LOOKING FORWARD ?

Women's prison labor available to some groups

By Helen Altonn
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 11, 2009

Community organizations and agencies that need help on projects may get it at no cost with prison labor by calling Larson Medina, recreational therapist at the Women's Correctional Center.

Hawaii women were sent to the mainland prison in 2005 to cut costs. Most were happy there because they had programs and jobs to keep them busy, he said.
"It was easier for them to do time. Now they're back home, and it's great to see family and friends. But time stands still because there is nothing to do. There aren't enough classes or job opportunities."
Medina said the women have a variety of educational abilities and skills, from sewing, crocheting and knitting to working on computers.
"We need projects where we could keep them busy and give something back to the community and help out," he said. "We want to combat idleness. It's going to cause trouble for us with nothing to do.
"I don't want the public to think all we do is play ball all day," he added. "I want something meaningful."
In the past, the women made ribbons for Mothers Against Drunk Driving and knitted baby blankets from yarn provided by Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Medina said.
"When I go home every day, my mailbox is full of stuff" from nonprofit organizations, he said. "We could stuff envelopes, and we could do it for free."strong>He can be reached at 266-9841 or 772-8042.


Vernon,
Reminds me of a story I heard from Nestor Garcia. He said, in Arizona, the rehabilitation consisted of, "close order drill". I hope there's some baby blanket and ribbon factories when they get out. And I hope they pay enough to assuage the contrary effects to their "rehabilitation", that idleness and poverty would have outside of prison.

THE MEN GET PAID. LADIES, RISE UP!
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THE BIG 50

The official statehood celebration highlighted Hawaii as a model for diversity while attempting to dispel misconceptions of the islands as an exotic location separate from the rest of the country.

Others spoke about how the rest of the country should look to Hawaii as a model for how people of different backgrounds can get along, preserve their natural resources and develop renewable power.

President Barack Obama signed a proclamation marking the anniversary and said it was in Hawaii, where he grew up, that he learned from its diversity of cultures how different cultures blend together into one population, made stronger by their shared sense of community.

The proclamation said: "The Aloha Spirit of Hawaii offers hope and opportunity for all Americans.





WA HAPPM?

HAWAII COURTS

I went to the court (1111 ALAKEA)to pick up a document an employee the public defender's office told me I needed to bring. Seems the clerks on the 3rd floor have trouble finding documents from a month and 3 days ago. I call the PDs office and find they can get documents they need online. I think great, saves me some money some people are constantly trying to bleed.

Uh - Oh

When I get to the PDs office I find the court date has changed from the 9th, which was on the document that left my possesion, to the 10th.

I think the coincidence of them not being able to find it and the change occuring on the same day is a little suspiciously coincidental. WHAT WHAT?

STUCK ON 6

SEEMS LINDA GOT SIX HUNDRED SOME ODD MILLION ON THE BRAIN, CONTINUALLY.

Lingle has ordered three furlough days a month for two years to save the state $688 million and help contain a budget deficit.

C&C SOAKS 'EM

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WASITNG GOD'S BLESSINGS

Y'ALL KNOW WHAT i MEAN ? Too much time on their hands
YOU SORRY SACKS!

BLESSINGS:
JOBS
MONEY
FREE TIME
PRODUCTIVITY
TALENT
HEALTHY BODIES
THE MIND
FAMILY
FRIENDS
PLEASANT WEATHER

GOOD FOOD, ETC;ETC;ETC.


TO WASTE ALL THESE, WITH MIND POWER, TIME AND ENERGY DIRECTED TO WHAT "he" eats.

SACRILEGE






let's help oprah spin back in control, before she can't fight the urge to eat microphones.

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