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When my dad was nominated to join the board at our family Unitarian Universalist church he wrote to following in the church newsletter:
"I believe that my employment…[has] developed the two assets I can bring to the Board of Trustees: perspective and positive outlook on life. Corrections, when approached as a helping profession, teaches much about good and evil inherent in all individuals and institutions, and about their ability to grow."