this mod s called echo mod. it s the mod that s designated for chronically mentally ill people for the most part. mental health clinician george stone is an integral member of the echo mod staff. you have people that are pretty disturbed. and people that are normal or next to normal. as a way of mixing it up, we find that the prisoners can help each other that way. i like it here because it s way quieter. i have an anxiety problem. there s less of that in here. there s really no threats in here. ernest rogers has bipolar disorder. he s serve an 85-year sentence for robbery and attempted murder. i just lost it. i wasn t on my meds or nothing. the judge said due to my mental illness, you know, he said although i didn t kill anybody, i it wasn t from the lack of effort. despite the violence of their crimes, stone insists on treating all of the inmates in echo mod with respect.
advised. alaska s department of corrections is the largest provider of mental health care services in the state. at spring creek correctional center, all officers receive some training in working with the mentally ill. a mandate since the behavior of many of these inmates can be so unpredictable. one prisoner s actions even led to the death of his cellmate. we warn you, the details of his crimes are graphic. what s difficult for me is when you remember what some of these guys have done, and you think, i ve just treated that person civilly. why would i want to do that? it s a little hard to think about that sometimes. they re still people. they still deserve to be treated with respect. located in a corner of the sprawling correctional complex is an isolated mod which houses a special segment of the inmate population.
17 years. from dealing with him when he first came to the facility. at this point in time he is one of our extreme management problems. this is me when i was 20 years old. i don t have my photo album now because i m being punished for being defiant. i m being treated like this for fighting. fist fighting. who are you fighting? bullies. troublemakers. predators. dudes that go and pick on everybody else. i don t go say, hey, i m looking for somebody to get in a fight with. this guy looks like a good candidate. but he doesn t play well with others. and so he s stays here. i ve been in a fight in bravo mod. i ve been in a fight in charlie mod. i ve been in a fight in delta mod. i ve been in a fight on the rec yard. it very seldom has anything to do with staff but it s other prisoners. you know how it is in prison, a guy talks smack, you ve got to hit him. got in a fight with a
we warn you, the details of his crimes are graphic. what s difficult for me is when you remember what some of these guys have done, and you think, i ve just treated that person civilly. why would i want to do that? it s a little hard to think about that sometimes. they re still people. they still deserve to be treated with respect. located in a corner of the sprawling correctional complex is an isolated mod which houses a special segment of the inmate population. this mod s called echo mod. it s the mod that s designated for chronically mentally ill people for the most part. mental health clinician george stone is an integral member of the echo mod staff. you have people that are pretty disturbed. and people that are normal or next to normal. as a way of mixing it up, we find that the prisoners can help each other that way. i like it here because it s way quieter.
i m always doodling for something to do. i thought that organized crime was cool. i thought drug dealers were cool. i watched what s the name of the movie scarface 20 times. sergeant gary elde, a 20-year veteran of the facility, knows bright very well. i ve known him for about 16, 17 years. from dealing with him when he first came to the facility. at this point in time he is one of our extreme management problems. this is me when i was 20 years old. i don t have my photo album now because i m being punished for being defiant. i m being treated like this for fighting. fist fighting. who are you fighting? bullies. troublemakers. predators. dudes that go and pick on everybody else. i don t go say, hey, i m looking for somebody to get in a fight with. this guy looks like a good candidate. but he doesn t play well with others. and so he s stays here. i ve been in a fight in bravo mod. i ve been in a fight in charlie