KY Prof calls for total ban

[jimpeel]

saddenedcitizen

Read his page at: http://lark.phoblacht.net/fedprisonerprof.html

College Credit by Correspondence
I entered prison with 115 college credits towards a Bachelors’ Degree in Sociology. Still needing fifteen credits to graduate, I went to work in a UNICOR (federal prison industries) cable factory, where we constructed electric cable harnesses under contract for the military. I worked my way up to Grade 1 clerk, and as one of the highest paid prisoners in the facility, made approximately $200 a month, including overtime. I used my “inmate pay†to pay for college courses by mail. Every month, after making my commissary purchases (food, smokes, stamps, etc.), I would set aside so much to pay for the next course. It took me two years to compete five courses (15 credits), and complete the degree requirements for the UW degree. To my knowledge, I was the only prisoner that year in the entire FBOP to complete a college degree.

Graduate School
Released from federal prison in 1987, I entered the Masters Program at UW-Milwaukee. In 1989, upon completing the MA., I entered the PhD Program in Sociology at Iowa State University, graduating in 1992. Today, I am an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northern Kentucky University.

Becoming a University Professor
It is a long way from Leavenworth to the ivory tower. Earning a PhD was only the first step in becoming a professor. I still needed to overcome the stigma of a criminal record and learn to manage my identity. If I had chosen an academic discipline other than Criminology this may have been less of a problem. Nevertheless, the experience I had with the criminal justice system and prisons has provided a real life education in these subjects that goes well beyond the academic training available to most of my colleagues. Unfortunately, some university faculty are threatened by an ex-convict that knows how little they know about the subjects they teach and research.

 

[Black92LX]

well crap. before i found out he was a convicted felon i was going to call him up and take him shooting. NKU isn't far at all from my home or gun club. but i would be suppling a felon with a firearm and i think that is illegal.

 

[Greg L]

I didn't see anywhere where it specifically said that he was sent away for a felony (given the length of stay probably though), so he may be able to own a gun (although given his elitist stand he doesn't want you to own one ).

This quote of his still cracks me up:

Nevertheless, the experience I had with the criminal justice system and prisons has provided a real life education in these subjects that goes well beyond the academic training available to most of my colleagues. Unfortunately, some university faculty are threatened by an ex-convict that knows how little they know about the subjects they teach and research.

As opposed to gun owners who could say the exact same thing about him .

Greg

 

[jimpeel]

I didn't see anywhere where it specifically said that he was sent away for a felony

I entered federal prison not as a convicted criminal, but a prisoner of the drug war. I would do hard time in maximum security for failure to cooperate with federal authorities in the persecution and destruction of others. As a result, I would lose a wife, son, and home. I started college in 1969, and left in 1972 without a degree. I entered prison determined to somehow complete that degree. Upon leaving prison I went to graduate school. Today, I am an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology.

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It is a long way from Leavenworth to the ivory tower.

You don't go to Leavenworth for misdemeanors or infractions, Greg.

 

[Greg L]

Very true Jim. I actually knew that but the brain to finger synapses were out on a coffee break at the time

Oh well, tomorrow is yet another day to stick my foot in my mouth .

Greg