke city, but statewide. Are there enough? Is this the reason the crime rate has risen dramatically over the years? Maybe people feel that options are limited and resort to criminal activity. What if there were more for people to d
