Megan Dennis elliott
Artist Writings, Renderings, Work-in-progress, dreams, inspiration and out of body experiences
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Rocking my babies to sleep on my 35th birthday. They are 7 weeks 5 days old today. Someones so young couldnt possibly make me feel old today. Nope, not possible, not today.
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And in Pennsylvania, the governor is preparing to release the names of 40 Philadelphia public schools waiting for closure. At the same time, he is escalating prison construction to accommodate the expected inmate population from today’s children. His calculus is based on income and minority status — meaning that he’s closing schools for poor children but building them prisons.
11 Stunning Facts About America’s Prisons
- In 2009 there were 7.2 million people in prison and under official supervision like probation — a larger population than the state of Washington
- Between 1987 and 2007 the national prison population tripled.
- 4 in 10 prisoners return to state prisons within three years of release.
- One in 30 men between 20 and 34 is behind bars — and up to one in 13 in one state.
- One in nine black men between 20 and 34 are behind bars.
- 734 out of every 100,000 people are behind bars in the U.S. — far and away the highest number in the world.
- The United States is the world’s largest jailer. Russia and South Africa are the closest, but the rates drop dramatically after that.
- Part of the bizarre prison black market, a thimbleful of tobacco can fetch up to $50 at a maximum security prison.
- Typically parole programs cost taxpayers $7.47 per day per parolee, while prisons cost $78.95 per day per inmate nationwide.
- Some prisoners cost more. It costs New Jersey $253 million every year to house just its death row prisoners — $11 million apiece.
- Between 1987 and 2007 state prison costs rose by 315 percent to $44.06 billion a year.
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2412 We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.
- Anaïs Nin
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87240 Perhaps we dont like what we see: our hips, our loss of hair, our shoe size, our dimples, our knuckles too big, our eating habits, our disposition. We have disclosed these things in secret, likes and dislikes, behind doors with locks, our lonely rooms, our messy desks, our empty hearts, our sudden bursts of energy, our sudden bouts of depression. Don’t worry. Put away your mirrors and your beauty magazines and your books on tape. There is someone right here who knows you more than you do, who is making room on the couch, who is fixing a meal, who is putting on your favorite record, who is listening intently to what you have to say, who is standing there with you, face to face, hand to hand, eye to eye, mouth to mouth. There is no space left uncovered. This is where you belong.
- Sufjan Stevens
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