J. R. Woodgates
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Prison life may be a recurring theme on TV and in the movies, but prisoners themselves often feel totally ignored and forgotten by the public. The fact is, prisoners are totally ignored and forgotten by most people – including the ones responsible for their well-being.
This is John Oliver at his best, examining the indifference too many top officials have towards the conditions endured by too many incarcerated Americans. (Obscene language advisory)
Kudos to Kairos Prison Ministry International for going after the hard cases, the worst offenders, the guys no one expects to see restored by God.
Royalties from all retail sales enable me to give away copies of the Recommended Reading titles to prison chaplains, upon request. They also enable me to provide free paperback copies of Daily Light on the Prisoner’s Path to prison ministries for distribution to inmates.
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It’s not just “the war on drugs” that has expanded America’s prison population. CBN News reports that a steady increase in new categories, classes and kinds of actionable offenses is also responsible.
“Overcriminalization” is making felons of Americans like never before.
This conversation further explores the inequities of prison sentencing and whether the disproportionate percentage of racial minorities composing the prison population reflects a deliberate effort to disenfranchise such men. (Segment begins at 26:40)
Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, joins former Prison Fellowship VP Pat Nolan, Senators Rob Portman of Ohio and Al Franken of Minnesota, a Koch Industries spokesman and others, for a refreshingly bi-partisan panel on the current state of prison reform in America.
The vast majority of prison inmates are in state prisons, rather than federal prisons – almost seven times as many.
While reduced sentencing guidelines for non-violent drug offenses will now result in shorter prison sentences for those prosecuted by the feds, the vast majority of criminals are prosecuted by state justice systems.
See how – for them – the likelihood of sentencing reform is remote, at best (unless they live in Texas):