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Few Jobs for Ex-Convicts

hcdmedia — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:39:05 +0000

Getting a job in America during the current economic recession is not easy. But for ex-convicts, the situation is especially difficult. Many employers refuse to look past a criminal record and ex-convicts are left with few job choices. This can be demoralizing and often leads to increased recidivism.

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The Recession Behind Bars

hcdmedia — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:33:20 +0000

Inmate Kenneth Hartman writes on Op Ed article in the New York Times about the recession’s effects on prisons and prisoners. He writes:

Prison is a world reflected in a looking glass…

Kenneth E. Hartman, the author of the forthcoming Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars, was sentenced in 1980 to life without parole for murder.

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Budget Cuts Reach Georgia Prisons

hcdmedia — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:40:16 +0000

Prisoners in the Georgia Department of Corrections are now beginning to feel the recession too. Georgia correctional facilities have started cutting back meals for the prisoners, some days inmates are forced to deal with smaller portions and other days they go entirely without lunch. Other correctional facilities have been making changes like forgoing fresh fruth and milk. Many believe this is the start of a terrible trend that could force inmates to skip meals, depriving them of necessary nutrients that may in turn cause irratability and spark violence. Many correctional facility heads argue that these cut-backs are not harmful and do not deprive inmates of nutrition.

Read the full article and tell use what you think about these cut-backs.