How much would you spend to improve the quality of human life? The moral challenge to answering this question arises from an encumbering personal view of investment. Committing oneself to the betterment of someone or something else requires diversity in which we invest of ourselves, whether it be financial, time, or manual. The commitment itself should not diminish due to increased labor or a loss in assets, but this mindset has been implanted in American culture since slaves were capital stock and the open business of trading human life was a respected norm.
America continues to operate from a competitive posture with a “compete and get ahead” philosophy guaranteeing that multitudes of its citizens will be left behind. When there is no perceived or application of equality in society then there will always be an unwillingness to invest in the wholeness of the country. So, where is the great horizon to be found for us prisoners with the hope of Normalcy when the American prison system benefits more from the human capital standpoint than one that restores its citizens?
Normalcy is a lifestyle deserving to be lived for all inside and outside of prison if we truly recognize human life, connections, and development to be invaluable human rights. Let’s seize the incontestable debate of how much judicial labor and ‘financial’ investment would be needed to completely overhaul Americas’ prison system, in order to provide a chance at Normalcy and quality life for all.
Founder & CEO of the Tranquil Earth Alliance
