http://vastate.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/of-fighting-and-saving-gemeinschaft/ --of politik, noise, consumables, etc., in and around the old dominion's shenandoah valley-- Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://vastate.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/of-fighting-and-saving-gemeinschaft/#comment-91 Brooke H Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:41:48 +0000 http://vastate.wordpress.com/?p=407#comment-91 Thank you for posting this. I am a Justice Studies student at James Madison University, and we have talked about the Gemeinschaft Home in several of my classes. The Gemeinschaft Home is an INCREDIBLE place that turns lives around, which certainly cannot be said for prison. Prison fosters anger, resentment, and violence in inmates and even provides an avenue to learn the "tricks of the trade" for criminal behavior. On the other hand, the Home develops positive habits and attitudes and encourages residents to become contributing members of society. Upon hearing the plan to close the Home, one inmate offered his personal wages from his job outside the Home to pay the its utilities bills for the next couple months in order to save money for the government and keep the Home open. This organization means a lot to so many people. I am attending the rally at Court Square today, and I urge that others do the same. Thank you for posting this. I am a Justice Studies student at James Madison University, and we have talked about the Gemeinschaft Home in several of my classes. The Gemeinschaft Home is an INCREDIBLE place that turns lives around, which certainly cannot be said for prison. Prison fosters anger, resentment, and violence in inmates and even provides an avenue to learn the “tricks of the trade” for criminal behavior. On the other hand, the Home develops positive habits and attitudes and encourages residents to become contributing members of society. Upon hearing the plan to close the Home, one inmate offered his personal wages from his job outside the Home to pay the its utilities bills for the next couple months in order to save money for the government and keep the Home open. This organization means a lot to so many people. I am attending the rally at Court Square today, and I urge that others do the same.

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