Today I had the opportunity to listen to Max speak to my Sociology 484 class, a class focused on the Sociology of prisons and the culture within them. Max did an excellent job with his presentation, offering a lot of interesting information about the purpose of Oregon's department of corrections and an overview of how things are run, funded, maintained, and the inmates within the Oregon prison system. I left the presentation with a much better grasp of the DOC and what they are trying to do to protect the public and also to help the inmates who are trying to re-enter society. By the looks of things, Max's job is not something that I would wish on anyone, due to the amount of stress and responsibility placed upon him by trying to run an agency with an annual budget of 1 billion + dollars. Needless to say, we should all be proud of him for his ability to do this job, because it is a very important one. I definitely look up to him for his hard work and dedication and for his ability to handle such responsibility. Well done Max! Also, thanks for taking Kristy and I to lunch!
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