MARRIED FELON

MISSION STATEMENT

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MarriedFelon.com will share the journey of a man grinding his way through the criminal justice system, and his effort to save his marriage from the deleterious reach of the criminal justice system.  I have been happily married to the same woman for twenty-nine years.  I have been faithful, devoted, I remain deeply in love, and I recently became a convicted felon.  I am confident I can survive this ordeal, but I will not surrender my marriage of twenty-nine years to the pernicious intrusion I have experienced with the criminal justice system. 

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It may be unpopular to champion the traditional relationship between the sexes, and the longstanding institution of the ‘traditional marriage,’ but ask yourself one question, “Has the marriage between a man and woman, in all its forms and traditions, survived the test of time?”  Across cultures, the matrimonial bond between the sexes has survived all manner of social upheaval, persecution, war and regime change, plague, and religious turmoil.  Can a healthy marriage survive the United States criminal justice system?

The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation, and accounts for nearly twenty-five percent (25%) of prisoners across the globe but only five percent (5%) of the world population.   In total over 2.3 million people are in prison, and another 4.5 million on probation or parole.  Over the past forty (40) years, the number of people behind bars in America has increased by 500%.  It has given rise to the Prison Industrial Complex.

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The American taxpayer spends $35 billion every year on its prison system, including private prisons, and the cost to imprison 2.3 million people is NOT considered a burden on the taxpayer by those who profit from incarceration, but rather a lucrative market.  Between 1990 and 2005, America built 544 new correctional facilities, and between 1980 to 1994, private prisons saw a rise in profits from $392 million to $1.31 billion.  Many in positions of authority have argued it is tantamount to modernized state-sponsored slave labor, and their acknowledgment is a good indication that reform of the criminal justice system is possible*.

The Defense of Marriage Act defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman, but was ruled unconstitutional by the United State Supreme Court.  The deck is stacked against traditional marriage. 

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Is my financial future and fidelity of my marriage in peril?  Is the criminal justice system so ruinous I will not be able to survive the predatory financial interests of the Prison Industrial Complex and the anti-marriage sentiment of the Judiciary, and will I be able to build a community of married felons that can provide counsel, guidance and fellowship in my journey through the criminal justice system?  I will chronicle my experience.

I hope you find value in the experience and struggles I share at MarriedFelon.com

     *interrogatingjustice.org