A staggering amount of our tax dollars are being spent on the free rent and food that's provided to prisoners throughout the country.
rate of incarceration (762 per 100,000) is five to eight times that of other highly developed countries, according to The Sentencing Project, a criminal justice think tank. To put that number into perspective, the U.S. According to a report released by the Justice Department in 2008, a record 2.3 million people occupied the nation's prison and jail system. The United States prison system is overcrowded, and there is no debating that fact. With the high school dropout rate at over 50% in San Antonio, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to the future challenges that our own community will face if our youth does not find a way into the proverbial light. The series aims to take viewers "into some of the toughest prisons in America to observe inmate-run programs aimed at showing troubled teens the horrors of prison life in the hope of keeping today's kids from becoming tomorrow's convicts." The girls possess the same I-don't-give-a-shit-what-you-think disposition that's privy to most teenagers, but they take that attitude a step further by actively engaging in drugs, crime (mostly non-violent), and toxic relationships. It's a clip from one of A&E's new - and very insightful - reality shows, "Beyond Scared Straight." In watching the show, I came to know the stories of a handful of teenage girls and why they were chosen to visit an all-female prison located in Chowchilla, California. WONDER WOMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics.Take a peek at this video, and then take a moment to think about it. SUPERMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. SUPERGIRL and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements © & ™ Hanna-Barbera. LOONEY TUNES and all related characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. JUSTICE LEAGUE and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. (s22)īATMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. © ICEE is a federally registered trademark.ĪQUAMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. The Welch’s name and banner are registered trademarks of Welch Foods Inc., A cooperative. © 2022 The Promotion In Motion Companies, Inc. M&M’S, the SNICKERS logo and the parallelogram design, 3 MUSKETEERS, DOVE, MILKY WAY and TWIX are trademarks of Mars or Affiliates. “Coca-Cola”, “Coca-Cola Freestyle”, the Red Disk Icon and the Contour Bottle design are registered trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company. SIX FLAGS® and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme parks, Inc.TM © 2022.įright Fest ® and Holiday in the Park ® are registered trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks Inc.
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