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APRIL 2023 ISTEDITION
GREY OWLS COMMITTEE
NEWSLETTER

‘The Lifers and Long Term Commitee i introducing a new sub-commitiee called the
Grey Owls. This sub-comittee will be composed of individuals age 50 and over.
interested in having mature conversations on certain issues. Send all request slips o the
Attention Anthony Brown, HFC Treasurer and Grey Owls founder.

EATING HEALTHY AT 50 YEARS AND
OLDER WHILE INCARCERATED.
Being incarcerated means that you have litle control over the foods you

eat. Hero are some tips to get the most nutritional value out of the
options you have.

One of the simplest and most ffective ways to improve bodily fanctions
i to drink water. Keeping in mind that each person’s body is unique, so
el ree to drink more than eight (8) oz. if you want t. Not dinking
enough water can have major effects on physical and mental
performance. Symptoms of just mild debydration include: inabiity to
focus attention, headaches, muscle weakness, constipation and tiredness
Start your day with drinking many ounces of water upon rising. That's a
start of your daily intake already! Plus, drinking water firs thin n the
morning wakes up your digestive system in preparation for brealdast
For the rest of the day try to time most o your water intako between
meals. Drinking a lot of water an hour before, during o just after meal.
(tis OK to take sips of water while your eat)

LIMIT ADDED SUGAR

You've probably heard about the health effects of sugar. A diet high in
sugar cantributes to diabetes risk, creating inflammation, mood issues
and a whole host of other things. It is suggested that the average adult
consumes 60g. of sugar as a maximum. Check out the labels on the
foods when you're able and try to keep your daily intake under €0g. If
you can, you will be surprised how much sugar i in the foods you eat.
fall you do in the realm of “sugar” is replace juice with water, that's an
incredible step.

If you are eating preserved frut, drain the “juice” before cating .
Simple carbohydrates (lke pasta) break down as sugar inthe body. If
you haye the choice between rice or pasta, try going with rice. Ifit's

SNEEENEEERNEED .

brow ice, even better. Rice s still a carbobydrate but processed more
slowly than pasta by he body so it docsn’t causo the blood spike that

Iyou can, iy t ea pvery vegetable and fut tha's offredl Thereare
essential vitamins anf minerals in these foods that your body will love
you for eating. They| i fiber which will keep your digestive

{ract running smootbly o support egular bowel movements.
Ifyou eat fish, have tevery time i's offered. There are ftty acids anly
dirucial for bran health and fonction. Human brains
infish.

supplement some of fhe nutritional content you're not getting in the trays.
IMPORTANT: traystend toward being high in starch which breaks down.

Substtuting il
healthy choice

« Spices: Spices d
and add 10 yourray for extra favor and nuiricats, Try tings ike:
Powered Garlc|Onion Powder, Cinnamon, even Mrs. Dash.

o you. A litle oes a long way.
“Tortlla chips and Salsa, Clieck Mix, Prtzels,

spound balled L THENANE which helps the body

o age can affect our et If you're older than age 40, you've
. some realties of aging. You'vo probably pecked

exercise or spend tishe doing some labor. Until adult reach the age of S0
years oflife, aging rarely means much to them-oven though i's a lfelong
process that begins at birth.
Mostadults experience common physical changs as they get lder.
Here aro a fow common examples:
" Your systolic blood pressure- the top number-inreases asartery
wallsthicken and become Iess flexible.
‘Your body redistrbutes ft, and yous muscle mass declines
Your maximum breathing capacity declines
+ Your bladder loses capacity,leading to more frequat urination and
sometimes leakage
+ Yourrisk of fulls increaes

' DISCLAIMER These cxcerpts are for information purposes anly. It
s ot ntended to be substitute for profesional medical dvice,
diagnosis, or treatment. The information above is @ general

uidelin that may or may mot be appropriae fo certain medical
condiions. Always sk the advice of your physican or other health
care provider with any questions you may have regurding a medical
onditon o reatment and before undertaking a new bhealth care
regimen. Never disrogard medical advice o delay i seeking it
because of something included i this artice.

‘Successiul aging involves many factors that are within your control.
Begin with straegies to maintain your overall health

ADOPT A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

You're old only when you think you are. True, your body will age, yet
your mind; for the most part, will stay as young as you fecl. Stay focused
‘on what's important and shrug off what isa't. A sense of humor and an
ability to adapt to change are golden assets

EAT WELL

Studies indicate that heathy dict when combined with regula physical

and mental activity, can help you ive longer and betier as you age.

+ To llow fr the fct that your metabolism slows down, consider
limiting serving izes.

« Alsolmit the amount of sugar that is added to food and beverages
‘Avoid driking alcohol (“While Incarcerated”)
‘Avoid tobacco. Smoking has been linked to high blood pressure,
eartdiscase, siokes, lung cancer and a varity ofother cancers. 1f
you smoke (or) chow tabaceo, make plans 0 gt

+ Keop physically active.

+ Stay mentally shap.
PRACTICE THE ART OF BALANCE AND STRESS
MANAGEMENT
You must lay the foundation for the work that lies shead. One way to
accomplish this i to establish more balance in your lfe by taking stock
of strengths and weaknesses in your current ifestyle and developing
‘goals for personal growth and self-improvement

“David Marks-

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ating healthy while incarcerated”
by Sarah Baner, functional medicine health coach (Pittsburgh)
Let's Get Free Magazine, Issue 7, Winter 2022

2. Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care, Staying Healthy, Pgs. 221, and
Pgs. 235236,

GREY OWLS Est. 2020 a Subcommittee of the
Life's nd Long-Termers Commitiee

Founder: Anthony Brow, Co-Founder David Mirks | HOPE FOR CHANGE
Co-Founder: William “Cool Pop" Abbott (Deceased) Since 2011

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3RD EDITION

|AUGUST 2023

HOPE FOR CHANGE

GREY OWLS COMMITTEE .
- NEWSLETTER

‘and Long Term Committee s introducing a new sub-committee called the.
Gny ‘This sub-committee will be composed of individuals ago 50 and over
interested in having maturo conversations on certain issues. Send all request slips o the
Atentior Anthony Brows, HFC Treasurer and Grey Owis founder.

