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Closing Advice

Interview with Stan, Rich and Claudia

JM: What else would you want a friend or family member to know if they have a loved one going to this jail?
Stan: Be respectful and learn from your mistakes and get out asap.
Rich: Some words of simple advice to friends and family who may have a loved one going to this jail, is that it is always best to pay cash, whenever possible, for commissary items at the jail lobby/jail kiosk, rather than by credit or debit card through the internet or phone. Kiosk/lobby payments in cash are credited almost immediately to the inmate's account (or at least by the next business day). Credit/debit payments take 3 to 5 business days, and as such the inmate may not receive the funds in enough time to make his once-per-week commissary order. Always load telephone funds, unless you have a strong reason otherwise, in 'debit' form, instead of being linked to your own telephone number, so the inmate has the opportunity to call persons other than yourselves. If your loved one cannot receive commissary for whatever reason, he/she can at least receive a 'care package' (something independent of commissary, and not affected by punishments or sanctions or monies owed to the jail) that contains a selection of food and hygiene items normally available on commissary, as well as things like stamped envelopes, pencils, etc.
Claudia: TO please put some kind of money on there books even 20 dollars a week is better then nothing each weeks. seriously its soooo sad to have nothing while in there and its very hard to survive like that.

JM: If somebody knows they will be serving time in this jail what is your advice to them?
Stan: Don't go to jail, go to school, make a life for yourself and family.
Rich: Naturally, the jail experience is not going to be a pleasant one. And this jail seems to be less providing for concessions, and even some routine basic needs, to inmates than even other near-by community jails are claimed to be by the inmate population who have been around. My best advice is to remain strong, maintain hope and fight despondency, if you feel you are wronged or slighted by the official processes within the jail, be persistent in seeking a resolution, and be thankful that this is only county jail time and not a full-fledged prison.
Claudia: To be sure to wear in the items of clothing that you can keep. also to bring cash with you to put into your inmate account that way you can shop commissary the first week you are there. and to mail yourself in some picture the day befor you go so that your there when they arrive and you ahve pictures of family and also to order yourself some reading material off of amazon cuz it takes about a week or two to get delivered and you will be there when it arrives that wya you have GOOD books that you like to help pass the time. make sure yoiu have at least one friend of family memeber on the outside to support you such as put some money on your books or to write you letter or send you books/cards its very hard when you ahve no support and get no mail. people dont realize how much ONE single letter can mean to someone in jail but its veyr precious

JM: Please list any other jail or rehab facilities you have been to.
Rich: I have been only to a juvenile detention facility and no other jail or detention or rehab facilities/centers.
Claudia: I have been to CPI rehah (community programs Inc.) I have been to Harbor Light rehab also. I have been to Oakland County Jail and Deleware county jail.