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Has anyone been an inmate for the sake of their kid?
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 279990" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I've never heard of a program where the parents are part of the jail visit - there's a lot of liability issues there. Was the mother cited for not making the son go to school?</p><p> </p><p>I work in a close security State prison and we used to have a program like that for kids, but they just spent the day there, didn't stay over. It was loosely based on the "Scared Straight" programs. It was for kids considered to be "at risk" or boys from various wilderness programs. It was all very closely controlled (but the kids didn't know that). They would bring in a busload of them, some of them strutting around and full of bravado, and take them in to a conference room in the admin building where they were lectured about what to do and what not to do when they were taken inside. Then they were shook down, given little tags to wear, and taken inside. The look on some of their faces when those heavy metal trap gates slammed closed behind them was priceless! They'd take them on a tour of the facility, right through the yard and compound, where the inmates did their part by hooting and yelling and whistling at them. For most of them, that alone would have been enough! They visited some of the regular housing units and then they went to the maximum security building where they were each locked into little max security cells and given their lunch (in a styrofoam tray, plastic spoon to eat with). Then they'd kind of take their time about letting them out, which convinced even the hardcore ones that they didn't want to be there!</p><p> </p><p>When they finally let them out, they'd bring them back to the admin conference room and they had five or six (very carefully selected) inmates come in and talk to them. They were all trustees and really good inmates but the kids didn't know that. One guy is about 6'7" and covered in tattoos. They didn't yell at them but they were brutally honest with them and told them exactly how it was, and where they were headed and how they needed to straighten up their act. The program was very, very effective but unfortunately it was discontinued because they were afraid of the liability and possible legal issues. It's a shame too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 279990, member: 1883"] I've never heard of a program where the parents are part of the jail visit - there's a lot of liability issues there. Was the mother cited for not making the son go to school? I work in a close security State prison and we used to have a program like that for kids, but they just spent the day there, didn't stay over. It was loosely based on the "Scared Straight" programs. It was for kids considered to be "at risk" or boys from various wilderness programs. It was all very closely controlled (but the kids didn't know that). They would bring in a busload of them, some of them strutting around and full of bravado, and take them in to a conference room in the admin building where they were lectured about what to do and what not to do when they were taken inside. Then they were shook down, given little tags to wear, and taken inside. The look on some of their faces when those heavy metal trap gates slammed closed behind them was priceless! They'd take them on a tour of the facility, right through the yard and compound, where the inmates did their part by hooting and yelling and whistling at them. For most of them, that alone would have been enough! They visited some of the regular housing units and then they went to the maximum security building where they were each locked into little max security cells and given their lunch (in a styrofoam tray, plastic spoon to eat with). Then they'd kind of take their time about letting them out, which convinced even the hardcore ones that they didn't want to be there! When they finally let them out, they'd bring them back to the admin conference room and they had five or six (very carefully selected) inmates come in and talk to them. They were all trustees and really good inmates but the kids didn't know that. One guy is about 6'7" and covered in tattoos. They didn't yell at them but they were brutally honest with them and told them exactly how it was, and where they were headed and how they needed to straighten up their act. The program was very, very effective but unfortunately it was discontinued because they were afraid of the liability and possible legal issues. It's a shame too. [/QUOTE]
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