Whoopedee-do! Youth prison educational system earns accreditation. Thanks feds. Have you ever heard of something called States' Rights?
The AP reports that the educational system for Georgia's youth jails and prisons has earned accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for the first time, reflecting a marked improvement in the programs since federal officials ordered reform six years ago.
The educational system had been in such bad shape that the U.S. Department of Justice ordered improvements six years ago.
Isn't this great news?
The average Georgia Joe doesn't realize it, but even the best jails have the Department of Justice constantly harassing your local sheriff. I know this from my law practice working with local governments.
The DOJ gets one complaint from a rapist, and here they come. Time that could be spent looking for drugs is spent with bureaucrats and paperwork.
In the old days our grand juries took care of this. They still can come and check things out as they do with schools, and they, unlike the feds, are generally welcome.
Despite the mindset of the bureaucrats in the DOJ to try to mind the states' business rather than that of the federal government, given who is in the White House, I seriously doubt a recent development we discussed in an 8-23-04 post will result in DOJ trips to investigate Georgia prison jails.
Rather, I can only imagine how the bureaucrats in Bush's administration must have begun salivating when they read about Georgia's latest initiatives involving Georgia's new prison chief Commissioner James Donald.
In that post we noted how, inspired by President Bush's call for more faith-based involvement in the work of government, Commissioner Donald has been setting up special dormitories for selected prisoners that would allow such prisoners to work on their own faith and character while developing skills to help them turn their lives around and make it in the outside world.
This 8-23-04 post was entitled "I am reluctant to ask Mr. Warden, but it might be a factor you understand -- Is the dorm air conditioned? -- Faith-based prison dormitories in Georgia."
The educational system had been in such bad shape that the U.S. Department of Justice ordered improvements six years ago.
Isn't this great news?
The average Georgia Joe doesn't realize it, but even the best jails have the Department of Justice constantly harassing your local sheriff. I know this from my law practice working with local governments.
The DOJ gets one complaint from a rapist, and here they come. Time that could be spent looking for drugs is spent with bureaucrats and paperwork.
In the old days our grand juries took care of this. They still can come and check things out as they do with schools, and they, unlike the feds, are generally welcome.
Despite the mindset of the bureaucrats in the DOJ to try to mind the states' business rather than that of the federal government, given who is in the White House, I seriously doubt a recent development we discussed in an 8-23-04 post will result in DOJ trips to investigate Georgia prison jails.
Rather, I can only imagine how the bureaucrats in Bush's administration must have begun salivating when they read about Georgia's latest initiatives involving Georgia's new prison chief Commissioner James Donald.
In that post we noted how, inspired by President Bush's call for more faith-based involvement in the work of government, Commissioner Donald has been setting up special dormitories for selected prisoners that would allow such prisoners to work on their own faith and character while developing skills to help them turn their lives around and make it in the outside world.
This 8-23-04 post was entitled "I am reluctant to ask Mr. Warden, but it might be a factor you understand -- Is the dorm air conditioned? -- Faith-based prison dormitories in Georgia."
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