Children’s Defense Fund
Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Factsheet
Indiana
March 2009
The Children's Defense Fund Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Campaign is a national and community crusade to engage
families, youths, communities and policy makers in the development of healthy, safe and educated children. Poverty,
racial disparities and a culture of punishment rather than prevention and early intervention are key forces driving the
pipeline.
Poverty
Poor children lag behind their peers in many ways beyond income; they are less healthy, trail in emotional and intellectual
development, and do not perform as well in school. The challenges that poor children face accumulate and interact,
casting long shadows throughout their lives. Every year that we keep children in poverty costs our nation half a trillion
dollars in lost productivity, poorer health and increased crime.
In Indiana among all children, 1 in 6 (17.3 percent or 267,610) is poor.
For White, non-Latino children, 1 in 7 (13.9 percent or 174,420) is poor.
For Asian/Pacific Islander children, 1 in 7 (14.6 percent or 2,964) is poor.
For Latino children, 3 in 10 (29.3 percent or 33,354) are poor.
For Black children, 1 in 3 (35.7 percent or 58,345) is poor.
In Indiana, a baby is born poor every 29 minutes.
A White, non-Latino baby is born poor every 46 minutes.
A Latino baby is born poor every 3 hours.
A Black baby is born poor every 4 hours.
An Asian/Pacific Islander baby is born poor every 2 days.
Health Care
The United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, yet children’s health status in our country is among the worst in the
industrialized world.
In 2007, an estimated 132,000 children (7.9 percent) were uninsured in Indiana.
In 2006, 7,268 babies (8.2 percent) were born at low birthweight in Indiana. This included:
6.7 percent of Latino babies.
7.6 percent of White, non-Latino babies.
14.1 percent of Black, non-Latino babies.
26.0 percent of two-year-olds in Indiana did not receive all recommended immunizations in 2007.
Early Childhood Education
Studies reveal that those enrolled in high quality early childhood education programs are more likely to complete higher
levels of education, have higher earnings, be in better health and be in stable relationships, and are less likely to commit a
crime or be incarcerated. Yet many children are not enrolled in these programs.
In the 2006-2007 school year, 9.7 percent of 3-year-olds and 16.5 percent of 4-year-olds were enrolled in state-funded
preschool programs in Indiana.
In 2005-2006, 14,213 children were enrolled in Head Start and Early Head Start in Indiana. Of these:
11.6 percent were Latino.
25.9 percent were Black, non Latino.
57.1 percent were White, non-Latino.
WHERE IS JOVANNI ? THe Powers That Can Change this Jovanni and I Lorenzo and Have Not will have to Speak w/Yahweh about THis , I Know because I do all the Time !
Satan, the Devil, is a concept strongly supported by the Bible. Jesus had a lot to say about Satan. From Genesis to Revelation, the Devil is presented as a serious threat.
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In Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 13, Jesus preached the parable of the weeds. The Disciples wanted to know what it meant. Jesus had these things to say about the Devil in explaining that teaching: He is the Evil One. He is the enemy. Evil men are his sons. He sows weeds among the wheat. (Matthew 13: 38-39) Matthew also quotes Jesus as saying that Satan has a kingdom (12:26) and another name: Beelzebul (12:28). Later on while Jesus is teaching about the Final Judgement he says: “Away to the eternal fire, which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels”. (25:41) Satan has angels with him and eternal fire is his destiny.
James and Peter also wrote about the Devil in their letters. James said “Resist the Devil and he will run away from you.” (James 4: 7) Peter wrote “Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Be firm in your faith and resist him.” (1 Peter 5: 8-9)
In Ephesians, the same apostle declares about Satan, “the ruler of the spiritual powers in space, the spirit who now controls the people who disobey God.” (Eph.2: 2) and “Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil’s evil tricks. For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities and cosmic powers of this dark age.” (Eph. 6: 11-12)
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The writers of the New Testament letters also had a great respect for the Devil. Paul wrote in 2nd Corinthians to “keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us” (2Cor. 2:11), “their minds have been kept in the dark by the evil god of this world.” (2Cor.4: 4), “Even Satan can disguise himself to look like an angel of light.” (2Cor.11: 14)
Yahweh's Sacred Calendar and The Phases of The Moon http://t.co/5wxgXIZ ,Jesus Lived in India and Died http://t.co/X9p23SC ,The lost tomb of Jesus" BANNED in India http://t.co/4aoYt22 , The Great Name is Yahshua not Jesus PT 1 of 8 http://t.co/gAlU7cE ,Good Times Messiyah Yahshua falsely called "Jesus" http://t.co/upF2PMj ,The Face of Yahshua, who the world falsely calls "Jesus" http://t.co/gJQ2hdk ,Why the Lost Tomb of Yahshua is NOT a fraud http://t.co/bKWlutU , John records Jesus describing the Devil as “the prince of this world” (12:31, 14:30). Jesus said, “You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father’s desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies.” (John 8: 44) , palestinianamericancongress] Jerusalem and the unraveling of "the peace process industry"
Al-Jazeera just announced the release of 1600 internal and classified documents that reveal devastating information on the nature and scale of concessions offered by Palestinian negotiators. The Guardian reported that " The overwhelming impression that emerges from the confidential records of a decade of Middle East peace talks is of the weakness and desperation of Palestinian leaders, the unyielding correctness of Israeli negotiators and the often contemptuous attitude towards the Palestinian side shown by US politicians and officials. " I think that it spells the end of the peace process industry an 18 year sham that facilitated colonization and enriched a few individuals while destroying our lives.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad maybe the guy salvaged from the process as he can claim only overseeing the institutions to serve the Palestinian population in the ghettos and concentration camps in the rest of the West Bank. The gates to areas like what remains of Bethlehem district (13%) are for now open (yes there are literal gates).There are thousands of "general managers" and other office holders in the Palestinian authority. There are tens of thousands of uneducated individuals (selected for being uneducated and for passing security clearance by Israeli and American officials) who serve in the many security divisions of the Palestinian Authority. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer here but this still meant that on average the GDP is higher in the Palustans today than 8 years ago (though per capita not higher than 1999). This youtube from a recent visit gives you a glimpse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RbhpyDGIac I was both saddened and yet strangely energized by the visit. The relentless effort to transform the city to make it "Jewish" (whatever that means) involved relentless efforts at ethnic cleansing. Just in the past two years, over 10,000 Palestinians from East Jerusalem had their residency rights revoked. The vocal minority that always changes things is getting more vocal.
As I say in my lectures: collectively all humanity has a choice and it is not between one-state or two-states, colonialism or an Fundamentalist state structure (whether Islamic Jewish, or Christian). The choice is between having a set of International laws and human rights that apply to everyone (beginning with the 7 million Palestinian refugees and displaced people) OR a law of the jungle where "might makes right." The latter choice is a lose-lose scenario since we are in an era where biological, nuclear and chemical weapons are easy to come by and can destroy civilization. The former choice requires we begin by educating our selves on our own civil society power. Simon Bolivar, the visionary revolutionary who pushed for independence and unity of countries in South America once said: “They have succeeded in dominating us more through ignorance, than through force”. Indeed. La Luta Continua.
Black leaders regroup to address widening poverty among African American children
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