Incarcerated senior men and women sit at the center of 1ift's
oldest paradox: For many the closer we come to death, tho more
ol emotional well-being seems to increase. After a lifetime of
Iosing loved ones, suffering defeats, and experiencing physical
d::;l.mn wo as older adults sill manage to take life’s punches in
stride. Resilience with agingis what gives us seniors an edge with
mudmn ‘How wo have adapted to the aging process speaks to the

credible resilience and wisdom. And it begs the question: what
chn youth lear from us?

[Resilionce is the ability to quickly recover from stress, whether
physical mental, or emotional. Research indicates that reilient
people have greater connectivity between arcas of the brain linked
' emotions; the prefrontal cortex is involved in decision-raking

ad cmotional control.
Ways to Build Resilience
+f* Develop a problem-solving attituds

Accept new challengos with the knowledge that you might
fail. If or when you do, try to focus on bouncing back and
Toarning from your mistakes.

of Spend Time
Focusing on your own well-being is key to aging gracefully.
‘Work to actively build a positive self-image

+| - Surround Yourself,
‘With people who beliove in you.

1B0NEDIDENR N TEENDBE B/ §E Do)

« Put Your Situation Into Perspective E
‘Supporting and helping others through their challenges can beriefjt
Your own state of mind.

+ Build Confidence
By challenging yourself with activities that push your comifort
lovels without threatening your own stato of mind.

+ Build a Resilient Body K
To supporta resilient mind by following a healthy diet and
engaging in an active lifestylo.

As the United States recovered, the Baby Boomer generation grew uf.
Born between 1946 and 1964, they would go on to become the largest
living adult generation in the United States, influencing everything
from the Civil Rights Movement to Social Security reform. They
witnessed the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the assassination of
president and a Cold War that hung a shadow of fear over everyday life.
The fact that we have seen and experienced so much explains why 90%
of seniors have expericnced at least 1 traumatic event during their ivps.
It also helps explain their impressive resilience and wisdom.

“To make it this far in life means seniors have accumulated a lifetime pf
experiences ranging from challenging to traumatic. “Their ability to.
understand the Big Picture, sco the Silver Lining, and not Sweat The
‘Small Stuff allows them to feel more content and less pryvhnpll.haln‘fln
than other population groups.

Attaining Wisdom:

And yet, even with this rich experience, a senior’s reslience can
‘becomo brittle. Negative perspectives and a resistanc to, growing ol
can work against them. We becomo overwhelmed with loncliness .J:x
sorrow, losing spouses and friends, seeing family members less, and
disengaging from activities can be discouraging experiences for nydae.

Keeping the brain engaged is the key to Building Resilience. By
secking out new challenges and activiies, seniors can toke their
resilience to the next level by developing wisdom. Wisdom is morei
strongly associated with lfe’s satisfaction.

-
‘Wisdom allows people to understand and, more importantly, accept
theirrealiy. Ullimately, wisdom is what allows seniors to make senso
of the paradox, Tt guides and protects us through the fear and ‘hardship
of life, comforting to the very end. t

Concluding Thoughts

Tveryono of us will confront several challenges in our ifetime. How
we choose to deal with theso experiences will determine our future path.
and affect our sense of well-being. Resilience is éamed over time by
exercising a lot of patienco.. Wisdom comes with experience n the fuce
of adversity. It is important to understand your limitations - what you
an and cannot accomplish - by doing the best with what you have. The
earlier wie train ourselves to thinl this way, the richer our lives will be.
Most of us did have sccess to resilienco of older adults, whether they
wiere our own relatives, neighbors, or ofher people in the community.
‘When younger and older generations share their experiences, thiey work.
together to build better community and a better tomorrow.

Resilience is the capacity to bounce back from the effects of stress (or)
adversity. The following general strategies will help build your
resilience:

+ Recogize that loss and challeagos aro a common part of lfe.
Tacing difficult and painful sitoations directly and openly will mako
them casier o deal with.

« Recognize that chango s also a common part of lifo. Adapting to
and managing chango s a form of resilience.

+ Maintain an optimistic outlook, looking for and expecting the
‘positive s a choice with cloar benefits.

+ Set goals for yourself and taks activo steps fo achieve them

+ Build open, supportive relationships with people who have a
genuino capacity for caring.

" Be disciplined about self-care. 1 takes a rogular investment of timo
and energy. Keep things in perspective. Remember thatlfo is a
jourey wih ups an downs; this helps make tho challenges easicr to
deal with successfully..

We have been attempting to have our first Grey Owls meeting but encountered.
scheduling conflcts. We have recently resolved these conflicts and look
forward to having our first meeting shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Do Ouls Clisms,athang Brsun

Revving Up Your Resilience i

Resilienco is n source that keeps you going, not by toughing it up or going.
émotionless. 1t's about adjusting and adapting fo a challenged exvironment
cither internal or extemal. 1t's about going head up without challenges.
However, we have to obtain and use the sppropriste tools in order to own
theso challenges.

‘Prime exnumple, “It's casy to go with the flow, but it takes strength to go
against it Wo have to live by what we believe i and what we're trying to
achieve, which is acquired by our levels of strength.

‘Als0 wo must not be afraid of change, anything is posiiblo when revving
up your resilience. Especially when we'ro determined on getting past the
finish line of what we're trying to achieve. You are what you think.

By Ol it sl

Sources: This entire article is taken from the Psychiatric Times,

#33, May, 2022, Special Populations by Rashami Parmar, MD;

www.psychiatrictimes.com

Grey Owls - Mission Statement:
‘We aim to address certain issue pertinent to the more mature members of the
elderly commanity. Through wisdom, fotitude, and resilience, we will eck to
advance the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual weil being of our
members and in doing so benefiting our immediate community.

DISCLAIMER: The material provided In this newslettr is for informaion
purposes and sourced. The Grey Owis cannot offer any legal advice.

GREY QWLS Est 2020 » Subcomaittes of he
Life's and Long-Tertmers Comiltiee

Founder: Authony Brown, Co-Founder David Marks | 1P FOR CHANGE.
Co-Founder: William “Cool Pop” Abbott (Deceased) Siace 2011

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4TH EDITION|

Soronmass W _HEC |
HOPE FOR CHANGE

GREY OWLS COMMITTEE
NEWSLETTER

The Lifers and Long Term Committe is a new sub-committee called the Grey Ows.
‘This sub-comumittee will be composed of individuals age 50 and over interested in
baving mature conversations on certain issues. Send all request slips o the Attention
Authony Brown, HFC Treasurer and Grey Owils founder.

