tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326615700384614399.post4459014161659169827..comments2022-04-04T21:53:55.313-07:00Comments on Looking for the cabin by the lake: By the roadsideSilva Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02708294658253941514noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326615700384614399.post-24719314420895483202011-03-25T13:23:59.119-07:002011-03-25T13:23:59.119-07:00TDCJ is so missing the human element. I think the...TDCJ is so missing the human element. I think they do not have effective counseling because they are all about recidivism and filling their prisons. The prison/jail systems in Texas are big business...seriously, it is a growth industry. One of the sayings among the prisoners is "Do the time, don't let the time do you". It is hard but vital. I made it through primarily by burying myself in books, on average reading a book a day. It allows a person to be somewhere else. I'm sure he has tried everything. Maintaining one's sanity is absolutely the challenge. I also don't believe in medicating...good for him....it kind of leaves the person empty on the inside and does not get to the issues. I agree totally with you on ways that could help both the prisoner and families...I just wish it happened (in Texas). Someone wrote in one of Grits recent blogs...."The price of breaking the law is loss of freedom. That is the punishment. Being denied medication, nourishment, being subjected to inhumane treatment, deprived of dignity as a person, etc. etc. is not supposed to be part of the equation...the Judge never said......"Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316183416545492160noreply@blogger.com