It's been a rough week
@marymary621 (150)
Ogden, Utah
May 16, 2024 9:22am CST
It's been a rough week here.
In my discussion titled Incarcerated I told you about my son being in jail for probation violation. Court for the violation was Tuesday and they sentenced him to 5 years.
I know it's his own fault but it's so difficult!
Also, they have him in solitary confinement. I'm pretty sure I understand the reason why and that's because, as I told you in the other discussion, my son has a lot of mental illness issues.
He gets so paranoid and then starts screaming, cursing, glaring at a person like he wants to kill them. I think solitary is for his own safety.
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@marymary621 (150)
• Ogden, Utah
20 May
I would think so but that's just how the state of KY works, which is where he lives.
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@HaruLoid (1588)
• Philippines
21 May
@marymary621 That's actually a bad provision. Even if a person is detained or convicted, they still have the right to be treated humanely even inside prisons. If they were to discover that an accused has a mental healthy issue, they should have put him in an institution.
That's what we do here in our country.
@grenery8 (10789)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 May
@marymary621 o,that is a relief that he can get out. I though they are not letting him out. Books do good things to people;excellent idea
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@marymary621 (150)
• Ogden, Utah
22 May
@grenery8 He asked for a certain book and I sent that and I found a crossword puzzle/word find book based off the same book. So not only can he read he can do the puzzle book also. I hope he likes it.
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@marymary621 (150)
• Ogden, Utah
20 May
They let him out of solitary once a day for exercise, seeing other people and he has always been a loner. He likes to be alone. He reads a lot also and I've been sending him books.
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@xstitcher (32502)
• Petaluma, California
18 May
And they just put him in a regular jail? If he has mental issues you'd at least think they'd put him in a special facility. 
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@marymary621 (150)
• Ogden, Utah
20 May
They have him in a special unit of the jail and so far he seems to be doing a lot better. Hopefully it lasts.
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@hellobunny (33)
• United States
10 Jun
Sometimes those mental health issues will take a toll on loved ones and cause them to do things that, well, land them in jail. I am sorry you and your son are going through this. I hope that something good happens in the future. Right now, just love him from afar, do what you can for you and, know that this is best for him at this time. I wish you the very best in the future.
