tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10673701.post111741294660610465..comments2007-02-11T04:49:31.362-08:00Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371406028679573966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10673701.post-1136763134516644702006-01-08T15:32:00.000-08:002006-01-08T15:32:00.000-08:00I have been arrested for theft, burglary, battery, vandalism, possession w/ intent... finished my last bit July 25, 1997. My first arrest was burglary when I was 13. From 13 to 25 I spent over 5 years in institutions... children's homes, youth shelters, drug rehabs, 2 different county jails, juvenile corrections, and 2 adult prisons... I got married 8 years ago this month, less than six months after being released. <BR/><BR/>A lot of people go back because the system is designed to send you back. That is a parolle officer's job, to watch for people to screw up and to send them back if they do. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about the economics. I NEVER met a person in jail who was there for shoplifting food or stealing shoes for their kids. Most crime in my experience is based on sex, greed, anger, or addiction.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, the support afterward IS insufficient. I left prison with a set of clothes, $75, and a picture ID that said Indiana Department of Corrections.Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371406028679573966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10673701.post-1136736375522237762006-01-08T08:06:00.000-08:002006-01-08T08:06:00.000-08:00you dont have to answer, but i was curious why you spent time in prison. were you married before or after? <BR/>also: the economic straits that often force criminals to act out are often only compunded when they get out of prison! of course there is a chance people might return, but not because they want to! perhaps they go back because the support afterwards is insufficient!wasmachstdugernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05844117995738974626noreply@blogger.com