What about people changing...can violent offenders, killers, rapists, etc. actually "change" while they are in prison, or do they just get a PhD in dysfunctional and impulsive behavior? My son, Patrick, can "talk a good game of remorse and redemption" to the parole board, and yet, when his lawyer got him a "psychological exam" he…
I just received word today via e mail from VINE the service that notifies interested parties and victims of the status of an inmate they want to follow. Patrick had come up again for parole before January 17, 2017. I had started preparing back in May and June for the protest because the way the…
One of the most shocking things about the Penn State sex abuse scandal when it came to light in 2011, was the fact that the local District Attorney knew about the case back in the 1990s. The mother of one of the children abused by football coach Jerry Sandusky, reported the crime to DA Ray…
The following story is why I am against the death penalty, not that some folks don’t deserve to die for their crimes, like cold blooded killers and even rapists who preplanned their crimes. It is just that unfortunately, way too many people are convicted and sentenced to death for crimes for which they are truly…
It is not uncommon for offenders to use their significant others to assist them in their criminal activities, or to “pimp them out” or to use them for “drug mules” or any other number of offenses, and to get them involved in criminal activities that may make them subject to arrest and prosecution as well.…
When I read the news sometimes I just want to cry. It seems the news is filled with hate, prejudice, evil and just plain mean stuff! The following article about a young man who was “hazed” to death in a college band and beaten so badly that his muscles were destroyed, made me just have…
The rape trial in Ohio against Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond has finally come to a conclusion with the verdict of guilty though they have not yet been sentenced. Sobbing teenage football stars are found guilty of raping drunken 'dead girl', 16, whose horrific ordeal was filmed, photographed, and posted across social media in case…
If you have never been involved with the “Criminal Justice System” you may be in for a shock. It should be called, I think, the criminal IN-JUSTICE system. Frankly if you are very wealthy, like O. J. Simpson, you can usually literally “get away with murder.” If not, hiring an attorney for even a simple…
