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	<title>Oakseed Ministries Essay Contest</title>
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	<description>Oakseed Ministries 2010 Essay Contest on Compassion and the Imprisoned Child</description>
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		<title>More Haikus!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for all your wonderful submissions to the essay contest!!!
Here are some more child imprisonment haikus from a student in Malta:
What is in a name?
University of Crime –
The same as prison.
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One million children –
Lock the door and break the key;
That’s their destiny.
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My father beat me;
Mom made me a prostitute&#8230;
I pay for their crimes.
&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..
I’ve cried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/more-haikus/</link>
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		<title>Essay Due Date</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone remember to submit your essay by May 1, 2010&#8211;That&#8217;s this SATURDAY!!! Look forward to reading them  
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		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/essay-due-date/</link>
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		<title>Haiku and Howard League</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A haiku submitted by one of our readers:
A Diminishing Flame
Cold eyes and hard floors
Torn apart, Spit at, and pain
Darkness, hope is gone
&#8211;Radhika
Also, a reminder: The deadline to submit your essay is May 1, 2010!!! That&#8217;s less than a month away.
If you are still researching, here are some great resources from the Howard League for Penal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/haiku-and-howard-league/</link>
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		<title>Haikus on Child Imprisonment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some Haikus on Child Imprisonment and Related Issues:
Saturday Night Regret
I miss you, my child.
Your heartbreaking fingernails
reach through the bars.

Taytay Jail, Manila,  Philippines
1 meter by 5
—sit, sleep, stand, sit, sleep, stand, sit—
I am Dennis, 15.
 
Right and Wrong according to a 7-year-old
I have a right hand
but no wrong one. Except for
when I hold [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/haikus-on-child-imprisonment/</link>
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		<title>Restorative Justice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Retributive vs. Restorative Justice: which is more effective in the case of child crime?
Obviously, both are needed&#8211;but where is the line? Will the child learn his lesson by hard, long years in prison or by undergoing rehabilitation programs? The danger in imprisonment is that the child will not learn but instead become more corrupt. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/restorative-justice/</link>
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		<title>Example Essay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an example essay on topic #7, A Worldwide Problem: Compare the problem of the imprisoned child in the USA to that found in the developing world. How can these problems be resolved? What is the status of public awareness of this issue?
The golden rule is “Do unto others what you would have other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/example-essay/</link>
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		<title>Second Chance for Children in Prison Act of 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A New Bill was passed in Florida that would give children who were tried as adults the possibility of parole. It was later blocked in committee, but is expected to be reconsidered in Spring 2010. Here is an except from the article:
:&#8221;The legislation provides parole options for inmates who were 15 years of age or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/second-chance-for-children-in-prison-act-of-2009/</link>
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		<title>Mothers and Their Children in Prison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a very interesting article on new programs being developed for children of women in prison. In Ohio, some children are allowed to stay with their mothers in prison until they are 18 months old. In Kentucky, there is a prison that has a nursery, but children do not live with their mothers.
Read more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/mothers-and-their-children-in-prison/</link>
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		<title>Supreme Court Considers Life Imprisonment for Juveniles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court is now hearing two cases in which crimes were committed by juveniles. They are judging whether life imprisonment without parole for juveniles is Constitutional or not. Some have argued that it violates the Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment.) It is an important moment in history for juveniles in prison. Read about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/supreme-court-considers-life-imprisonment-for-juveniles/</link>
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		<title>Frances Crook&#8217;s Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frances Crook, Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform, has a very informative blog. She is one of the leaders in prison reform today, and a very influential figure in juvenile justice. Check out her recent entry about Project Daedalus:
Fig Leaves for a Failing System
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		<link>http://www.oakseedessaycontest.com/blog/france-crooks-blog/</link>
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