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Message 150542 (In Reply to Message 150496)
my experience


Posted by newmind6 on Apr 26, 2005 04:58 PM | Also by newmind6
Gender: Male, Age Bracket: 40 - 49, State: Pennsylvania, Country: United States
Yes myoung it is a tough issue. I communicate with some who are able to help released inmates and finding shelter is a difficult issue. I though that sex offenders had a hard time finding shelter but I have since learned that arsonists have an even more difficult time finding a place to go. Wow, someone who actually has it harder than I! Can my self pity allow for such a thing?

When I was released I went to a privately owned Community Correction Center (C.C.C.) a.k.a. halfway house. While there I was allowed to leave for purposes of establishing driving license (but could not drive yet), birth certificate, handling the setting up court cost payments, etc. Later on job searches was allowed and even some recreational ventures. I had to call in every hour (no cell phones) and report back on time. Yes, it was a mini-jail but it afforded me a bit of transition. If I wasn’t out and about I was in class or working as a facilitator (go between staff and residences). During my third month I was allowed to begin a residence search and start the process of establishing my home. I was certainly more fortunate than the average man there.

It was my p.o. who finally came and released from the center and approved my home. He checked out the area and visited me once in the three years I was on my own. To this day I keep in touch with that man because though he treated me as a citizen and not as a piece of property. I worked hard so that I could give him good reports and he in turn was one who approved of my work to regain my license to practice my profession. I continue to work to maintain what I saw as his trust, even though he is not a part of my immediate life. But he did leave an indelible imprint.

Later, when one man from another facility committed a sex crime the protests brought about swift action from the city zoning board and ended the ability of the private facilities to house sex offenders. They even had to truck them out of the centers at 2 in the morning. So I have seen men upstate wait over a year from the time they are approved for parole until they are released. Only the state run facilities are allowed (by city ordinance) to house them. But fear which is not channeled into positive action only breeds yet more fear. And more and more of these men are maxing out their sentences and being released right to the streets. No time to set up housing and job/training search. Just being dumped into communities with no transition period.

So yes, I applaud the dp1’s of my country because they at least afford an opportunity for guys to get out into the community and work to begin the rest of their lives. Unfortunately I am willing to bet her caseload is probably about 50 ~ 75 men who must be monitored. Now that’s a juggling act.:)

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Message 150496
orolan


Posted by myoung on Apr 26, 2005 05:37 AM | Also by myoung
Gender: N/A, Age Bracket: N/A, State: Pennsylvania, Country: United States

