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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/14/2012 9:32 PM, Darrell Keim wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><snip>…Did you know the Idaho state prison population is 6400? In 1974 it was 614. I don't claim that mental health issues account for this 96%(!!!!!!!) increase. But, I'd bet my eye teeth that it DOES represent a good chunk of it….</snip>…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nah… it’s not a question of mental health. It’s that people are getting smarter—better educated. As times get tougher, the smart people realize that prison represents the (almost) ideal welfare program. Warmth, a bed, regular exercise and meals, health care, etc., all are provided. All you have to do is rob a bank, get caught, and then give up a little freedom for a while.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Dickow, troublemaker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>