ADDRESSING A GROWING AGING CRISIS
From a Rightto-Know Act request in May of 2022; there arc
456 men in SCI Forest that are 50 years old and older. Cirently
2,700 men & women doing life (or) long sentences in PA that are
50 years and olde, which is considered geriatric by the PA DOC.
There are-over 10,000 that sit in SCT's in PA that are 50 yoars old.
and older. There are an estimated 265,000 elderly prisoners in the.
US. serving the remaining: time they have left on their long
sentences (or) doing life. That is around 13% of all inmates across
the country, while there may be some newbics receiving their first
sentences at the age of 50, most elderly prisoners are serving out:
time for crimes committed in their carlier years.

A Growing Burden

‘According to the American Civil Liberties Union, it costs twice
s much to maintain an elderly person than a younger one under
the ago of 50: As elderly within the prison system are living longer
(2 worldwide trend for all elderly people), their medical expenses
become greater; placing a financial burden on an already
encumbered institution. It costs approximately $66,294 a year to
maintain an elderly prisoner, depending on which state you look
at. The highest annual estimate for an incarcerated elderly person
was $102,405, but the average is around $66,294.

“The annual taxpayer burden of incarcerating the estimated
265.000 elderly inmate is roughly 16 billion dollars.
The greater the amount of care needed, the higher the cost to
the state and in tum tax payers ho are now paying almost
double of what was paid a couple decades ago. The annual
taxpayer burden of incarcerating the estimated 265,000 elderly

inmates is roughly $16 billion. To put that nuniber in perspective,
that is more thar| the Department of Bducation’s budget for state
improvements in Elementary.and Secondary:schools, and it is more
than the entire Department of Energy’s annual budget.

‘Proposejl Solutions to the Economic Burden
There is litle that g be dono to ease the financial and stll uphold
‘human rights: Human rights that guaranoe inmates the right to digaity,
to receive adequate Healtheare and medical attention, including mental
health and disability hecommodations, as well as the right to be treated
with respect for theif humanity, providing these fundamental humian
i led consequences of & population aging in prison,
‘been brought up for consideration and further

« Consider carly for an end-of fifo issues over 50 years old.
‘This would not gnly reduce medical costs, within the correctional
instituion, it wobld allow for thoso released to be on parole and

aspects of aging i prison.

+ Provide gerlatric fraining to medical staff to improve carly detection
of common gerjatric- ailments that reducing responds to carly
intervention, e.g|, arthriti, asthrha, diabetes, poor cyo sight, bad
back; high blood pressure, Alzheimer disease, dementia, respiratory
ailments, strokes| Along with poor nutrition that cause constipation
(o) diarchea ahd mental health such as Bicpolar, auxiety,
depression and that will create significant challenges for
prison.

« Based on'averags incarceration costs, the Pennsylvariia Department
of Comections [DOC) is spending $220 million per year to

incarcerate 3,892 people who have already served at least 20 years,

the true cost s [undoubtedly higher; because incarceration costs
increase dramatidally as people age and need more medical care.
<«

Extreme sentences liarm Communities, Families, and the Economy

« Extreme sentences deprive the community of valuable human
rosources; many. people serving_extrem -sentences could be
productive economic assets in their communities-if released and
could play important roles in community violence intervention.

¢ Exireme sentences devastato families emotionally, psychologically,
and financially, and contributé to poverty.

« Unless dramatic changes are made to sentencing and parole
policies, the number of older prisonérs could soar as high as
400,000 by 2030, posing a tremendous thteat to state and federal
‘budgets.

Quality of Life and Elderly Neglect Concerns

Getting the right medicil attention is only one of the equations for

allowing the prison population to age with dignity. The emotional and

‘mental repercussions of aging in prison has a profound psychological

effect, Prisons were not designed with the elderly in mind, and the

‘system infrastructurs reflects it's inability to care for elderly inmates

financilly or qualitatively, bringing up clderly abuse and neglect

concemns.

A series of short term reforms are needed for immediate relicf.

There is a serious need to re-evaluate the necessity of keeping

elderly people incarcerated. At what point does-a sentence

become cruél? At what point is an inmate no longer deemed
dangerous to society or at what point has their punishment been
sufficient, their behavior-corrected, which is, after all the point of

a corrections institution. The issue of aging in prison, raises

difficult questions with no easy solutions, but talking about it

openly is a step in the right dircction. .

Department of Corrections (DOC}

Seeks $2.9 Billion from Pa.’s next stato budget for 2023. The spending

‘proposal for the DOC and the Board of Probation & Parole in Gov. Josh

‘Shapiro’s budget offer totals nearly $2.9 Billion from the state’s general

fund. A 5.8% inorease. The bulk of the proposed incroase is for

operations of corrections” 24 facilities, followed by elderly men- &

‘women inmates’ medical care.

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What is Re-Entry?

Re-entry s a process in which offenders nurture thei personal transformation
by managing and navigating thir incarceration from the very beginning,
because you do not want to waste timo taking time for pranted. Re-catry is
active not passive, It is marked by initative, self-discovery, rial & error,
pessonal application and by consistently secking and engaging in positive
opportunities for change. The process consists o, the level f understanding of |
‘what brought us o our preseat condition; prison. Acknowledging and
aceepting respansibility for the uahealthy values and attitudes wo had murtured
and the lovels of commitment to address those issues X can g0 on and o, ro-
eatry should be a priority notsomething thatis equired to make parole. £ you
ace irying to live a befter, more productive ife, rather here on the insids or in
sociely, re-entry plays a-valuable part in one's way ofliving, It i not
something that We want o take part in, we have to apply it to our everyday
way of living.

By Ol Duil ks

Sources: Right-to-Kuow (May, 2022); Straight Ahead; Prison
Health News (June, 2023); FAMM (January, 2023)

Grey OWIS - Mission Statement:
‘We aim to address certain issues pertinent to the more mature members of the
elderly community. Through wisdom, fortitude, and resilicace, we will seek to
advance tho physical, mental, emotional and spiritual weil being of our
members and in doing 50 benefiting our immediate commuity.

DISCLAIMER: The material provided in this newsletter is for information
purposes and sourced. The Grey Owls cannot offer any legal advice.

|GREY OWLS Est 2020 s Subcommittee of the
Life’s and Long Termers Comitce

Founder: Anthony Brown, Co-Founder David Marks | HOPE For CHANGE
Co-Founder: Willsm “Cool Pop” Abbolt (Deceased) Since 2011

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DECEMBER2022 HOPE FOR CHANGE STH EDITION
GREY OWLS COMMITTEE
NEWSLETTER

‘This sub-comuiittee will be composed of individuals age 50 and over interested in
having mature conversations on certain issues. Send all request slips to the
Attention Anthony Brows, HFC Treasurer and Grey Owis founder.

