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Uneducated and Incarcerated

The reality Guru — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:00:17 +0000

There are many people that can agree that the operation of the justice system has changed dramatically, and not for the greater good. There are also many people that will agree that education tends to be consistently on the latter end of the spectrum when put into comparison with the justice system. There are even [...]

Expansion of The American prison System

The reality Guru — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:52:52 +0000

The American prison system is one that is supposed to protect rather than harm. It is a system that was established to harbor society’s most violent criminals in an effort to provide the community with a sense of comfort and safety. However, over time that original concept has changed [...]

Challenges abound for schools-over-prisons proposal

The reality Guru — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:03 +0000

Stanford professors say an amendment to the California constitution proposed by Governor Schwarzenegger that would require the state to invest more money in its public universities than its prisons will face many challenges before becoming actual legislation.

The proposal, which has been both lauded and criticized since the governor’s State of the State address [...]

Employment After Imprisonment

The reality Guru — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:07 +0000

If you have ever been arrested or incarcerated, you know that gaining employment after your release is very hard. The American prison system does not allow much access to opportunities for ex offenders. This post is to provide you with a few resources to aid in getting back into the workforce upon [...]

Death Row in America

The reality Guru — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:57 +0000

When you turn on the news everyday you hear of another murder, another person arrested, another conviction. What you don’t hear about often are the people who are victims of corrupt and crooked trials and are wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row. Since 1973 the United States has released 139 people from [...]