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AX̴XXXA!XAX̴EditorialfromTheAmericanChronicle  ProofThatRhetoricAboutPrisonerRehabilitationIsALie#AX̴XA!#A*XAX̴#*A*#A** Sr S  K9(Xy K  7K9(Xy  K   ?+ ` hp x X?A]A*FDfA]  S y 7  #FX-XFDf##X̴XXFX-#B  ]XX̴FDf]#FX-XFDfX#FDfXFX-ԍTopofForm1̎#FX-XFDf#F5 XFX-#* F5 w#C    K6(X  KS o #X̴X* #ByRandyL.Harrington7݌  o Ќ  *XX̴A**R9/Xdh_ R XX   (RandyHarringtonisafreelancejournalistwhohaspracticedlaw,medicineandpsychology.Hebringsaunique _  perspectivetohislifeviews.HelivesinChandler,Arizona.)Sw $ tB  A]A*FDfA]#F5 FDf#FDf F5 ԍBottomofForm1̎#F5 FDfA#F5  F5 #A* F5 #A*A*C   w  K6(X  KS > #A*A*##A*A*#  ?+ ` hp x X?  SY V     May31,2006  : ݌ Y  Ќ XX     ?+ ` hp x X?  S q     PHOENIX!Arehabilitatedmurderer,JamesHammhasbeendeniedtheprivilegetopracticelaw,andtheUnited   StatesSupremeCourtonMay22,2006refusedtohearHammsappeal.FightingHammtokeephimfrompracticing   lawwereatleastfourteenindividuallawyers,andatleastthreelargelawfirms,andtheStateBarofArizona, N  includingtheArizonaAttorneyGeneral,andthe_Maricopa_ԀCountyAttorneysOffice.ThemessagesentbytheU.S. c  SupremeCourttomillionsofAmericans,aswellastoHamm,isthatthereisnosuchthingarehabilitationforex (  convicts.Nomatterwhatyoudo,nomatterwhatyousay,nomatterhowproductiveofahumanbeingyoubecome!   youwillneverberehabilitated.TheHammstoryisaninterestingsuccessstorythatheshouldbeproudofregardless b oftheactionsoftheArizonaSupremeCourt,andhundredsoflawyers,andlawfirmsblockingHammseffortsto 'w engageinachosenprofession.  H ݌ < Ќ XX     ?+ ` hp x X?  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S&   Hammwithverylittlehelpfromthesystemrecognizedtheneedforrehabilitationlongbeforeitbecamepopularwith & politicians,andagencyheads.HammwasaccusedbytheArizonaSupremeCourtofnotbeinghonestinhis  applicationtopracticelaw.Honestyisaninterestingconceptspoutingfromthemouthsofgovernmentbureaucrats ` whopanderformoneylikesnakeoilsalesmenwiththeirclaimsofrehabilitationastheanswertoprison %u overcrowding,andrecidivism.Asasocietywemissedtheboatinprovingthatrehabilitationispossiblebynot : allowingHammtobecomeanattorney.RehabilitationdoesntworkbecausecollectivelytheAmericantaxpayer   doesntwantittowork,andthoseinpowerinourjusticesystemwontallowittoworkbecauseitwouldbe t! detrimentaltotheirveryjobs. ݌ 9" Ќ XX     ?+ ` hp x X?  S#Q# >  HammlikesomanyAmericansboughtintothatmyththatthisisagovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,andfor # thepeople.Hefoolishlybelievedintheutopianconceptofrehabilitation.Intheendhecontributedtoanevenhigher i$ publicdebt.Forexample,MaricopaCountyAttorneyAndrewP.Thomasspenttaxpayermoneythatshouldhave .%~  gonetowardsrehabilitatingexconvictstowriteabrieffortheArizonaSupremeCourtopposingHamms %C!! Applicationtopracticelaw.TheArizonaAttorneyGeneralTerry_Goddard_Ԁassignedstaffattorneysfromhisofficeto &"" fightHammattheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtlevel.TheStateBarofArizonaspentthousandsofdollars,and }'"# assignedseveralattorneystofilebriefs,andmakeoralargumentagainstHammsApplicationtopracticelaw. >݌ B(#$ Ќ XX     ?