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2009-04-27
By: Barry Moore
The other day, while arranging for another student tour at Purgatory Prison with Deputy Kosan, who graciously handles the programming there with the,same dedication and skill she employed as a professional ballerina-which was what she did for 20 years prior to putting on a badge-our conversation turned to the idea of setting-up a special tour for just the parents and their children at some point during our next Family Weekend (June 5-7), probably on Sunday. I said I thought it was a terrific idea, but we'd have to poll you, the parents, to see what you think of it. Hence, this letter.
If the proposed tour she has in mind is anything like the one we do with the students, then you can look forward to seeing a short video presentation on the history of Purgatory and its dayday operation; a disturbing collection of prisoner-made weapons; a Taser demonstration; and a live Q/A session with a male and/or female inmate. Regarding that part of the tour-nothing quite prepares you for when he/she is escorted to a chair in handcuffs and shackles and then begins to tell "it like it is," It's one thing to sit 10 feet away from a prison reality show on a flat screen TV while snacking on chips and dip and it's quite another to sit 10 feet away from a heavily tattooed gang banger from Ogden and hearing them talk.
If you believe that this could be a useful "tool" in your work with your child while they are still in placement, or, for that matter, after they go home, then please let us know by email* indicating how many in your family (including your child) are interested in taking the tour, so that we an plan accordingly.
Barry Moore
Transition Program Director
Red Rock Canyon School's Transition Program
By: Barry Moore
The other day, while arranging for another student tour at Purgatory Prison with Deputy Kosan, who graciously handles the programming there with the,same dedication and skill she employed as a professional ballerina-which was what she did for 20 years prior to putting on a badge-our conversation turned to the idea of setting-up a special tour for just the parents and their children at some point during our next Family Weekend (June 5-7), probably on Sunday. I said I thought it was a terrific idea, but we'd have to poll you, the parents, to see what you think of it. Hence, this letter.
If the proposed tour she has in mind is anything like the one we do with the students, then you can look forward to seeing a short video presentation on the history of Purgatory and its dayday operation; a disturbing collection of prisoner-made weapons; a Taser demonstration; and a live Q/A session with a male and/or female inmate. Regarding that part of the tour-nothing quite prepares you for when he/she is escorted to a chair in handcuffs and shackles and then begins to tell "it like it is," It's one thing to sit 10 feet away from a prison reality show on a flat screen TV while snacking on chips and dip and it's quite another to sit 10 feet away from a heavily tattooed gang banger from Ogden and hearing them talk.
If you believe that this could be a useful "tool" in your work with your child while they are still in placement, or, for that matter, after they go home, then please let us know by email* indicating how many in your family (including your child) are interested in taking the tour, so that we an plan accordingly.
Barry Moore
Transition Program Director
Red Rock Canyon School's Transition Program
