February 2, 2009
Eldon Vail
Secretary, Department of Correction
PO Box 41100, Mail Step 41100
Olympia, WA 98504-1100
Dear Mr.Vail,
I am a business owner in Morton and was recently notified by members of the Chamber of Commerce about the proposal to build a correctional facility in the Morton area. I was amazed that the chamber had done so much fact finding and responded to the Department of Corrections in such a positive way without getting more response from citizens and other chamber members. I feel that they have misrepresented all the members of the Chamber. I am very opposed to a prison facility in our beautiful valley and have received that same opposition from many citizens that have now been informed of the chamber’s intentions.
I wanted to let you know that I am forming a group of citizens that are against bringing a correctional facility to Morton and that this proposal will not have the broad support that Mr. Hart insinuated in his letter to you dated January 15, 2009. Many of us have seen the statistics of prison economics in rural areas and know that this proposal will not restore prosperity to this area. I have created a blog (nomortonprison.blogspot.com) for the purpose of taking this issue to the public.
If you would like more information regarding our intentions, please contact me at 360-496-6060 or shanna@adamangel.com.
Shanna Angel
PO Box 1270
Morton, WA, 98356
I understand not wanting a prison in your town but to inform you that you have a child rapist in your town next to a school at that. how would I know? well he raped/sodomized my 6yr old son and then moved to your town of Morton.Pierce County is working on charging him but since he had no record (meaning) no voters card. never had a job that was filed a w-4 he has made his money selling drugs and staying hidden.
ReplyDeleteThat is truly awful. My opinion on what should happen to people like that would probably make me end up in prison myself. Few crimes are worse than that. There are no words for my sorrow & anger for what your son has experienced. It is even more infuriating that so many get away with it, with problems prosecuting them. My opposition to a prison being in Morton is in no way an opposition for the existence of prisons. Guys like should be locked up with the key thrown away.
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