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Cook County Jail PRC

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3026 South California Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608


Interviews from Linda, Steve, Trebor, Ged
Why did you choose this facility?
Linda: Court order
Steve: COURT ORDER
Trebor: Court Ordered
Geddy: Court ordered (To receive a better sentence)

Tell us about the experience - was it positive or negative?
Linda: Negative they wouldnt let me do drugs
Steve: THIS EXPERIENCE WAS NOT NOT POSITIVE, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GET ANY RESPECT IN THIS PROGRAM YOU MUST BE BLACK IF YOU ARE NOT YOU WILL BE VERY LUCKY TO MAKE IT OUT!! THE COUNSLERS CHARLES HOARD MRS.FELICA ARE VERY PREJUDICE AGAINST WHITES AND GIVE THEM A VERY HARD TIME , THIS IS DISCRIMINATION... I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF MENTAL ABUSE AND SO HAS OTHER IMATES, MY ATTORNEY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THER WILL BE LEGAL ACTION!!!!
Trebor: As stated above the experience is not the same as being a white person. I was also "treated" by the counselor Charles Hoard, who was accompanied by Mr. Lee and a NON COUNSELOR, rated as a case manager Angie. The problem I saw was there was absolutely no rehabilitation involved. The counselors are ex offenders/drug addicts who were able to overcome their offenses and become employees of this company. They were extremely rude in everything they did. Most of the time they only made you feel as though you could only get out if you did as they asked. They basically threatened most with complacence or you would end up serving an additional thirty days as you needed to go back to see your judge and they held the KEY by sending their progress reports to your judge. I watched an inmate who had great artistic skills be held 60 days past his original sentence because "they" needed him to create posters for the floor we were on. Because I was white, I felt that I was singled out in cases. Time and time again I was asked to date case materials to my situation by back dating, thus seeing that they were not doing their job in a timely, efficient manor. I also knew extensively about numerous accounts of "them" not sending off the records to the courts within the time permitted to the inmate’s judges, thus making the inmate have to stay an additional amount of time until their next court date. That may be fine for "them" who are able to walk out the door and go home but for the inmate this generally meant another court date which was on average 30 more days in incarceration. We were asked to "PERFORM" our routine just before some Asian dignitaries’ were to come and review the program for "PURCHASE". The ignorance I was able to see on this floor with these counselors was so unacceptable that it was sickening. The county and others must take a real hard look at where their hard earned TAX DOLLARS are going because in my opinion it is surely being wasted within this floor and with this group of counselors. I felt because I was an inmate who actually made more per year than they did that I was not to be a person heard from or was able to speak my mind. This mind you on top of the fact that most of the DCSI officers on the floor where just as rude and obnoxious (That is another blog within itself).
Geddy: Well, the positive part was that the judge went from offering me three years in prison, to two years of probation just for doing 95 days in the jails re-hab unit. Also, the drug unit has better (private) showers, and the staff treat the detainees slightly better then the jail.

Do you feel the program was successful?
Linda: No im still doing coke
Steve: NO IT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL
Trebor: Not in the least amount!! I specifically stated that my first action upon release was to go relapse and their only answer was: We’ll be seeing you back here again". There was not one iota of one on one counseling done here. Not ONE!!
Geddy: Not really. I thought that it was quite asinine. The inmates are supposed to basically run it. The better you behave, the more power you get on the unit. One good thing about it is the fact that there is NO gang intimidation. Being a white guy that weighs about 140, that was good! Just the thought of returning to that place has made me not want to do heroin anymore!

What advice would you give somebody considering going to this facility?
Linda: Dont do it. Its a waste of time.
Steve: DON'T DO IT IN COOK COUNTY JAIL
Trebor: Not what I would ever consider a treatment facility. Take your time in another division unless you are of black descendent or as the counselors say, "If you don't like it, bond out".
Geddy: I would say "Go for it", and go in with an open mind. If you really wanted to get something out of it, you could. At first, it's better than the jail, but after a while, it get's real repetative. And the best part is, if you don't like it, and want to leave, you are free to go back to the jail. When I was there, alot of people complained, but NO ONE voluntarily left.