ACLU AT AMERICA’S EXPENSE, PART 1

The United States is the largest incarcerator in the world,

with 2.3 million people behind bars, Prisoners across the

country are also.-getting older and experiencing all the sarme
ailments that afflict those of the same age who are not
behind bats, our extreme sentencing policies and a growing
mumber of ife sentences have cffectively tumed many of our
correctional facilities into veritable nursing homes— and [
taxpayers are paying for it.

From 1980 to 2010 the United States prison population grew []

over 11 times faster than the general population. During this []

time, the gencral population increased by 36%, while the

state and federal prison population increased by over 400%.

According to the National Institute of Corrections, prisoners [

age 50 and older are considered “elderly” or “aging” due to []

unhealthy conditions prior to and during incarceration.

+ . n 1981, there were 8,853 state and federal prisoners age ]
55 and older. Today that mumber stards at 124,000 and [
experts project that by 2030 this. number will be over [
400,000. Ammounting to over one-third of prisoners in the [
Usited_States. ‘In_ofher words, the elderly prison
‘population s ‘expected to increase by 4,400% over this
fifty-year time span.

The United States keeps elderly men & women locked
up despite an abundance of evidence demonstrating that
recidivism drops dramatically with age.

* Givén the Natfon’s current over-incarceration epidemic and

persistent e
implementing

fnomic ~crisis, lswmakers should cansider
arole reforms to felease those elderly prisoners

who no longet pose sufficient safety. threats to justify their
continued incafceration.

+ State and F

eral goveriments spend approximately $77

‘billion annually to run our penal system. Over the last 25
years, state cofrections épending grew by 674%, substantially ..
outpecing the| growth, of ofher government spending, and

‘becoming the

Forth largest category of state spending. These

correétion’s. cpsts are mainly spent on. incarcerafion, and
incarcerating aging prisoners cost far more than younger ones.
Spécifically, this report finds that it cost $47,135 per year to”
‘house an averdge prisoner in PA; but costs $68,270 per year to
house a prisoper. age 50 and older in PA if one type of

medication is

[nvolved. To put that number into context, the

avérage Amefican household makes $40,000 per year in

income.

+ Releasing many. of these individuals will ease the burden on

taxpayers and

them. While
govermment f
expenditures

than the costs

eunite prisoners with their families to care for
some of these prisoners may tum to_the
fr their Healthcare or other needs, govermment
i released aging prisoners will be far cheaper
f incarcerating them.

+ Based on stafistical analyses of available data, this report.

estimates that
average $66,2
other public
revenue. Byei)
per year for

Ireleasing an aging prisoner will save states, o

4 per year per prisoner, including Healthere,
benefits, parole and any housing cost or tax
on the low end, states will save at least $28,362
ich released aging prisoner.

As detailed in the ACLU’S 2011 -Smart Reform is -Rossible

Repart, States

Louisiais, and N
the release of i
‘board can use.a r
‘prisoner can be s
‘analysis. demonst

lave . enacted cost-saving. Some. states like
York have enacted laws that would allow for
iny.aging prisoners. At the hearing, the parcle
sl dssessment instrusient to decide whether the
pfely released. It then provides-a fiscal impact
rating the. cost saving. states can realize by

depopulating prisons of.those’ elderly Americans who pose litile
‘threat to public safety. . g

‘This report makes.a nurber of data-driven findings and issues
recommiendations for reform. Part 1 provides detailed statistics of
our aging prison population and the lower safety risks assaciated
‘with this population. Part 1 closes with 5o many mén and women
10 grow old behind bars. ' .

CADBI QUARTERLY UPDATE/ OCTOBER 3, 2023

Grey Owls News Alert:

On Tuesday,. October 3, 2023, the PA House Judiciary
Committee held a hearing on HBS87, The Geriatric & Medical
Parole bill, sponsored by Rep. Kinsey From Philadelphia. This is
the same bill sponsored by Senator Strect SB136. After hearing,
Rep. Kinsey and other Representatives both for and against, the
commiftee voted 15-10 in favor. Al fourteen Democrats arid one
Republican (Rep. Schemel from Waynesbora) voted in favor of
the bill

‘The Bill will now move to thé House Floor for a voto by
thie whole House. A date has not yet been scheduled. Once that
happens, the Bill will head to the Senate for the same process,
‘before going to Governor Shapiro’s desk. *

Note: From the “How A Bill Becomes A Law In PA,”
“The above Bill is at Step 4 of the “How a Bill Becomes Law.” flyer.

Debate: ‘When a Bill reaches the floor of the House or Senate, it
‘must be ¢ansidered on three separate days before final passage. This
is intended to slow down the legislative process and make suro there
is time for public input. ‘The first day of cansideration is a reading
of the,bill with 1o vote faken and no amendsnents. Tho second day
can have amendments offered. ' If a bill requires expenditurcs of
fuids it must be sent o the appropriations committee for a “fiscal
note” on how much the bill will const prior to a third consideration.
The third day s the vots, 102 are required for passage in the Houso
and 26 i the Senate (constitutional majority).

A New Hope
Don’t Let This Bill Go To Waste

Please contact your local State Representative(s) and your State
Senator(s) and request their full support for Bill No. 587 (HBS87).
Representative Kinsey and Other. I's not only. a major step info
ushering the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania out of fts stand-still state
of existence, into a more fair and reasonable one, But also finally
iving transformed lifers & long termers whom have matured and are
ot part of the solution, rather than the problem - a second chance at
life in the free world, majority of the State throughout the entire
country have cither allowed parole to be an option for lifers & long
termers, or they have changed their laws in order to mako it a

possibility. Pennsylvania-is overdue for change so let's change it|
together. ]

Soure

1. Prison Health News, 8/15/23
2. CABDIWet

3. Peonsylvania Lifers Work Profile Created by Lifers at SCI Graterford, dth
page insert.

We want to thasik all the Grey Owls members and non-members, especially.
the Youth for trking time to read and.digest these Newsletters, And also T

Would like 10 thank for all the positive feedbiick, encouragement and support
‘coming i from SCI Forest.

