Where is it written that ex-cons must NOT move away from environments that contributed to their crimes?
Why can’t ex-cons be provided with rent-free homesteads on Federal land in Alaska where their work in clearing the land, planting and harvesting crops, and living crime-free lives would be rewarded with ownership of that land?
Would ex-cons accept this challenge? Who knows? But what would be “lost” by making that offer?
Because your average ex-con is not a farmer?
GMTA.
In the case of the girl who was trying to get her nursing license, if Illinois won't issue her one, what's to stop her from going to say, Indiana? Or Michigan? (assuming that they will issue....)
Actions have consequences, and you're the sum-total of your life's decisions.
It's part of the parole board requirements...
I have suggested something similar before. That is, the creation of very rural ex-convict “trustee” towns that are intentionally low tech.
The primary purpose would be two fold: to provide a place for retirement of ex-con trustees while significantly reducing the potential for recidivism; and second, as a major cost savings to the public.
The town would be run by a manager and a small staff and there would be a nurse on staff. Wooden buildings would act as group homes and small businesses. Deliveries of food and manufactured goods like clothing and some tools from the government and charities would be made to the staff building.
The entire town would be fenced. Not to keep in the trustees, but to keep out outsiders as well as wild animals.
Part of the town area would be for agriculture and animal husbandry. Scrip would be used as currency.
NIMBY kicks in...
that is part of the problem in how to deal with these types of issues.
He quickly made it clear that he would not be willing to take an entry level job and "have to put up with kids" as coworkers at the same level. He had previously worked at a McDonalds, but was not willing to get a similar job again "at his age."
No law or program would have helped this guy realize he couldn't take his pride to the bank. He had no concept of making a start by getting his foot in the door, or delaying gratification for awhile; he simply gave himself no shot. Dropped out of sight soon after, and while I don't exactly know what happened to him next I can make a pretty good guess.
Send People Like Michael Jackson To Lifetime Halfway Houses In Alaska
By Alan Srout
May 9, 2005
The increasing number and frequency of sexual assaults, molestations, rapes and murders of children by adults is spiraling out of control in the United States. One need only watch the news, go online or read a newspaper to have sexual crimes against children staring you in the face. Everyday, we see pictures of Jessica Lunsford’s ‘alleged’ murdered, John Couey, Michael Jackson, Mary Kay Letorneau, and on and on. This evil plague must end. Since the state cannot afford to keep these criminals in prison, and recent reports show us that ankle bracelets to track their whereabouts are easily defeated, we, as a society must come up with a solution. I think that I have one, but it won’t sit well with the ACLU and their fellow travelers.
Most of Alaska is owned by the Federal government, and the land is not being used for much of anything at the moment. I propose that the U.S. government build large camps, in the wilds of Alaska, similar to the leper colonies of a previous era, to house convicted sex offenders after or instead of prison. These would not be prisons, per se, but “lifetime halfway houses” where people of a like mind can be with their own. Residents may engage in farming, arts & crafts, roadbuilding, forestry and other useful pursuits, while earning money for restitution for their victims. The camps would quickly become mostly self-sufficient in food and many materials(clothing, etc) Residents would, of course, not be allowed to leave the confines of the camp unless escorted by security personnel, and then only for essential purposes. My solution would save the taxpayers billions in a short time and keep offenders off the streets shared by our children.
If you agree with my plan, contact your Congressperson or Senator at the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Don’t know who your Congressional representative is? Go here: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?command=congdir
http://www.useless-knowledge.com/1234/may/article120.html