There was a story in todays paper about the Drew coming to Boise. In the per interview with him there were some questions asked and one was about a visit to an Idaho prison.

It shows how most of society feels before talking to these men in prison, but it also points out that even thought you are afraid of inmates once you talk to them they are regular people. To bad more people wouldnt have the oportuity to talk to inmates. I think that it would go a long ways


Q: You once visited the Idaho State Maximum Security Prison in Orofino to talk to inmates about the "Parenting with Dignity" program. What was that like?

A: That was the one of the more intimidating things that I've done. You walk in there and the bars slam behind you, and you're locked inside. It was a pretty intimidating situation. But once you started talking to these guys, you didn't feel like you were in danger. You felt like there were a lot of guys in there who were relatively normal guys who made a mistake. ... We had an amazing response — a lot responded in a more dramatic way than people on the outside.