Chairman— Anthony Brown
Co-Chair-David Marks

Grey Owls - Mission Statement:
‘Weaim to address certain issues pertinent to the mioro mature members of the
clderly community. Through wisdom, fortitude, and reslience, we will seck to
advance the physical, mental, cmotional and spiritual well being of our
menbers and in doing 5o beefitng our immediato community.

GREY OWLS Est 2020. A Subcominitis of the
Lifer's and Long Termers Committee

Founder: Authony Brown, Co-Foundes David Marks | HoPE FOR GHANGE
Co-Founder: Williem “Cool Pap” Abbott (Deceased) Siace 2011

MARCH 2024 HOPE FOR CHANGE 5T EDITONT
GREY OWLS COMMITTEE
NEWSLETTER

‘This sub-committee will be composed of individuals-age 50 and over inerested in | -
having mature conversations on certain ssucs. - Send all.request slips 10 the
Attention : Anthony Brown, HFC Treasurer and Grey Owls founder.

ACLU’s At American’s Expen:
Demographics Of A Rapidly Graying Prison Population

There is an overwhelming consensus among correctional [7]
experts, criminologists, end the Nation’s Institute of [ 7]
Corrections that 50 years of age is the appropriate point 7]
‘marking when a prisoner becomes “aging” or “clderly”. The
lnck of appropriate healthcare and access to healthy livin
prior to. incarceration, added to the heavy stress of lif
behind bars, accelerates the aging process of prisoners 50
that they are. actually physically older than average
individuals. This report therefore uses age 50 and older to
define the population of aging prisoners and provides data on [ 7]
this age group. ]
Approximitely 16% of the National Prison population is )
age 50 and. older. There are several jurisdictions with far
higher percentages of aging prisoners including West
Virginia (20%), New Hampshire (20%), Massachusetis
(19%), Florida (18%), and Texas (18%), Pennsylvania i
9.5%).
‘There are 246,600 aging prisoners nationwide. The four
("] jurisdictions with the highest actual number of prisorers age
{30 and older aro Califoria (27,680), Texas (27,455), Florid
17,980), and Pennsylvania (11,000). The population of|
risoners age 55 and older is expected to increase by 4,400%
om 198110 2030. Tn 1981, there were only 8,853 prisoner:
[~]age 55 and older. Corrections experts project that by 2030,

theré will be over 400,000 such prisoners, amounting to one +
third of the prison population. This astronomical projection does
n6t even include those prisoners ages 50-54 and is therefore &
lower projection than the actual future elderly prison population.
As is the case with the overall American Prison population,
America’s Elderly prisoners are overwhelmingly male. Women
‘make up a mere 6% of aging prisoners.
Black prisoners comprise the largest sogment ‘of aging *
ptisoners (42%). However White, (33%) and Hispanic (15%) of
aging prisoners are over represented, meaning thiey make up a fir
higher pecentage of aging prisoner population than they do the
general U.S. population.

LOWER PUBLIC SAFETY RISK OF AGING PRISONERS

+ The elderly prison population is increasingly comprised of
individuals sentenced to. prison for long petiods of time (20
yeirs or more) and increasing rémain in prison into.age. Tn
1979, only 2% if aging prisoners fll into this catogory
nationwide. ..

Dt caleced fom jrisdiciois o that i percntago s
far higher now. For “example, the percentage of aging
prisoners falling into this category is now 15% in PA.

+ The majority of aging prisoners are ot incarcerated for
‘murder, but are in prison for lower level crimes. For cxample,
in PA., 65% of aging prisoners are in prison for nonviolent
drug erimes, property crimes, and ofher nonviolent crimes.

+ Rescaréh has conclusively shown that by the-age of 50 most
people have significantly outlived the,years in which they are
‘most likely to commit crimes. For example, arfest rates drop
to just over 2% at age 50 and are almost 0% at age 65.

“ There is also overwhelming cvidence that ‘prisoners 50 and

older e far less likely to return to prison for new ciimes than
younger cohorts.
+ The statistios taken together. strongly| suggest that the
increasing of aging prisoner is not due fo any “ELDERLY
*'CRIME WAVE" but rather due to"younger prisoner who are
séntenced to longer terms in prison, ofteh.for not so serious
crimes.

+ As is the case with the overall Americai} prison population,
America’s _elderly prisoners are ovefwhélmingly male.
‘Women make up a mere 6% of aging prisquers.

+* CONCLUSION: The crisis of our aging prison population is
Dot an accident but the Tesult of policy choices that hurt
incarcerated. people their loved ones, families and
communities fortunately we can - address these’ policy
missteps. States should follow the lead of advocates who are
fighting to reduce _sentencing like life ithout parole, and
‘expand release mechanisms like elder parple, ensuring peaple
have safe places.to live in our communitie}.

Tools to reduce the aging prison population rémain underutilized

‘Wil attention to the crisis has grown In rpcent years hany of the available
tools -such as parolo and compassionato release - have been underutilized.
“The fllue torelease okder adults from prison has had deadly repercussions.
From 2001.to 2018, over 30,500 peoplo aged 55 or olddr died in prison and.
almost al theso deaths (97%) wero due to linssses

Burt Cairi, Warden of Louisiana Statd Penitentiary at
Angola.:

You actually créate victims by not lptting elderly
prisoners go and using your resources pn rehabilitation
. for.the one that are going to get out... When I came here
and saw the elderly population, I SAII) “GOD. WELL
‘WHY ARE THEY HERE? Our name {s Corrections to
correct deviant behavior but there’s nofliing to correct in
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romote A Lifestyle of Wellness with David

Get adequate sleep, flex your sleep muscles. Whien'you dorit sleep
enough, the brain cannot do its housekeoping of removing cellular
‘waste products. The resulting abundance of ebris i the brain cat
eventually result in cxcess inflammation. Inflammation, as seen in
study after study, exacerbates depression, anxiety, and a host of other
‘mental health conditions. Very fow of us can go to slecp based solely
of willpower; yGu need to invito relaxation in. That could be through a
ritual like taking a shower, reading a book, or journaling. If anxicty
keeps you up, try progressive muscle relaxation. Lying in your bed,
breathe in and tense a musclo, group for about tén seconds. When you
exhale, completely release those muscles. Take a fow breaths and
move on to the next muscle group. Start with your hands; move up
your body and then down. Some people do three rounds - whatever it
takes to help your body relax, which is one of many steps toward a
lifestyle of wellhess.

