Prison PT
Caring for the incarcerated
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perspective from the row
listen for yourselves This one’s a short one. It’s an offer to listen to the voices from “The Row.” The Ear Hustle Podcast recently interviewed 4 individuals who received re-sentencing on their cases. They were released from Death Row where some had spent 30 to 40+ years. They now live on the mainline at the…
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inmate perspective #12
loving yourself Coming back today with hopefully a more uplifting report than my last post. Also noting that, by the way, at the prison we don’t refer to them as inmates. They are respectfully “residents.” But if you ask any of them, they’ll say, “no, we’re inmates.” And for you, the general reader, you’ll likely…
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questioning
contemplating JUDGMENT I’ve been sitting on this one for a while. I wondered if I should even write about it. But here goes. A patient on our roster was dealing with a debilitating neurological disease. I won’t even name it because it might be too revealing. The disease does not have a good prognosis. And…
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so the saying goes
one day chickens, next day FEATHERS Have you heard this saying? “One day chicken, next day feathers.” It’s the reply that one of my patients nearly always gives me in response to “how’s the day?” Now, if he doesn’t say it, I’ll ask, “is it a chicken day or a feathers day?” You might instantly…
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