Fetzerism – August 7, 2010 - “National Mustard Day”

 “Why do we let convicted criminals out of jail or prison?  Usually they’re released because they have completed their sentence(s).  The criminal justice system in many locations...(Read More)

Fetzerism – August 6, 2010 -“Wiggle Your Toes Day”

 Why do we lock up suspected and convicted criminals in jail or prison?  I think we forget that we have two primary reasons that we incarcerate accused/convicted offenders.  The first reason is to... (Cont.)

Fetzerism - July 18, 2010 – “National Ice Cream Day”

 Local politics play into the corrections arena on a regular basis, whether a jail is run by a sheriff or the correctional facility is controlled by a warden who reports to a county board.  The key factor in both is that... (Read More)

Wednesday’s Hotlinks – June 9, 2010

In this week's Hotlinks, we see why inmates and stray dogs go well together, a county picks a site for its new jail, and inmate who smuggled way too much stuff...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – June 6, 2010 – “National Yo-Yo Day”

There have been several news articles in the last two days reporting about the first decline county jail populations for the first time since the government started tracking this information...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – June 2, 2010 – “National Bubba Day”

I think there is at least one Bubba in every jail in the country.  Bubba usually is the biggest guy in the jail and ends up trying to be a block boss.  This in my opinion is more prevalent in indirect supervised jails...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – May 22, 2010 – “Buy a Musical Instrument Day”

My first musical instrument I learned to play, and not very well at, was an alto saxophone.  I later got a set of drums and played in a garage band with four other kids in the neighborhood.  One of my band members is now a professional musician in Nashville.  Our band was named “Fantastik World” and we did play in the local battle of the bands and came in third behind...(Read More)

The Numbers

Scott takes a different look at the new Arizona Immigration Bill by looking over the potential cost to taxpayers...(Read More)

Wednesday’s Hotlinks – May 12, 2010

In this weeks 'Hotlinks', we applaud a perfect accreditation, learn more about sex offender management, and a cartoon character who breaks INTO jail...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – May 4, 2010 – “Renewal Day”

Dennis talks about inmates having access to mp3 players and Nintendo DS systems in today's 'Daily Fetzerism'...(Read More)