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130343, admin, Apr 13, 2004 08:06 PM [Introduction]
      130347, dp1, Apr 14, 2004 01:49 AM
            130394, orolan, Apr 14, 2004 04:55 PM
            130545, marta, Apr 16, 2004 09:10 PM
            150250, mmlbb1163, Apr 22, 2005 04:39 PM [I agree]
                  150297, dp1, Apr 23, 2005 05:25 AM
                        150402, orolan, Apr 24, 2005 09:03 PM
      130406, Silverthorne, Apr 14, 2004 06:28 PM [Mandatory Housing?]
            130452, dp1, Apr 15, 2004 02:28 AM [Silver]
      130479, fallenone, Apr 15, 2004 08:30 PM [How can you?]
            130505, dp1, Apr 16, 2004 12:07 PM [fallenone]
                  130536, fallenone, Apr 16, 2004 07:28 PM [Differences]
                  130542, orolan, Apr 16, 2004 08:08 PM
                        130546, fallenone, Apr 16, 2004 09:37 PM [Good Idea]
                              167044, Rejected
                        167043, anti, Nov 10, 2005 03:29 AM [why??]
                  130563, Silverthorne, Apr 17, 2004 07:37 AM
                        130568, orolan, Apr 17, 2004 03:15 PM
                              130570, steve, Apr 17, 2004 04:36 PM
                                    130621, Silverthorne, Apr 18, 2004 04:05 AM [Hypothetical]
                                          130625, dp1, Apr 18, 2004 04:17 AM [Nope]
                                                130741, orolan, Apr 19, 2004 02:18 AM
                                                      130775, Silverthorne, Apr 19, 2004 06:55 AM
                                                            130827, orolan, Apr 19, 2004 11:58 PM
                                                            139295, oncescorned, Aug 31, 2004 01:12 AM [oncescorned]
                                                                  139300, dp1, Aug 31, 2004 06:02 AM [oncescorned]
                                                                  139306, fallenone, Aug 31, 2004 08:08 PM
                                          130631, steve, Apr 18, 2004 06:39 AM
                                                130692, Silverthorne, Apr 18, 2004 07:36 PM [Steve]
                                    158381, homerbr, Aug 10, 2005 10:36 AM [Criminals...]
      130481, fallenone, Apr 15, 2004 08:38 PM [How can you?]
      130797, mystik, Apr 19, 2004 06:24 PM
      131117, bbby, Apr 21, 2004 09:54 PM
            131140, orolan, Apr 22, 2004 12:18 AM
                  131347, fallenone, Apr 23, 2004 04:08 PM [not yet]
                        131437, dp1, Apr 24, 2004 12:20 AM [Fallen]
                              131513, fallenone, Apr 24, 2004 08:18 PM [Doubtful]
            131155, MrTruth, Apr 22, 2004 01:47 AM
                  131348, fallenone, Apr 23, 2004 04:10 PM [Really?]
            131231, Silverthorne, Apr 22, 2004 07:01 PM [Turn it against them ?]
                  131537, Navigatr1, Apr 25, 2004 02:23 AM [Excellent Idea]
                        132149, batkitty, Apr 30, 2004 12:15 PM [How silly is this?!...]
                              132182, fallenone, Apr 30, 2004 06:25 PM [batkitty]
                        132150, Rejected
      132664, Navigatr1, May 05, 2004 05:22 AM [Turn Bases Into Camps]
            132775, Valerie, May 06, 2004 02:16 PM [There is no reason to be homeless]
                  132793, fallenone, May 06, 2004 08:23 PM
            132944, Silverthorne, May 08, 2004 09:36 AM [My idea]
                  150417, poetsdreamscape, Apr 24, 2005 10:32 PM [hospitals]
            132949, scarlett, May 08, 2004 12:13 PM
                  133086, Valerie, May 10, 2004 03:10 PM [Fallenone]
                        133102, fallenone, May 10, 2004 08:38 PM
                              133138, scarlett, May 11, 2004 12:41 AM
                              133172, dp1, May 11, 2004 02:39 PM [Fallen]
                              133189, Navigatr1, May 11, 2004 04:47 PM
                                    133193, fallenone, May 11, 2004 06:02 PM [Quick Response to Everyone]
      135982, JakeLF, Jun 13, 2004 07:50 PM [Kind of hard to track...]
      150430, myoung, Apr 25, 2005 05:25 AM [shelters and po's]
            150467, newmind6, Apr 25, 2005 10:56 PM [I agree, well mostly.]
                  150533, myoung, Apr 26, 2005 03:06 PM [newmind]
                        167012, june5, Nov 09, 2005 07:43 PM [public assistance]
            150472, orolan, Apr 26, 2005 01:41 AM
                  150496, myoung, Apr 26, 2005 05:37 AM [orolan]
                        150542, newmind6, Apr 26, 2005 04:58 PM [my experience]
      151530, dbac, May 10, 2005 02:42 AM [yes and that aint enuff]
            151559, orolan, May 10, 2005 05:43 PM
                  151573, dp1, May 10, 2005 10:27 PM
                        155144, LostTime, Jul 04, 2005 11:54 PM
                              155192, orolan, Jul 05, 2005 12:53 PM
                              155215, dp1, Jul 05, 2005 03:46 PM
                                    155216, steve, Jul 05, 2005 04:38 PM
                                          155228, newmind6, Jul 05, 2005 06:14 PM [A new year and more laws]
                                                155253, rabbitreborn, Jul 05, 2005 10:41 PM
                  151585, myoung, May 11, 2005 04:30 AM [Orolan]
            151707, orolan, May 14, 2005 04:32 AM
                  151790, myoung, May 16, 2005 04:17 AM [O]
                        151972, orolan, May 19, 2005 01:08 PM
      167037, anti, Nov 10, 2005 02:48 AM [of course....]
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