My mom is going to Pekin
I've got several questions, hopefully you can provide some insight. My mom is going in to Pekin in three days, and she's concerned about what type of questions will be asked of her in the interview with the counselor upon entering. Mostly -she is fearful of incriminating herself in any way if asked about remorse for her crime. Do they ask these types of questions? Should she worry about this? Same goes for the correspondence, if they read her outgoing mail should she be careful about expressing her feelings about Pekin, her disgust with the judicial system, things of that nature? Can they use anything you state to prevent you from the possibility of getting moved to a halfway house. She's 66, we are all concerned about her well being. She is fearful of the cultural differences of those incarcerated, of not understanding slang and having someone take this as being disrespectful. Can you offer anything there?

I've read that the boredom is mind numbing. Is it possible to donate magazines and books to the library? I suggested I could send her magazine subscriptions. She's worried about standing out as though she's in a more privleged situation than others and worried they'll take this out on her. Is her fear legit? Can we send subscriptions, books or newspapers and is this a good idea?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give us.

Welcome to PTO! I'm unsure of the rules at Pekin, but others will be along who can answer your questions with the totally correct answers... Just hang in there... I'm assuming it's a federal facility and you may want to post this under the federal forums too. Just scroll down the first page til you get to federal...

Deb

I realize that I'm late to this thread, and that she's already figured out what indoctrination covers... but since this thread is hanging here I'd like to field part of it.

When you get to a prison assessment/indoctrination station, the LAST thing they have in mind is questioning you about your crime. Your prosecution is over, your warehousing has begun. They are out to assess what kind of person is being added to the mix of folks they already have. They want to slot your housing to suit a realm of levels of custody and need.