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01-09-2011, 07:06 PM
#62
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Illinois
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I have to agree, what a great job and service you are doing. Butttt looking at those pictures, are you sure you want to turn your back on a criminal with scissors or a rotary cutter in their hand?? Just a thought, are they harden criminals or just B & E's or fraud??? Sorry, I dont mean to offend, I just wasn't sure and I dont want to judge. It could be i'm just jealous because they hand quilt better than i do.
01-09-2011, 07:21 PM
#64
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Texas
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One thing you can count on in a prison is that no one wants to be responsible for something happening that affects the whole group. This quilting program is a premium job for this group. They are on Protective Custody for various reasons. That means they can't be mixed with the General Population of inmates, so they can't work in places like the kitchen, laundry, commissary & the like.
They know that if they were to do something stupid like try to steal a pair of scissors or harm me in any way, not only would the program be shut down, but EVERYONE in this housing unit would know who was responsible for causing all of them to loose their job. There aren't other premium jobs back there. Their lives would be miserable, if not in danger.
These guys are eager to make sure everything is accounted for every day. I choose who gets to be a Production leader. I usually ask for a group opinion of any inmate I am considering as everyone has to get along to be able to work together. These guys are actually very honest with me because of this. They will tell me things I might not know about an inmate - both good and bad. I appreciate their info. So far, I haven't had any sort of problem. I wil call for a tool check & everything has to be returned to the tool box. Nothing has ever gone missing.
I have always treated these guys with respect & they, in turn, respect me. This program is now 9 years old.
They know that if they were to do something stupid like try to steal a pair of scissors or harm me in any way, not only would the program be shut down, but EVERYONE in this housing unit would know who was responsible for causing all of them to loose their job. There aren't other premium jobs back there. Their lives would be miserable, if not in danger.
These guys are eager to make sure everything is accounted for every day. I choose who gets to be a Production leader. I usually ask for a group opinion of any inmate I am considering as everyone has to get along to be able to work together. These guys are actually very honest with me because of this. They will tell me things I might not know about an inmate - both good and bad. I appreciate their info. So far, I haven't had any sort of problem. I wil call for a tool check & everything has to be returned to the tool box. Nothing has ever gone missing.
I have always treated these guys with respect & they, in turn, respect me. This program is now 9 years old.
01-09-2011, 09:01 PM
#69
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: McMinnville, oregon
Posts: 610
your are one special lady...you are doing a wonderful job...thanks for the info. i also sent the website to a dear friend in california who works in the prison ministry...you are a blessing... :-D
01-09-2011, 09:58 PM
#70
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: So Cal
Posts: 576
I can hardly wait until my issue arrives. It seems that I read about either this program or another one in a prison in one of the quilting magazines about a year ago. Was that you too?
I think they were asking for fabric, patterns, etc. Could you use that also? If yes, let us know.
I think they were asking for fabric, patterns, etc. Could you use that also? If yes, let us know.
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