Escape From Freedom
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:24 pm
"Incarcerated at age 15 and released from state prison at 26, Steven Jouir Glaze promised the world he would make a better future for himself. On Thursday, his life ended in tragedy.
The Pepin County, Wis., sheriff's office Tuesday identified a body found last week along railroad tracks near Lake Pepin, as Glaze.
The St. Paul man's body was discovered at 2:45 p.m. Thursday on a frozen embankment near the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks, according to a statement from Sheriff Joel Wener. The Ramsey County medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy and identification.
ABC affiliate WXOW-19 of La Crosse, Wis., reported that Glaze was believed to have been there for less than 24 hours, but authorities did not know how he got to the remote area several miles east of Pepin.
Steven Glaze is shown during a 2008 interview while he was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Rush City, Minn. (Pioneer Press: Scott
Steven Glaze is shown during a 2008 interview while he was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Rush City, Minn. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
The station said he was not dressed for the cold weather.
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Interviewed by the Pioneer Press in November 2008 while he awaited release from a state facility in Rush City, Glaze likened himself to a statistic, a walking example of the nation's recidivism rate.
"It's definitely a serious embarrassment, because I had a career, my family, school and goals," Glaze said at the time. "I've run my whole life. Unfortunately, I'm still running. That comes with the growing."
"You don't worry as much on the inside," Glaze also said. "Sure, you worry about your family and getting a job if you're close to release. ... On the streets, you wake up to life itself, and you're faced with every demon ... every (decision), whether you're going to be a responsible father to your children, whether you're going to be a good husband to your wife."
http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_2749 ... ds-tragedy
I wonder just how many criminals actually prefer incarceration (restricted freedom; food, clothing and shelter provided) to the freedom and individual responsiblity necessarily involved in living on the outside in a democratic society?
The Pepin County, Wis., sheriff's office Tuesday identified a body found last week along railroad tracks near Lake Pepin, as Glaze.
The St. Paul man's body was discovered at 2:45 p.m. Thursday on a frozen embankment near the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks, according to a statement from Sheriff Joel Wener. The Ramsey County medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy and identification.
ABC affiliate WXOW-19 of La Crosse, Wis., reported that Glaze was believed to have been there for less than 24 hours, but authorities did not know how he got to the remote area several miles east of Pepin.
Steven Glaze is shown during a 2008 interview while he was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Rush City, Minn. (Pioneer Press: Scott
Steven Glaze is shown during a 2008 interview while he was incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Rush City, Minn. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
The station said he was not dressed for the cold weather.
.............
Interviewed by the Pioneer Press in November 2008 while he awaited release from a state facility in Rush City, Glaze likened himself to a statistic, a walking example of the nation's recidivism rate.
"It's definitely a serious embarrassment, because I had a career, my family, school and goals," Glaze said at the time. "I've run my whole life. Unfortunately, I'm still running. That comes with the growing."
"You don't worry as much on the inside," Glaze also said. "Sure, you worry about your family and getting a job if you're close to release. ... On the streets, you wake up to life itself, and you're faced with every demon ... every (decision), whether you're going to be a responsible father to your children, whether you're going to be a good husband to your wife."
http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_2749 ... ds-tragedy
I wonder just how many criminals actually prefer incarceration (restricted freedom; food, clothing and shelter provided) to the freedom and individual responsiblity necessarily involved in living on the outside in a democratic society?