Gregory Scott Browa, MD.
Men’s Health May/June 2022

‘We want to thauk all the Gréy Owls members and non-members; especially tho
Youth for taking time to read and digest these Newsletters. And also I would
like to thank for all the positive foedback, encouragement and support coming,
i from SCI Forest,

Chaiman- Anthony Brown.
Co-ChairDavid Marks

Grey Owls - Mission Statement:

We aim to addross certain jssues pertinent to the moro mature members of the
clderly community. Through wisdom, frtitude, and resifience, we vill ek to
advance the physical, mental, emotional and. spiritual well being of our
members and in doing 5o benefiting our immediate community.

Est 2020 Subcommitee of the
Liter's nd Long Termers Commitio

Founder: Authouy Brows, Co-Founder David Marks |~ 1OPE 7om 0
Co-Founder: Wiliam “Cool Pop” Abbott (Deceased) Since 2011

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NEWSLETTER

‘This sub-committee wil be composed of individuals age S0 and over interested in
having mature conversations on certain issues. Send all request slips to the
Attention : Anthony Brown, HFC Treasurer and Grey Owls founder.

Us

New data from the Census Burcau reveals that the U.S. medisl age rose.
0 a high of 39.8 years: An increase of three and a half years In the last
23 years. ‘This U.S. prison population is aging, 0o and at a much faster
rate than the nation as a whole. The aging of the prison population is the
result of a series of disastrous policy decisions in policing, sentencing,
and reentry over roughly the last half-century. And while prisons and
jails are unhealthy for people of all ages, older adults" interactions with
these systems are particularly dangerous if not outright deadly.

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Older aduls aro increasingly ensnared in all parts of the criminal legal
process: According (0 the most recent avalable data on loca s across [~}
the USS. from 2020 to 2024 - during the COVID-19 pandeic, which
was particularly dangerous for older adults. Meanwhile, older people
make up five times as much of the prison population as they did three
decades ago. From 1991 to 2021, the percentage of the state and federal
prison population nationwide age 55 or older swelled from 3% to a
whopping 15%. ‘This growth is seen even more acutely when looking at
people scrving life sentences; as of 2020, 30% of peaple serving life
sentences were at least 55 years old, with more than 61,400 older adults
sentenced to die in prison

| THE DANGERS OF AGING IN PRISON
risons are unhealthy piaces for anyono of any age, but keeping older
adults locked up is particulrly dangerous. A robust body of research
shows that incarceration itslf acceleratcs aging: People face more
chronic and life-threatening illnesses carlier than we would expect
outside of prison, and physiological signs of aging occur in people
younger than expected. In addition, a conservativ estimate of more than
44,000 people 45 and lder experience solitary confinement in stae
prison each year, in conditons tht shorten lives and can be dtrimental

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to_physical,_mental, and_cmotionsl health. Years of limited_resources,
inaccessibilty, and understaffing in prison healthcare have created a situation
in which "each year spent in prison takes two years off an individual's life
expectancy”. The same factors of prison healthcare resources that jeopardizes
older people’s health is not just in effective - i’s also expensive.

‘THE HIGH COST OF INCARCERATING OLDER PEOPLE

State and Federal government spend increasingly more money on consistently
nadequate healthcare for their growing populations of older_aduls.
Considering the proportin of Pennsylvania’s prison population over the age of
50 has risen from about 4% n 1994 o 25% in 2019, and tht prison healthcare
spending per person has ballooned in the intervening years. The cost of
incarcerating adults only appears to be growing. As long as people are in
prison, they should receive the care they need to be safe and healthy. But
especially at the state and local leel, every dollar spent i prisons is a dollar
that could have cxpanded and improved community health services - and
provided superior care. It doesn’t make sense to spend so much money locking
‘people up in places that are not only dangerous o thei health, but more cosly
1o care for them - especially when there is little ‘public safety argument to
justify doing so.

RISK_OF R

OLDER ADULTS

The older someone is, the less likely they are to be arrested following release
rom prison, according to the most recent government study of recidivism. Tn
fact, people released ot age 65 or older are the least likely of any age group to
e re-arreted in the five years following release.

POLICING

“The criminaization of menial ilness among older adults i significant as well.
‘Three in nine people age 65 and older have Alzheimer's dementia (one of
‘many kinds of dementia). The most recent national data available indicate that
peaple with conitive disabilites are over-represented in jails and prisons:
31% of people in 2012 and 24% of people i state prisons in 2016 reported a
Cogative disabiity. As greater mumbers of older adults with cogaiive
disabiltes encounter police, older prison populations ae ikely 10 grow.

SENTENCING
State and Federal sentencing policies from the 1970’ to the 2000's resulted in
What researchers have caled “a prescipton for incresse in older inmats:
more prisoners, more prison beds, more lfers, and less parole” Sate and
Fedeallaws shacted i ths time period resuled in more incarcerated people
srving longe setences v policis that:
* Increased sentence lengths and ul:bL\M ‘mandatory minimums.
* Required people

(“Truth in Sentencing” laws) before bawmlng parole eligible.

* Abolished Parole

« Reduced the allowed time eamed for good conduct and,

+Instituted other “Tough on Crime” sentencing laws longer and harsher
sentences top the list of the most obvious mechanisms by which the
national prison population exploded in the 1990's and 2000's, but they
also created the problem of today’s aging prison population: many of the
‘people who received these sentences are still behind bars now that they are

twenty, or thirty years older, in some cases, forty years older.
AG] POPUJ REMAIN

'UNDERUTILIZED

While atteation to thi criis has grown in receat years, many of the available
t0ols - such as parole and compassionate release - have been underutilized.
“The failure o release older adults from prison has deadly repercussions: from
2001 to 2018, over 30,500 people aged 55 or older died in prison and almost
al of these deaths (97%) were due (o ilness.

PAROLE

Ina study of parole in PA and Maryland, the Justice Policy Institute found that
between 2017 and 2021, parole grant rates are higher for people between the
ages of 31 and 35 (439%) with rats declining as age increases: people over 60
are paroled at a rate of 28%. Older duits serving long sentences aro oftcn
denied parole, with boards focusing on the nature of their original offense
instead of their preparedness for rcentry. ‘That being said, parole is not even a
opion for large swaths of the prison population. Almost half of all people
serving life without parole (LWOP) sentence are at least 50 years old, and one
in four i at least 60 years old. -Even somo “geriatric” or “elder” parole laws
intended to faciliate the release of older incarcerated people, needlessly
exclude many old people who would ofherwise be eligibl.

