Re: OT-Just when you think it couldn't get any worse

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:36:25 -0800, "Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> The Texas prison system was renamed from "Texas Department of
> Corrections", to "Texas Department of Criminal Justice".  Which
> implies they are not going to try and  'correct or rehabilitate'
> individuals - they are going to deliver Texas justice - they're going
> to punish the inmates with no attempt to prepare them for release into
> society.  This policy pretty much guarantees the recidivism rate will
> stay high.  Since most inmates are drug addicts or alcoholic it would
> behoove the 'system' AND our society to focus on treatment rather than
> punishment.

Another good reason to fire up "Ol' Sparky"