It reminded me of a TRUTH from long ago. California didn't call their incarceration facilities prisons or jails, they were known as campuses. The majority community knew the minority community did not have the education they needed and crime was a destination. So, IN THE DAY, reformation of a prisoner was about educating them and providing a trade as well. Leaving prison was hopeful and not recidivism or a return to drugs and violence.
It didn't matter the gender, the inmates were on campuses and not in prisons. Don't start about what his name ??????????? oh, Charles Manson. The deaths that take place in the USA today as compared to the 60s and 70s is ridiculous. It might be because the majority of Americans in the 60s and 70s had a reason to be on the same side.
J. S. was an educator (click here) for many years and now actively supports children’s and young adult literature and literacy. Cooking is a passion of hers.
In the late 1960s to early 1970s I was a frequent visitor to Chino Prison – the California Institution for Men. The husband of a good friend of mine was the recreation director there, and the first time I went there it was to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Yep!…you read it right – the LA Phil – directed by a very young Zubin Mehta. Joe (my friend’s husband) had been a jazz musician in his earlier years, and he had a lot of connections in the music industry. So in his position as recreation director for the prison, he was able to bring incredible entertainment to “his guys,” and when someone notable was scheduled to perform, Joe and his wife would invite me to join them for the show. Over a couple of years I had the great pleasure of seeing the Count Basie Band; B.B. King; Blood, Sweat & Tears; and several lesser-known local musical groups. And I got to meet the players also – what a deal! I still have an autographed black and white photo of B.B. King from when I met him after his appearance at Chino.
It didn't matter the gender, the inmates were on campuses and not in prisons. Don't start about what his name ??????????? oh, Charles Manson. The deaths that take place in the USA today as compared to the 60s and 70s is ridiculous. It might be because the majority of Americans in the 60s and 70s had a reason to be on the same side.
J. S. was an educator (click here) for many years and now actively supports children’s and young adult literature and literacy. Cooking is a passion of hers.
In the late 1960s to early 1970s I was a frequent visitor to Chino Prison – the California Institution for Men. The husband of a good friend of mine was the recreation director there, and the first time I went there it was to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Yep!…you read it right – the LA Phil – directed by a very young Zubin Mehta. Joe (my friend’s husband) had been a jazz musician in his earlier years, and he had a lot of connections in the music industry. So in his position as recreation director for the prison, he was able to bring incredible entertainment to “his guys,” and when someone notable was scheduled to perform, Joe and his wife would invite me to join them for the show. Over a couple of years I had the great pleasure of seeing the Count Basie Band; B.B. King; Blood, Sweat & Tears; and several lesser-known local musical groups. And I got to meet the players also – what a deal! I still have an autographed black and white photo of B.B. King from when I met him after his appearance at Chino.
