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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 414515" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>In this state, the "wards" in Department of Juvenile Justice do get accts for money but they don't have jobs where they actually earn money- at least in this particular facility where they are all students, in the real sense. Department of Juvenile Justice claims it is "earning" money but the kids only get about 6-9 dollars per month- yes that's correct- and that is based on the level they are on. They have to earn themselves up to a higher level in order to earn the bigger amount AND they are only allowed to spend about $5 per month until they earn themselves to a higher level and then at most, it would be probably $10 a month. They can only put one "order" for paid goods in a month and these are things like snack food (he hasn't earned his way to that yet), stamps, and toiletries. They have a weekly "incentive" program where if their behavior is good daily, all week long, they can get junk food on the weekened, a phone call, etc. So it's similar but different. No- there's no way I'd send a check to his account for that amount of money but I believe him on this because he's been telling me not to bother sending him anymore money for his acct anyway. I sent $10 the second mo he was in, $10 at Chriostmas, and $10 in Jan for his b-day. He told me that would probably last him until he got out because of the limit they have on the monthly spending. Also, when he told me about this, he told me I could expect to be getting a bill from Department of Juvenile Justice- and yes- that's what they do if the kid intentionally breaks his/her eyeglasses, for example. Of course, this would all be different in an adult facility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 414515, member: 3699"] In this state, the "wards" in Department of Juvenile Justice do get accts for money but they don't have jobs where they actually earn money- at least in this particular facility where they are all students, in the real sense. Department of Juvenile Justice claims it is "earning" money but the kids only get about 6-9 dollars per month- yes that's correct- and that is based on the level they are on. They have to earn themselves up to a higher level in order to earn the bigger amount AND they are only allowed to spend about $5 per month until they earn themselves to a higher level and then at most, it would be probably $10 a month. They can only put one "order" for paid goods in a month and these are things like snack food (he hasn't earned his way to that yet), stamps, and toiletries. They have a weekly "incentive" program where if their behavior is good daily, all week long, they can get junk food on the weekened, a phone call, etc. So it's similar but different. No- there's no way I'd send a check to his account for that amount of money but I believe him on this because he's been telling me not to bother sending him anymore money for his acct anyway. I sent $10 the second mo he was in, $10 at Chriostmas, and $10 in Jan for his b-day. He told me that would probably last him until he got out because of the limit they have on the monthly spending. Also, when he told me about this, he told me I could expect to be getting a bill from Department of Juvenile Justice- and yes- that's what they do if the kid intentionally breaks his/her eyeglasses, for example. Of course, this would all be different in an adult facility. [/QUOTE]
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