COMPASSIONATE RELEASE

Compassionate release (often called medical parole) is an important release
mechanism for older adults, but is not used nearly ofien cnough The
application process is cumbersome, and many people die before they ever
receive a decision, In addition, decisions about medical eligibility for release
e oftn e trough st parle bords, whose mermbrsipofe ncludes

Drosecutar, Thes are not vocaions paricularly invested i elease, much lss
promoting individual health and well being outside the carceral system. Patole
boards lack knowledge shout serious and terminel illnesses. As well as the
gencral aging process, can creato significant bariers (0 release. _Physician
reluctance o offer 8 progaosis, parole board rejections of medical
recommendations, offense carveouts and barriers to discharge planning also
facor into the underutlzation of compassionat release.

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continued In the next newrletter

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Fine tuning your emotional intelligence. Are you mentally it? You do reps in
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Men's Health 2022

‘We wan to thank all the Grey Owls members and non-members, especall the.
Youth for taking time to read and digest these Newsletters. Also I am thankful
for all the positive feedback, encouragement and
support that we received from SCI Forest.

Chairman- Anthony Brown
Co-Chair-— David Marks

Grey OWIS - Mission Statement:
We aim 0 addresscertain issues prtinent o the more mature members of the
clderly community. Through wisdom, frtitude, and rsilence, we willseck to
advance the physical, mental, emotional and spiriual weil being of our
members and n doing 50 benefiting our immediate community.

|GREY OWLS Est 2020 s Subcommitice of the
Lifer's and Long-Termers Commitiee

Founder: Anthony Brown, Co-Founder David Marks | HOPE 7OR CHANGE
(Co-Founder: William “Cool Pop” Abbott (Deceased) Since 2011

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+ More non-members are welcome to sign up (Must be 50 years and older)
Send HEC Request sifp o Attn: Anthony Brown, HFC Treasurer or GREY.
ows.

+ Attondence st meeting s aiso very important, Your deas and input is
ahways weicome and often needed.

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'PROMOTE A LIFESTYLE OF WELLNESS WITH: DAVID MARKS.
‘TAKING CARE OF YOUR OVERALL MENTAL AND PIIYSICAL WELLBEING CAN HELP EASE
‘TENSION AND DEFUSE ANGER PROBLEMS

Gt snongh o A ko sl cam e v s and ave you eing e o short.
empered. Try o gt v i s f g 3l sy v s drig e oy

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Tl o Bt ot the . Good ot e & il b

‘TALKING ABOUT PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND FLELINGS
Tain an b wy o with ol yo hve b o nyour b il may peiscns.
e e s wh v b s o ey e coueoil srvice, We ko e

(S woskers. Talig o someone who i xercing e s svion i bl you t ol ol
el o 0 can el oo e spponed

KEEPING YOURSEL BUSY 1S KEY, 1 FEEL BETTER WHEN 1 AM BUSY

Regul s sty s cxis an el your hysn s e s, Reseschers v o
v mderseexie i seting s o fc ol ek o cllctive b redcng
1k of e, You ight v 0 e sort-ce, g Ut gt you movin o ke yu o e
160 5 sty e, fn o the i afer s spci welles e ol you e you weght
o st el o e bk oo, St sl vl gl mch B
Ve e i e weight.

THINKMORE POSITIVELY.

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angy This seive tikin cbcmehabiea, iy whea [ callcging O e i ca
o dresion o bcome i 1 b chges i mprovemcts o o s

Groaniing Techninus
Grounding e n e s el e you i e et el o e gl i i
overnhlie s, s sy, o v

(e 5 g you s ) (e 4 g you ) (ome £ ings oucan )
(me 12 ing o cn el (e 1 g g aoct o By Carl Sly ..

- VTHE YOUTH OUTLET NEWSLETTER" Wetn/ Edor by Davi Marks nd Antbny
o/ Eded By: Kk Jordanand Kenae Spady

Sourse: st 0 you Know s Rin Up e B, St fo somthiog et By: David Marks
& Anthony Brovn (1 and 24 )

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Prsmote Mt of o with Duvd Macks:

(Tlking abot perons houghs s folings ) (Keping youref busy s ey et et when
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"B SVIART ABOUT ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, DURING INCARCERATION, JUST SAY N0t

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Conrataations .1 < Skt Champ
Weside - Bk Tean: LEOPARDS / Estid - Bk Team: COAG
35 and Over 8- lock

THE YouTH OUnET- misSsioN STATEMENT

L aim b0 adirss carein sues prtinest &0 the youth of our communty: Through wisdom
Fiuder and eslenc, e will ek o sdvence the phsscal, masta, amotionl, nd.
sprieue wall bing of eur young men and i doiy 50 benefiting ur immediate communiy:

IDISCLAIMER: The st povidd il pevslers i for oo pposes and s

The Youth Gutlet ot offc s g advice.

Tebe core of yourself and sech other
aREw owLs Euam

Fomie & hairman: Anay B

CoFouder & Co Chamue:David ks HorE FOR CHANGE
CoFounder & Co Chuiua Wil “Cod Poy” Attt Decd) Sioe 2011

THIS NEWS LETTER 5 UNDER THE GREY OWLS UMBRILLA
MARCH 2028 re 15t EDITION
HOPE FOR CHANGE.

THE YOUTH OUTLET NEWSLETTER

Priee o estalshing he GREW OWLS NEUSLETTER Pubiction, ¢ s ssed by marsy why
ot you do somathing for the youth *You ar 10 right we o ntract with esch athar"
CHAIRIMAN-Anthony Brown & Co-Chairmen Devid Marks o the GREY OULS wih (W)
HOPE FOR CHANGE is inroducing ¢ new Pubication for cur youngr papultion 5cI
Foress, Called THE YOUTH QUTLET NEWSLETTER bucuse 304 do metter, thi newsltter
15 aboub youl But hes me out 165 one thing 0 resd this n ehe morning end farge sbout
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eler you ar sherp a7 o tack: NOWI This dous ot meen o ldesds re shrp 5o yas we
nead t0 eak with ech othar 414 have these etk | kv Co-Chaiman and el re siling
o ek wich you, the question s, are you? | look forword 0 warking wich sur youth | ash
5 you red this and other newleteers, g 394 puss ehisslong, do ot sat & down on the
coble and el ey, pus ¢ t0 arother youny men or angons: THANK YOU |