+ ` hp x X?  S)$Z)$   IknowJamesandDonnaHamm.PerhapstheonlyreasonthatJamesHammwillnotbeadmittedtothepracticeof )$% lawisbecausetheHammsaretheonlyonestostanduptostategovernmentandexposethefallacyofgovernment r*%& proposedrehabilitationofprisoners.Theyareinthetrenchesdailydoingthemostdistastefuladvocacyfortherights 7+&' ofprisoners,andtheirfamilies. n݌ +L'( Ќ XX     ?+ ` hp x X?  Sg-(-d(   In1974JamesHammmurderedamaninadrugrelatedcrimeinTucson.Hiscodefendantalsomurderedone g-() victim.Hepleadguiltytoonecountoffirstdegreemurderand!unusualforalmostanyprisoner!filednoappeal  tothesentence.HewassentencedtolifeinArizonaprison,withnoeligibilityforparolefortwentyAX̴XA*fiveyears. % ݌ u Ќ XX   #A*XAX̴!#  ?+ ` hp x X?  SX o"  AX̴XA*Facinglifeinprisonhewantedtofindoutwhatwentwrong.Priortohismurderarresthehad X divorcedhisfirstwife,begantodriftaroundaimlessly,andhadtakentothestreetsofTucson. E Hebeganabusingalcohol,anddrugs.Hehadsomedivinityschooltraining,andhadworkedasa 2 part#A*XAX̴ ##AX̴XA*timepreacher.Whatwentwrong? o""݌   Ќ XX   #A*XAX̴$#  ?+ ` hp x X?  Sb  _ t%  AX̴XA*Duringhis17yearsinprisonhebeganacourseofself#A*XAX̴&#AX̴XA*reflectionandstudy.Hehelpedother b  prisonerslearntoread,wrotegrantapplicationsforlibraries,handicappedprograms,and O  obtainedasummacumlaudedegreefromNorthernArizonaUniversityinSociology.An <  ArizonaGovernorcommutedhissentence,andhewasreleasedonparoleinJuly1992. t%%݌ )y  Ќ XX   #A*XAX̴&#  ?+ ` hp x X?  S i  (  AX̴XA*Uponreleasefromprisonheperformedthousandsofhoursofcommunityservice.Heattended   lawschoolreceivingalawdegreefromtheArizonaStateUniversityCollegeofLaw.Hesatfor,   andpassedthebarexaminationinJuly1999.Hewasdischargedfromparoleasafreemanin   2001.In2004heappliedtobecomealawyerwiththeStateBarofArizona. ()݌   Ќ XX   #A*XAX̴9)#  ?+ ` hp x X?  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SC ^-  AX̴XA*Two#A*XAX̴-#AX̴XA*hundredandthirtyyearsagoThomasJeffersonpennedtheimmortalwordsinour  DeclarationofIndependencefromGreatBritain#A*XAX̴@.#AX̴XA* #A*XAX̴/#AX̴XA*thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyare  endowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseare,Life,Liberty, p andthepursuitofHappiness#A*XAX̴Z/#AX̴XA*8#A*XAX̴m0#AX̴XA*.#A*XAX̴0#AX̴XA*#A*XAX̴0#AX̴XA*Ԁ#A*XAX̴<1#AX̴XA*IwonderwhatkindofconversationJeffersonandHamm ] wouldhavetoday?Everybodyoughttohavetherighttoenjoythefruitsoftheirlaborandhard J work.ToJamesHammthatistherighttobeadmittedtopracticelawbecausehehaslabored 7 withoutmuchhelptorehabilitatehimselfandbecomeaproductivememberofoursociety. $t GrantingHamm#A*XAX̴1#AX̴XA*#A*XAX̴i3#AX̴XA*srequestwouldgoalongwaytowardmakingtherhetoricaboutrehabilitation, a andreductioninrecidivismareality. ^--݌ N Ќ XX   #A*XAX̴3#  ?+ ` hp x X?  S> 4  ###