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Incarcerated Parent
By Akira Johnson
March 27, 2012 Larry Hamm, People s Organization for ProgressNew Jersey's leading voices against police brutality, April 12, 2012 Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr. New Jerseys Medical Examiner discusses violence, health and history.and what we must do to bring change.
Are you a child between the ages of eleven and twenty-one, whose parent or guardian is presently incarcerated in a federal or state facility? Do you know a young man or young woman with one or both parents incarcerated? E.K.W.I.P is a not for profit group in it's nascent stages, set up to help the children of incarnated parents to navigate the social and psychological minefields that often beset them as their parent serves his or her sentence. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), in 2000, 2 million children had incarcerated parents, double the
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MONEY MADNESS
by Rudy Williams
How important is money? Wait, hold up, don't be too quick to respond. Before you do, let me re-phase the question somewhat: HOW IMPORTANT IS MONEY TO YOU? C'mon, Y'all, be brutally honest with yourselves: what would some of you "gangstas" do for an ounce of crack? And all of you new house "niggers" for a chance to be on a reality t.v. show, and 15 minutes of fame? Or, in the case of us prisoners, for a cigarette butt and 10 stamps? Would you blow the back of your man's head off? Air out your dirty laundry--all of your little stinking, fifty secrets? Stick a 12-inch shank into your "dawg's" ribs when he ain't looking? Don't laugh; it ain't funny. For little or nothing, we're dying and killing each other like mosquitos! Money has become for us "the be all of everything" -our raison d'etre-- more valuable than life, love, loyalty, friendship, family, and even God Almighty. For the love of money and fame, more and more of us are stealing, killing, and even squealing, on our own mothers. Money, money, money-anything for "the almighty dollar".
development. To that end, we have established a board where you can discuss whatever issues are currently troubling you and expect to get some feed back from others kids similarly situated, as well as a older young woman (the organizations founder) that has both experiential as well as academic background to help you address your concerns. Check us out on Facebook:
Research suggests that intervening in the lives of children with incarcerated parents to preserve and strengthen positive family connections can yield constructive societal benefits. These include reduced recidivism, less intergenerational criminal justice involvement, and the promotion of healthy child
If, you are a young adult and are interested in assisting us in this endeavor, please contact me with your ideas and interest. Come join us and be a part of this muchneeded effort.
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!Target: FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CRITICS OF UNJUST SENTENCING! Sponsored by: FRIENDS OF AKBAR PRAY On June 21, 1988, Wayne Akbar Pray was sentenced under the federal drug kingpin statute to life in prison without-parole, although he had no prior arrests or convictions, just minor infractions! To learn more about Akbar, thru his writings and experiences, please visit: aviewfromtheinside.weebly.com