Connecticut: ( November 2009 )Gov. Jodi Rell ordered corrections officials to consider shutting down one of the state's prisons to save money. In the last 18 month the states' prison population has dropped by some 1,400 inmates. The Governor wants corrections officials to recommend which facility to close.
There is talk that they may close Garner Correctional in Newtown but there is also the chance they may just close sections of several prisons rather than close one entire facility.
Garner is the state's main facility for inmates diagnosed with significant mental health problems. It is located on the grounds of the former Fairfield Hills Hospital.
With Fairfield Hills now closed, and the posible closing of Garner Correctional, what does this mean for inmates with mental health problems and what does it mean for the general public?
Questions and comments may be sent to me at wcmprisonoutreach@Yahoo.com
Tuesday November 10, 2008 : D.C. Sniper Executed. John Allen Muhammad the mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks that killed 10 in the Washington region was executed by lethal injection.
I fully understand that this is what society feels is a justified punishment for the crime(s) John Allen Muhammad did, but do we really have the right to take a person's life?
Then there is the question...if not execution THEN WHAT? To incarcerate an inmate for life with out the possibility of parole means that for the rest of this inmates' life the people ( us tax payers) will have to fork the bill. Inmates need to be fed and have medical attention when needed. These things cost money.
I myself don't have the answers . Your questions and comments are always welcome. E-mail them to me at wcmprisonoutreach@Yahoo.com
December 2009: There are many things going on right now in the Connecticut Department of Correction. To keep yourself up to date please visit www.ConnPost.com or The Connecticut Department of Correction's web site www.ct.gov/doc Changes are taking place that involve early release of inmates who are within 45 days of the completion of their sentences.
Did You Know?...
Did you know that in most correctional facilities inmates are paid only about five dollars per week?
That's only the inmates who WORK with in the facility doing such jobs as working in the kitchen or laundry. These are 7 day a week 365 days a year. They get no days off.
Inmates in Connecticut must pay to go to the medical unit. Two dollars is deducted from their inmate acounts per visit. They must buy soap and other such items. If they want a T.V. Walkman or any other such item they must buy that. These items can not be sent in to an inmate from any one on the outside. Not only in Connecticut, but in most U.S. prisons inmates must buy any clothing items from the prison store. Socks, Underwear, and even their towel and face cloth.
I know...you're asking " So what does this have to do with me?". Sit back because I'm about to tell you.
When this ministry was formed in 1998 I was able to send Bibles and Bible materials to inmates FOR FREE. With times being what they are I can no longer do that. I now require that before I can meet an inmate's request that the inmate must send five dollars to cover the cost of the postage.
SEE... five dollars. Where have you herd that dollar amount before? Right, that's the inmate's weeks pay. This ministry has to ask an inmate with limited funds to give up a week's pay in order to receive a Bible and /or Bible materials from us. Friends THAT STINKS.
You can change that situation with you kind donation of just 1 dollar. That's right 1 dollar.
If enough people send just 1 dollar this ministry would have enough money to once again be able to offer these things for free. So, here's how you do that. Go to www.Freewebs.com/be1inamillion
or simply e-mail me at wcmprisonoutreach@Yahoo.com for more information
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE AN INMATE'S LIFE FOREVER.
IN OTHER NEWS
Connecticut: Sunday November 22, 2009 edition of The Connecticut Post www.ConnPost.com
Bomb threath earns inmate 18 months. A Garner Correctional Institution inmate will have to serve 18 months in FEDERAL prison for sending a bomb threath to a federal agency in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Glen Sharkany 41 was sentenced on Friday November 20,2009 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. Sharkany must also serve 3 years of supervised release.
Sharkany will begin his federal sentence at the conclusion of his current state sentence . Records show that Sharkany's release from state correctional custody is scheduled for June 2013 if he serves his maximun state sentence. He is currently serving time for first degree sexual assult and was convicted of that charge on August 13, 2008.
Drug Dealer gets $10,000 bill from United Illuminating :
The prison time might be easier to handle than the $ 10,000 U.I. bill an admitted Bridgeport drug dealer must pay the utility company for stealing electricity to help cultivate his marijuana crop.
Norwalk Connecticut: A city woman was givin a six month contempt of court sentence on Friday November 20th, 2009 after she KICKED, STRUGGLED, AND SWORE AT four judicial marshals who were taking her into custody on an other charge of selling cocaine to an under cover police officer.
You questions and comments are always welcome and may be posted for others to read on the page
"Let's Talk" here on this web site. or you may e-mail me direct at wcmprisonoutreach@Yahoo.com
For Connecticut local news go to www.wtnh.com
You can be a Blessing to someone behind bars this Christmas. This Ministry is asking that you simply send just 1 inmate a Christmas card.
Go to INMATES SEEKING PEN-PALS on this web site- pick out 1 inmate from the names posted there, then send that 1 inmate a christmas card.
You simple act of love toward someone incarcerated can be the tool that opens the door for this person to want to know Jesus.
If you have questions or concerns about corresponding with inmates PLEASE contact me at wcmprisonoutreach@Yahoo.com
