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end up doing an intake process at Coffee
Creek.
“During the campaign for HB 2707 we
heard from a number of family members
and youth who went to Coffee Creek, that it
White says the Partnership is looking for
community testimony about the conditions
for juveniles at Coffee Creek, whether
directly from the youth, from the parents or
other family members.
“So we’re gathering stories
now from people who have
either themselves been
through Coffee Creek as a 16
or 17 year old, or maybe it
was a family member a son or
a daughter, or a family mem-
ber or friend who went to
Coffee Creek to learn more
about what that experience
was like.
“We’re right now in the
research phase of this work
and one of the things we want
to do is hear from our members and others
about what their experiences are at Coffee
Creek,” White said.
She invites calls to her office at 503-335-
8449 ext. 210, or emails to Shannon@
safetyandjustice.org .
For more on the Partnership go to their
website, http://www.safetyandjustice.org/
Youths incarcerated in adult
jails are at increased risk for
physical and sexual assault,
and when held in isolation can
face an increased risk of
suicide and attempted suicide
can be an awful experience that usually lasts
a week, but sometimes longer,” said White.
“Kids are usually kept in isolation for 23
hours a day, and during the time when they
are not kept in their cell — which can be a
horrifying experience in and of itself —
they’re out and exposed to the adult prison
population, which is just not a safe place for
kids to be,” she said.
SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT YOUTH IN ADULT PRISONS:
Youth who are held in adult facilities are at an increased risk of physical and sexual vic-
timization. The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission found that “more than any
other group of incarcerated persons, youth incarcerated with adults are probably at the
highest risk for sexual abuse.”
Many children are often placed in isolation for 23 hours a day. These conditions can
cause anxiety, paranoia, and exacerbate existing mental disorders.
Food security means enough food for an active healthy life. High insecurity
means food intake is reduced and eating patterns disrupted at times
because the household lacks money and other resources for food.
uS Department of Agriculture http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/err125/
Youth are 36 times more likely to commit suicide in an adult prison or jail than a juvenile
detention facility.
Cain
Courtesy of the Partnership for Safety and Justice
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example, that families should be kept together during treatment.
“By admitting to a substance abuse problem, involvement with the criminal justice sys-
tem and the loss of custody of children may occur,” the strategy notes.. “This must change;
women should not feel torn between seeking treatment and caring for their families.”
The strategy puts the focus on four target groups, which it says are disproportionately
affected by substance abuse: “active duty military and Veterans; women and their families;
college and university students; and those in the criminal justice system.
“There are no simple solutions to the drug problem in America,” it says. “Everyone must
work to keep young people healthy
and drug-free, intervene before drug
use becomes chronic, get help to those
who suffer from addiction, support
families and individuals on the path to
sustained recovery, use law enforce-
ment tools when appropriate, and bol-
ster the efforts of our partners abroad.”
‘Women should not feel
torn between seeking
treatment and caring for
their families’
how did the former CEO turn around the
Godfather’s Pizza chain when it was on
the brink of bankruptcy? Why, with Q-S-
C! Quality, Service and Cleanliness.
According to Cain, “There are generally
3 types of people in the world. People
who make things happen, people who
watch things happen, and
people who say, ‘What in
the heck just happened?’”
And when it comes to
appointing
Supreme
Court Justices, he says, “I
have 3 criteria: conserva-
tive, conservative, con-
servative.”
You might be surprised
that despite the apparent obsession with
triads, he devotes an entire chapter to his
lucky number, 45, in which he reveals that
not only was he born in 1945, but that he
expects to be the 45th President of the
United States. If you’re superstitious, you
might appreciate the other coincidences
he cites, like recently writing an article
with exactly 645 words, and eating at a
restaurant named Table 45.
Numerology aside, I do recommend
“This Is Herman Cain” for 2 (not 3) rea-
sons. First, as an excellent reference artic-
ulating the Republican nomination con-
tender’s positions. For, in a chapter enti-
tled “The Cain Doctrine,” he elaborates
on what his Administration’s policy
would be on everything from the
He details his Administration’s
policy on everything from the
Economy to Abortion to Energy
to Immigration
Economy to Abortion to Energy to
Immigration.
Secondly, even if you’re not persuaded
to embrace his right-wing point-of-view,
you still might enjoy the rest of the text, a
loving memoir crediting his late parents
who labored as a maid and a janitor in Jim
Crow Georgia to raise a black boy who
beat the odds by growing up to become a
captain of industry.
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