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Hello, my name is Judy Masching. I was born and raised in Michigan. My family growing up consisted of loving parents and 8 children including myself. I am the 4th child in a family of 6 girls and 2 boys.

I feel blessed to still have both of my parents who will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this July 2008.

I married at the age of 19 and today enjoy the blessings of 5 adult children and am expecting my 10th grandchild in September.

I have always enjoyed writing but never explored the idea of being paid for it. My interests include nutrition, alternative medicine, and a host of spiritual subjects.

Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The Second Chance Act: Should we be locking up our sick?

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What do you do with a nonviolent offender? How effective are the correctional facilities in deterring crime? What is the result of locking up millions of our US citizens for things like drug use or alcohol abuse with violent criminals? Does it increase the moral fiber of the nation to release hundreds of thousands of prisoners each year? What tools do the penal institutions offer for those they keep incarcerated? What exactly has the penal institutions done to better inmates and prepare them for society? These are some of the questions I have thought about and can't seem to find answers fo...

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