Holidays make serving hard time even harder for inmates

Waa Waa, If you hadn't done something to break the law you'd be out eating Thanksgiving with your family. There's people in there for murder, what do you think you did to the peoples family you killed, do you think that they are having a lovely Thanksgiving without the person you took from them. Sorry, no Bleeding heart here. You are all adults and you have to pay the consqences for your actions. Next time maybe you'll make the right choice.

Although most are Not in Jail for singing to loud in Church,And thats what Im talking about.

They evidently did something to get themselves there in the first place. I'm thinking more about the elderly who have been paying taxes for years, who can't afford a decent meal, or the 60 year old working at Bueno, so he can put just food on the table. But hey, that's what our taxes are for.

Skippy1, my compassion is definately overwhelming. I have alot of compassion and I did not say that all were in there for murder but certainly the ones that are should not be being catered to. Wonder how you'd feel if a criminal that beat your son to death for 3 hours was enjoying his turkey while your son was 6 ft under. Don't even go there cause you can't. I believe if you're in jail, for any reason you don't have to be. It was your decision to get there. The reason they keep going back is because of things like this. They get catered to while incarcerated. Thats the reason the system is a revolving door, I wonder how many will be spending next Thanksgiving there again. Some of them I do have compassion on but I still think they should not have a full course Turkey meal if they are in prison or Jail. What is punishment for your crime. There are lots of children and others in need that we could be feeding with all this taxpayers money. Where's your compassion for them?? And where's your compassion for all the people some of these inmates have destroyed??

Lot's of meth cooks, drunk drivers and alot of people that glory in being outside of the law. And then there are those that dont pay fines or show up for court (that was me). The food sucked but the company was worse. And I will never be there again Lord willing and knock on wood

"Oh, they're only charged" Some of you people sure can snivel, when it comes the criminals and the predicaments that they put themselves in.
Honest, hardworking people can barely afford a spread like that. I'd give them peanut butter sandwiches, and let them cry to their deity of choice about it.

let me get this straight... skippy... your in jail, can't bond out, but they may not be criminals?? Am I following you?? and you want me to feel sorry for them? Don't think so, if they are in jail they did something to get there, and yes some of them are actually serving a term in Jail not Prison for minor offense's or fines and such, but I didn't do it so why should all our tax dollar go to pamper them, why not send gift baskets to the victim familys or food baskets to the familys that don't get child support from some of these dead beats.. If you in Jail your there for a reason.. I think all jails should hire a warden like Arizona Joe..
So Skippy, if your looking for sympathy for these inmates, don't look here.

When I grew up, neither I nor any in my family ever remotely knew anyone who was in prison or had been.

Now I couldn't count the prisoners I have known on ten fingers. With drugs and lost personal values, these are troubled times.

I hope all prisoners, as well as the poor outside of prison, had a good Thanksgiving dinner.

We on the outside are not sinless, nor are our sins necessarily better than their sins.

To whom much is given, much is required. Might be surprised how many cons we will meet in heaven.

Forgiveness helps victims; seeing a perp "pay" for his crime, rotting in a barren prison, is merely another burden upon the victim.

Don't forget that David, the man who wrote our beloved 23rd Psalm, stole another man's wife and had him killed. If David were in one of our prisons today, I would want him to have turkey on Thanksfiving.

Seeing a perp pay for his crime by sitting in prison is a burden on the victim? That is some HS(and I don't mean high school), if I've ever seen some shoveled.
I can't imagine a rape victim expecting anything less.