I do note that society seemed to be benefiting more by the man leading the congregation in his church and raising his children, instead of being cast back into prison. Clerical Error or not, is the interest of society best served by his return to prison? Is society safer because Pastor Eric Payne is back in prison? I think not!
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Life and Times of Wayne (Updated)
The turtle kind enough to pose for the photo shoot was not an alligator snapper: it’s a common snapping turtle, more aggressive than the larger alligator snapper.
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Miracles Happen! Jails emptying as criminal justice reform quietly takes hold in New Hampshire counties. Unionleader.com
Reduce Mass Incarceration
QUORA Moderation Banned my Response to the Question, “What would happen to the American criminal justice system if no one accepted plea deals and every case had to be resolved in the courtroom?” I’ve appealed the decision! In two days, my answer generated almost two-thousand views and several upvotes, so to me, that says people…
BOOK REVIEW – The Last Confederate Coin
BOOK REVIEW by Wayne T. Dowdy: THE LAST CONFEDERATE COIN, S.G. Garwood and Dr. Jonathan M. Jackson Horace Lawson Hunley designed a murderous device during the American Civil War: the H.L. Hunley, one of the first hand-cranked submarines, the very craft that took his life. The South led the race to create the first hunter-killer…
REENTRY PLANS & A FRIEND MOVES ON
This blog contains mixed topics. The first one I’ll write about is dedicated to a man who proved himself to be a true friend to me in 1995, after he came into the federal system at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. Other topics will include an update to my pending release and plans…
WAR and REENTRY
by Wayne T. Dowdy [Updated with note in text body on March 1, 2019] GENERAL SURRENDERS: Mark S. Inch, former two-star, retired-general, surrendered his post as BOP Director on May 18, 2018. Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Hugh J. Hurwitz as acting BOP Director. Mr. Hurwitz was the Deputy Director of Reentry Services. Several sources…
CHANGES
By Wayne T. Dowdy Storms ravage the United States: tornados, thunder storms, snow and ice storms, in April, along with the political and technological storms that drive the progression or digression of the nation. Storms fuel change: Cruise Missiles that bombed Syrian chemical weapon sites, were launched with the intent to create change, to deter…
MARCH MADNESS
by Wayne T. Dowdy For the last month, I thought about writing this blog, twisting my mustache as numerous ideas whirled around inside my head: making a minor correction suggested by a reader; praising women in honor of Women’s History Month; updating the halfway house issue; and my plans for StraightFromthePen.org and .net, including my…