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O'reilly · #1 01-18-2006, 05:54 AM

Transition centers part of fix

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

THE THOMASVILLE prison transition center for men that will open in April could be an integral part of the puzzle to solving Alabama's problem with too many prisoners in too little space.

http://www.al.com/opinion/mobileregi...130.xml&coll=3

Care9 · #2 01-18-2006, 07:46 AM

Is it safe to assume these transitional centers will be used for non violent offenders then? The last sentence in that article would appear to be saying that. ????

O'reilly · #3 01-18-2006, 08:15 AM

From what I am reading about this center, it is just a state half-way house that the parole board controls...they say who goes there. Also, in one of the articles it stated that there would be centers for inmates who have are at the end of their release time. Like I said before, they are excited about 300--600 bed, while they have 800 state inmates in county jails. My concern is that they zero in on nonviolents while just letting the ones who have been labeled violent tossed aside with nothing...no training, no programs to help them when they are released, which makes no sense. They should want to give all a chance so that they do not return to prison, to have a better life once they are released by being able to support themselves.

Blueyez94 · #4 01-18-2006, 08:37 AM

When I read that article that is what i was gathering....it is like they don't want to give the ones labeled "violent offenders" a chance for when they are released.

stickvb · #5 01-23-2006, 01:03 PM

No offense to anyone, but I believe the non- violents should be released first because they shouldnt even be there in the first place.

O'reilly · #6 01-23-2006, 02:04 PM

Some that are labeled nonviolent should be in prison. They make a living out of crime, and are on the prowl as soon as they are released. Some that are labeled violent would never go back to prison if released and have served wait too long while those labeled nonviolent are released and returned.

stickvb · #7 01-23-2006, 02:59 PM

Not in all cases.

Blueyez94 · #8 01-23-2006, 03:14 PM

I believe that there are some non-violents offenders that should be locked up because when they get out they will go right back to doing what they did to get locked up in the first place (I know 2 non-violent offenders that are currently locked up, one for drugs and one for drugs and theft that have told there family and friends that they will go back to the life they had, which is sad) There are some "violent" offenders that will not return to prison if given the chance....I think they need to look at each inmate whether violent or non-violent and start releasing some people...

lace · #9 01-23-2006, 04:03 PM

Not in all cases is violent offenders violent people either and it's about time they started looking at them as well. I believe if some of the non-violent offenders was kept a little longer they wouldn't get out and start up the same thing they was doing before they went in. It's been in reports that the majority of inmates are drug users and where do the drugs come from? Small time drug dealers making a quick buck but are classified as non-violent. It just keeps the cycle going.

stickvb · #10 01-23-2006, 10:42 PM

Thats why they should spend the money for different programs for different kinds of offenders, and maybe they wouldnt end up back in prison. I think its also the way they are treated when they get out. Prison just changes a persons whole life and their always looked down on or cant find a good job so I think sometimes thats what makes them go back

DeniseJJ · #11 01-24-2006, 10:34 AM

just my 2 cents...if all sentences were shorter and harder would stop alot of offenders all together...

i know that if i was sentenced to prison say on a drug charge and was forced to spend 30 days in the hole, with NO contact to anyone, limited food, limited everything or sentenced with really hard labor..i wouldn't do it again, but all to often we lock these men/women away for years and do nothing else...just lock them away..

just my 2 cents...

alabamakatkat · #12 01-24-2006, 02:02 PM

I agree with you Denise but the bleeding heart liberals say that's cruel.
Well, heck, whatever they did to get sent to prison was cruel, too!

Prison is hard for some, not for others.....it's a relative term. The one's who find it not hard, aren't afraid to go back. My son hated spending one night in jail. After he screwed around a few times and found himself spending a few nights in jail, he straightened up and stayed out of trouble. Others make jail their life. It's never too hard for them.

God bless you and your loved ones

KatKat

O'reilly · #13 01-24-2006, 03:38 PM

I agree with Denise too, if they made it a little harder, then maybe the ones who want to just make it a way of life will rethink things. There are some who will never go back...and others, they don't care. Either way, it should be a difficult time and not something anyone would want to repeat.