[nagdu] RE Update on Jail Situation

[Elizabeth Rene]

Way to go, Marsha!

Congratulations on being so persistent, and on enlisting powerful friends to 
back you.

You wouldn't accept unreasonable treatment when it's so often easier to 
defend others than to stand up for oneself.

You've already raised your classmates' awareness; they'd want to be 
independent in your shoes,rather than be led by someone else.  And you've 
gotten politicians and your college interested in removing barriers to your 
education.  I hope that the initiative, drive, and self-determination you've 
shown get you a mentor or two eager to further your future goals.

I, too, think that you can be a good model for the prisoners.  I've often 
wondered how much crime stems from feelings of frustration and defeat in 
someone who has seen no alternative but to swallow indignity.  You have 
treated yourself with respect, have done so gracefully, and have rallied 
others to your cause.  To me, such behavior is fundamental to being a free 
person.  If you can somehow, someday, tell your story to the inmates, or to 
other prisoners later on, maybe they'll begin to think of themselves 
differently and follow your example.

Keep going.

Elizabeth