now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. that s all 144 of them. case manager beverly gillmore is the primary link to the rest of the world for the inmates. i came from the south. i was so protected and so green when i came here. and when i started learning more about the needs of offender population i thought why can t i be an advocate for them? on a daily basis they will send letters to me or notes
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offend respect taking over sections of the dining hall, either designating them for race or different gangs. so the department adopted a policy to have assigned seating to where the staff controlled the flow of the offender population in the dining hall. as the inmates come in, we re going to have them sit two rows at a time. once they fill up those two rows, we re going to step back and give them an additional two rows to sit down. i think it s a little easier because we can keep them all in front of us. before, they would be behind us, coming in and out, back and forth. it s just easier for us to keep an eye on them. you have to fill every seat. you can t tell somebody you ain t sitting there. if you won t sit at a table, then you have to throw your tray away. you can t eat it. you hin off of your tray, and you have to leave the chow hall, which makes you hate a little more. now you re hungry and you re pissed off. such anger reached a boiling point the very next day when an i
the worst food you ve ever ate in your life. i don t even know how they call it food. everyday, seeing people take for granted, we cherish right now. wabash valley correctional facility a maximum security prison on the western edge of indiana. the center piece of the rural town of carlisle. the inmate population of nearly 2,200 out numbers local residents 4-1. many of indiana s most violent offenders are sent here. the approximate breakdown for offenders that have committed serious offenses against a person which may be murder, voluntary manslaughter, battery, assault is approximately 35% to 40% of our offender population. the most violent of these offenders are housed in single person cells, 23 hours a day in the secured confinement unit. 1205. few however are more
housed in the secured confinement unit. most inmates have assaulted staff or other offenders and are now held inside windowless single-man cells 23 hours a day. they take their meals alone and even phone calls, which are allowed once a week, are made from the isolation of their cells. in this confinement unit we have to deliver all of their services. i try to make contact with every one of my offenders at least once a week. that s all 144 of them. case manager beverly gillmore is the primary link to the rest of the world for the inmates. i came from the south. i was so protected and so green when i came here. and when i started learning more about the needs of offender population i thought why can t i be an advocate for them?