Prison PT
Caring for the incarcerated
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inmate perspective #4- slippery slope
slippery slope He was a good kid in high school. Really into sports. Mostly soccer. When he graduated, he started hanging with a different crowd. “My brother told me, you better watch out. You gotta change who you’re hanging out with.” He didn’t really realize it but he was in it. The drug dealing. It’s…
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life inside Part 2
Image of the mess hall murals taken from the publication, “Wall City” on tour: harshness and light Continuing from Part 1…… We cross the yard, which is empty today because there are canine searches going on this week in the condemned units. I hear from officers that they did find 5 man-made weapons thus far.…
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life inside Part 1
on tour: harshness and light I was grateful to be given the opportunity to go on a tour of the prison with the Public Information Officer (PIO). This is a privelege provided to judges, attorneys, state officials and schools to name a few. And to employees if they want it. I was scheduled to be…
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when to discharge
the challenge of letting go I’m finding a new challenge as I’ve seen the same patients for over a month now. I’m wondering when and how I discharge them from their current PT plan of care. So many of their issues are chronic. And while it would be helpful to continue seeing them for months…
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