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Take 3 Strikes Out by Kyler Hood

Thursday, September 8, 2011 @ 11:09 AM
Author: khood4208

Thomas Jefferson famously stated, “An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.” But 3 strikes laws threaten education by contributing to the high level of incarceration in the United States at 743 prisoners per 100,000 people, one of the world’s highest, according to the International Centre for Prison Studies at King’s College London.

NAACP’s May 2011 study demonstrated that a high incarceration rate negatively affects education performance. The majority of low performing schools in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Houston were found to be in neighborhoods with the highest incarceration rates. The NAACP study also found that prison budgets often compete with education budgets because both are pulled from a state’s 50 billion dollar general fund.

But is the 3 strikes law doing what it intended and deterring crime? Jeff Grogger’s 2007 paper for Economic Inquiry found an insignificant link between increased severity of punishment and deterrence.

Three strikes laws must therefore be abolished and NACAAP’s 2011 recommendations to reduce incarceration rates must be implemented.

A Call for Donations

Friday, December 31, 2010 @ 01:12 AM
Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood

THERE IS STILL TIME TO GIVE A 2010 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT!

You have until midnight 12/31/10 to make a charitable donation for the 2010 tax year. Please consider contributing to For the Love of Children or The James & Karen Hood Foundation. Not only will you receive a deduction on your taxes, but you will be making a valuable contribution that you can be proud of to a charity dedicated to the betterment of society through reaching out on both a local and global level.

Your donation helps make possible the blogs for both charities, where we pull together articles on a wide range of informative and important topics that you can put to use both in your day-to-day life and in the pursuit of crucial social issues. On these blogs you can find information on adoption, including detailed breakdowns of the unique challenges associated adopting from specific countries; health and nutrition; parenting tips and advice on foster care; domestic violence; debilitating medical conditions like Multiple Sclerosis and Sjogren’s Syndrome; articles on education and literacy; and much more. Furthermore, we hope to offer opportunities for volunteer work through both For the Love of Children and The James & Karen Hood Foundation in the coming year.

But even more importantly, your donation goes to directly support those in need in the following ways:

For the Love of Children concentrates on funding research on issues involving education, nutrition, health and wellness, abuse, and neglect of children. This charity is dedicated to touching the lives of as many children as possible the world over. Remember, these children are the future of our world. It is crucial to ensure that they receive the brightest and best we can give them.

The James & Karen Hood Foundation funds worthy causes and other established charities that assist the downtrodden in every area of need. Even in the United States, there are so many people suffering needlessly from poverty and neglect, and there are many more on a global level. Nothing is more important than addressing the welfare of our brothers and sisters in need. In helping others, we create a better world for everyone.

Help us address these crucial issues facing our modern world: donate today. Please click here to donate to For the Love of Children and here to donate to The James & Karen Hood Foundation. Thank you for your gift. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.

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