As a preface to all my writings to you from this day on, I would like very much to present my credentials upon which I offer foundation for validity for any and all of my opinions expressed herein and thereof. In the understanding that a "picture is worth a thousand words," I will hand-draw a "picture of what my "Degree" might look like if one had indeed existed an had been conferred upon me. (Click here for picture)

Society! The public! Corrections! Such tangled webs have been woven! Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monste and when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you." Amen! I watch and experience what goes Ofl in Corrections today and much of what goes on is becoming monsterous in itself.

One such area of concern is the new laws regarding "flat tim Because of the public demand for "truth in sentencing," laws wer passed which prescribe certain amounts of time for incarceration for certain convictions of certain crimes. This was to displace the "indeterminate" sentence which allowed the convicted felon a opportunity to secure an early release from prison. An example would be a one to five year sentence for a certain kind of crime where the prisoner might have to serve from one to the full five years in prison depending on his behavior and past record for previous or ongoing criminal behavior, while in prison.

The hardened criminal strongly detested the indeterminate sentence because he or she had to participate in some type of rehabilitation program(s) while serving the sentence, and their past criminal record was always there to haunt them when the person was being considered for parole. With "flat time," the convicted felon knew exactly what penalty of time they faced and did not have to be bothered with "performing" for a Parole Board or being supervised upon release by any parole authority. This circumstance has released Corrections from "Rehabilitation"