Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-09
Letter From James Giles

The folotoing from james Giles s1 of Spencer.
ve brother of job" Giles 'oAo soroe the letter accommodating
this the chairman of the Gilesonson Defense Commit
tee James is also imprisoned in Marydds death Roto"
o'oditing execution for roping a 16-yeGr-old girl
We had wonderful Easter Sunday minister and
his congregation visitors from the outside brought
stimulating Easter will long remember the minis
ter words THE meaning of Easter gives reason and purpose
to all that do for the meaning of Easter is that Christ
selfishly gave up his life that we might be saved"
His crucxion undoubtedly greatest personal sac
flee history Mankind know greater
love- that this in
Gospels healing raising the dead calming
the and multiplying the and fishes much
alive and real today that Sunday morning nearly
two thousand years ago.
often wonder what has been the developments and
forth in the lives the many classmates got know well
My attendance ntted school has been of great lasting
value and I'm sure has also been of lasting value to
others both brings about conditions of better
understanding both sides and school ntegraon in time,
should to good deal of soceys sickness
You hear so much these days juvenile delinquency
and crimes attributed youths such myself but little
about the good deeds and accomplishments of todays young
people Surely the generation doing enough consuc
tive good recognition that what has been get
ting 1t is sad fact that juvenile delinquency and youth crimes
do exist and everything possible should continue to be done to
condemn and combat it, but would think also that praise
deserving to the people who doing much
to make this world better place for everyone.
have great desire to further my education because
this fast changing world feel inadequate In few
will have eliminated many place jobs
until higher education will be demand to qualify for other
jobs automaon will create and realizing the blot that will be
my record job will not my release So
this time take advantage of all opportunities to
education possible The department OF
education does offer such college spoke Of
and hope be table to take full advantage of it, as soon as
1t becomes available to me-
Recent statistics put by the Baltimore Criminal Justice
Commission that this state has the highest number of in
prisons proportion with the general population
than any apparent that Maryands high in
population due great extent to the low level OF
education of the average person sent to prison.
For instance according to the pententiarys Director Of
Education average inmate has education something
grade level The records also show that go of
persons prison Maryland terates while only 10 has
formal high school education The records further show that
those got High School Diploma while in prison greatly
of coming back Out of 39 who
year period only % returned On the other hand
1870 grade levels from terates through
grade six of this would that education
very well be the most effective deterrent to crime On the
whole believe crime educational problem rather than
social If rehabilitation programs would place more emphasis
would probably almost certainly mean less in
mates returning to prison.