Exactly right! There are a hundred ways the money Mark Patterson spent could have better served these keiki. Bruddah chose the one way that doesn’t involve them. That shouldn't be legal. How does Mr. Patterson get this much latitude in his budget? How does working on what one day may be a real a farm help prepare juvenile delinquents for the real world?

Heck, if had used just part of that money to purchase 50 computers, all of these kids would at least have a marketable skill — typing — which basically you need for every homework assignment, college application and career in today’s world. But with the amount of "nothing" they seem to be doing now, I bet every inmate could be persuaded to write a 10-page paper of how they came to be there and a 1-page itemized list on what they can do to avoid the same mistakes.

Just tell them if they accomplish everything on the list and can prove it, their computer will be hooked up to the internet. Guarans you will see some amazing sh!t.