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Before Vermont Prison Cuts Budget They Should Read Harvard Study re Nutrition/Violence Link

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Vermont Department of Corrections considering options to save $4M should read this common sense Harvard Oxford Study on nutritional deficiencies in prisoners and drug addicts that :
SYMPTOMS OF ANGER FELL AS MUCH AS 50% WITH NUTRITIONAL CORRECTION
VIOLENCE FELL AS MUCH AS 30%

There is virtually no cost to this as people have to eat.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/magazine/16wwln_ideal...
The article says that Vermont is already a national leader in finding alternative ways to deal with offenders and I hope that someone there to lead in this valiant mission.
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Consider, for example, a study conducted by researchers in Finland. They tested prisoners convicted of violent crimes and found that they had lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids than ordinary, healthy subjects. Why? Omega-3's foster the growth of neurons in the brain's frontal cortex, the bit of gray matter that controls impulsive behavior. Having enough of these fatty acids may keep violent impulses in check. Violent criminals may not be the only ones who would benefit from more fatty acids in their diet. In a recent double-blind trial, when omega-3's were given to people with a history of substance abuse, the symptoms of "anger" fell by 50 percent. ______________________________________________________________

December 13, 2007
By WILSON RING The Associated Press
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=...

MONTPELIER ? The Vermont Department of Corrections is considering closing one of the state's prisons and releasing some nonviolent offenders from state supervision as part of an effort to pare $4 million from next year's budget.

Those were two of the possibilities included in a message Corrections Commissioner Rob Hofmann sent to his staff Tuesday as he was delivering to state lawmakers a 150-page proposal to reduce the rate of growth of the Corrections budget.
CarolynGillis

1 response // Before Vermont Prison Cuts Budget They Should Read Harvard Study re Nutrition/Violence Link

  • Why does it take so long for this type of easy solution to click in? While it is not a silver bullet for the whole problem it is certainly can be a large part of the solution.
    it is easy for drug companies to sell often faulty ideas with their billions in budgets and adorable touching ads than to offer a simple no hassle solution to anyone these days.
    CarolynGillis

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