While at dinner with my friends Robert and Iris Willey last Friday night, I told Robert I was worried about him because I hadn’t seen any letters to the editor from him in awhile. (Robert’s letters to our local paper the Enterprise are always a very good read e.g. (click here) Robert assured me that he had one in the pipeline and to keep checking the paper.
I didn’t have to wait very long because Robert struck again. In Wednesday’s paper his latest letter discusses the County’s plans to spend $28M on an expansion to our jail. He not only discusses local implications but also expands the discussion to talk about the United States’ overall jail junkie fixation. Robert makes several excellent points about the absurdness of the whole process. To read his letter click here