JUST 50 YoU KNOW: sty ising. smeines whe you o e you ot t ke sy o
‘s i, e s dep b, Yo ot lons i ey i et e i
1t igh ke you e deprsi, ke, o sy ave 0 ez you g of s hings e
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whors you i o cll, s whe oo o il e thos el wih o We ok sk o
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ot e e for et of s oe oo crcrtion. Smesines whe s g0 wrg we b
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el you con el ain o st your e i . Yo oy o ot il
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Somebing o sl | ey wa s e e b more e of o we . There e soary
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[eyrp—— By Dovid Marks & fnshony Brown

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Anser Manasemens 1 your temper hjacking your 52 These 8ps and euhniqus can help you
et enger under cntrol and epres your feings in hsler weys:

indrtanding anec; e orel, ey emosion, e g b,k y i i conveys
e elling yo s sin s pscing, s o i, you ket o o sge 10
P, e, bt mesgs nve i chnce 0 b eyl So while s prely sl o e mger
ey b st v, s bk el e o s ay it s
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v, o g o ity e 0o yoe iy o gt repect. e il i g
e much e Bl hve s segaive impocan e vy pople ey, ey g, e e
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CLUES THAT THERES MORE TO YOUR ANGER THAN MEETS THE EXE

e e ol of e gt s Fkigs of sger, bt e o s s messgs
it eionsnd cxpres . ey wy wibou g conol.

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o mange sl nyour i, nd senthen you el

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IND UEALTIEY WAYS TO EXPRESS YOUR ANGER.

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GIVE YOURSELY A REALITY CHECK.
When ot i et s smein, ke ot 0 ik ot e saton Aok st

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o mpocto s nthe e e of s 1 ¢ reslyverthgting gy ot 17
1t ot g e st o ay 10 my esponse approprisfo e s’
'PROMOTE A LIFESTYLE OF WELLNESS WITH: DAVID MARKS.
‘TAKING CARE OF YOUR OVERALL MENTAL AND PIIYSICAL WELLBEING CAN HELP EASE
‘TENSION AND DEFUSE ANGER PROBLEMS

Gt snongh o A ko sl cam e v s and ave you eing e o short.
empered. Try o gt v i s f g 3l sy v s drig e oy

st Reglar. 16 clfcive vy 1 b o adcse s, e can v ou fling e
Tl o Bt ot the . Good ot e & il b

‘TALKING ABOUT PERSONAL THOUGHTS AND FLELINGS
Tain an b wy o with ol yo hve b o nyour b il may peiscns.
e e s wh v b s o ey e coueoil srvice, We ko e

(S woskers. Talig o someone who i xercing e s svion i bl you t ol ol
el o 0 can el oo e spponed

KEEPING YOURSEL BUSY 1S KEY, 1 FEEL BETTER WHEN 1 AM BUSY

Regul s sty s cxis an el your hysn s e s, Reseschers v o
v mderseexie i seting s o fc ol ek o cllctive b redcng
1k of e, You ight v 0 e sort-ce, g Ut gt you movin o ke yu o e
160 5 sty e, fn o the i afer s spci welles e ol you e you weght
o st el o e bk oo, St sl vl gl mch B
Ve e i e weight.

THINKMORE POSITIVELY.

I st sndions, our toughts e o iy b egtive, Thi o e o fcling s, gy, o
angy This seive tikin cbcmehabiea, iy whea [ callcging O e i ca
o dresion o bcome i 1 b chges i mprovemcts o o s

Groaniing Techninus
Grounding e n e s el e you i e et el o e gl i i
overnhlie s, s sy, o v

(e 5 g you s ) (e 4 g you ) (ome £ ings oucan )
(me 12 ing o cn el (e 1 g g aoct o By Carl Sly ..

- VTHE YOUTH OUTLET NEWSLETTER" Wetn/ Edor by Davi Marks nd Antbny
o/ Eded By: Kk Jordanand Kenae Spady

Sourse: st 0 you Know s Rin Up e B, St fo somthiog et By: David Marks
& Anthony Brovn (1 and 24 )

e
Prsmote Mt of o with Duvd Macks:

(Tlking abot perons houghs s folings ) (Keping youref busy s ey et et when
b i)

"B SVIART ABOUT ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, DURING INCARCERATION, JUST SAY N0t

- Angsr Managemcat by Melnd St NLA. 2nd ennse SealPILD Commication b Key
82 (Clu s mors t your Ager tha s te ey ) ( Fid Hesky ways o express
your Anger ) ( Gine yourslfa et checkp) (Talk b somese you st a-3) (E-Ciaretes b
St p)

* Flectroic Cigreien o -Ciretn F-<igact smoking s commonty called vein, it
by esig (i) o e el ot s e ko i g, g e
4 v b k0 s f gt vapisgprdocs. Asof Nov.2019-2290 e b oy
o e 47 e, A sy of 14 s s 14 e ol oo contising proets. Soeof
{helon e b signs o Brsochii Ob e s Poporn L D, whichcomsiss of
iy (o)t e severly nflmed.(Racklf)Th CDC i el i E s s .
i o o e i i e st Wi -t By S Radlfl,Now 019

Vaping Lung Discase

mopeus oF avpTIoN

(A Hors ol - Bta vkt pupie shsa akohl and dogs b thy chocse o 4o s
(8) e ol - ek ot pal sse drug and sl b seme Wlogely cosed
contain Cart ety €.

I impartens end hopeul o remambar thet some varsion ofreletiosl sl
pesic at avery e

Conrataations .1 < Skt Champ
Weside - Bk Tean: LEOPARDS / Estid - Bk Team: COAG
35 and Over 8- lock

THE YouTH OUnET- misSsioN STATEMENT

L aim b0 adirss carein sues prtinest &0 the youth of our communty: Through wisdom
Fiuder and eslenc, e will ek o sdvence the phsscal, masta, amotionl, nd.
sprieue wall bing of eur young men and i doiy 50 benefiting ur immediate communiy:

IDISCLAIMER: The st povidd il pevslers i for oo pposes and s

The Youth Gutlet ot offc s g advice.

Tebe core of yourself and sech other
aREw owLs Euam

Fomie & hairman: Anay B

CoFouder & Co Chamue:David ks HorE FOR CHANGE
CoFounder & Co Chuiua Wil “Cod Poy” Attt Decd) Sioe 2011

THIS NEWS LETTER 5 UNDER THE GREY OWLS UMBRILLA