My Husband is going there soon and I would like to know if anyone can tell me anything about it there. Like rules and is there weekend passes to go home or if anyone liked or hated it . Anything at all would be greatly appreciated.

Congratulations on your husband making it to Wichita work release. From what I have heard, I'm sure he will like it there.

I don't have anyone there, so can't really tell you anything. I do have a friend whose son is there. Hopefully she will see your post & reply.

Wishing you the best.
JnKS

Hi there, my son is in the Wichita Work Release Facility. It is an alright facility, the rules are basically the same as any prison. You can send him clothes for the first 60 days. They have to be mailed and make sure you take the price tags off if they are new. I am really not positive how many of each but I think it is a total of 30 outer wear items. Then you can send like 4 pair of shoes and underware is like 7 pair. He can have jogging suits and also shorts. he will be able to leave with you on Sunday to go to Church. YOu have to have your car approved and also you have to have a valid dl and insurance. That is it. They go to Walmart shopping and if he is work release and not permanent parting he will get a job and give 25% of his pay for his housing. He will have to pay to do his laundry and stuff. Visitation is on Wednesday Night from 7 to 9 and on Sat and Sunday 12:30 to 3:30 the same on Holidays. You cannot take food in the facility. You have to purchase anything you want in the vending machines. It is sometimes laid back depending on who is working. Pretty decent facility. We have not had any bad experience with it anyway. Well I hope that it answers your questions for you. Good luck to you both. Mom

well when they take trips to wal mart, you can swoop him up and go to the lake or something n have a romantic getaway for about 30 minutes...just be careful..i did it and it was great!

I don't know how bad you want your guy to get finished with all of his sentence but I think taking the risk of doing anything like that would be silly. It is very hard on all people that are in the system without abusing the system. We all have to do our time with our loved ones. Walmart is just another place, last week when they were there they took a head count after they had been there for about 20 minutes. So you be the judge of what kind of risk you are willing to take. Me I would just as soon my son stay close to home there fore abiding by the rules. Good luck to you.

I don't think I would recommend the romantic getaway, no matter how tempting. If caught, I'm sure it would be considered an escape, and all parties involved would be dealt with accordingly.

The trip to Walmart is a privilage. All it takes is one person abusing that privilage for everyone to lose it forever.

This is a public forum, and is read by not only those of us with loved ones in prison, but also by the people who work in and run the prisons. The people who work in & run the prisons have access to all kinds of information on our loved ones, and probably have a bit of information on all of us. (It's a government thing.) I'm sure, from the posts we have made, they could figure out who each and every one of us are, and who our loved ones are. I think we should all keep that in mind when posting on this forum.

Wishing you the best.

JnKS

Yea - finally people posting on the KS site!
It would be very tempting to borrow my guy from Walmart! Maybe you could just meet him in the garden dept. or something next time. Thinking about it as a possible escape is pretty scary... You could end up charged with a felony. Yikes!

Yea well maybe the person leaving with there guy at Walmart got caught. I would hate for my son to get rolled for my stupidty or one of his friends. We go to church and come back, about 2 weeks ago they rolled a guy back for not being in the church he was supposed to be at. Man I shudder to think about making those drives back to Norton. Wow. Let me think 4 hours 30 minutes verses 6 minutes. No there is nothing worth that crap. I wish more people would post on this site I have meant some great people on here. Some other moms that are in the same position that I am in. Anyway chat soon. Mom

I agree with you M, the risks are too great! If my son ever makes it to work release, I plan to try to drive to Wichita every Sunday to take him to church. We will go straight to church & straight back. I wouldn't want to chance his losing work release, or getting moved back to Norton, (5 hour minimum drive versus 70 minute drive, with a 3 year old in tow) losing the levels he has worked so hard to achive, losing his earliest possible release date.

I don't know about some people in there, but my son has a life to get on with. He has a 3 year old son who misses his Daddy terribly, and he needs him to get back home just as soon as possible. I wouldn't want their reunion jeopardized for any reason.

On the lighter side, I suppose a person could go to Walmart, tell them they want to buy a tent, but insist on setting it up first, just to see how difficult it is to set up & take down, and also to check out how roomy it is. They could then swoop up their man and go hide out in the tent for awhile;) hehehe

Yeah, it is good to see people posting here. Wish more would a little more. I too have met great people here! It is nice to be able to talk about our situations. Not everyone in my day to day life understands what I am going through.

Take Care All,
Jnks

Thank you for all the info everyone. I definately would not do anything to mess up his wo4rk release. Not now after all this time . We have suffered long enough as it is . The first thing I thought is the people who work there read these and the getaway was not something that should have been posted . I know they didnt mean any harm but it could turn out that way.

Hooliegirlie,
I wish you and your husband the best at WWR. I'm sure it is much better than where he has been.

I know no one meant any harm posting the getaway, but you are right, it shouldn't have been posted. It just makes it harder for those who are trying to do right.

Take Care,
JnKS

Alright, so I see no problem with what I have posted, yeah people have done it all the time, and no we did not get caught, he got into trouble for something else, and got rolled. So all i have to say is "do you" I was just saying what I had done, I really don't see it as a major problem. I didn't put any kind of details or anything..well whatever I'm not have a great day.

I know that you may not think that it is a problem, well just this week they are not letting them have but 40 minutes in walmart and also they are watching the videos at walmart to make sure they see the guys. There are so many people on here that will tell you that there are plenty of the people that work at the facility reading the posts on here. I know that you love to spend time with your man just as I like to see my son. But they have committed a felony that is why they are there. Hard as it is to except we have to look at the big picture and try to get them out of there as soon as possible. Breaking the rules just prolongs the agony. I wish you the best and your man the best. Take care of yourselves. Mom

Mlamars,
Sorry to hear they are cracking down on the guys when they go to Walmart. It was a nice break for them. Wonder if they got wind that people were abusing the privilage? Wonder how that could have happened?

Hopefully, my son will be at work release in a few months. I was actually thinking about maybe going shopping at Walmart with my grandson, his son. My son & his son used to love to go to Walmart together. He would always buy his son a little toy. It would be a very special time.....if I could take my grandson to Walmart to have his Daddy buy him a toy, if the two of them could just walk down the isle, looking at toys, looking at clothes, talking, like they did in the old days.....before Daddy went away.

I just hope they are still allowed to go to Walmart when my son gets there. It is funny how we used to take a trip to Walmart for granted, now, it is something we only wish we could do together.

Take Care,
JnKS

Jnks, you're right about taking things like a trip to Walmart for granted! My friend isn't in work release, it would be great if he could get something like that. So I tell him every little detail of my life - what I did in the yard, where I had lunch, so boring to me but he hangs on every detail. This has been an eye opening experience for me.

I hope to see more KS people here. Even though I've been busy and haven't been online much lately, it's great to have somebody to chat with. I can't really talk about this with my friends or most of my family, they just don't understand why I would spend my time on my friend. I've tried to tell them how much he gives me, even without a physical presence, but it just isn't getting through. Oh well, it must be something you have to live through to fully understand, like pregnancy. LOL

Tc,
Yes, there are so many little things we do in our daily lives that we take for granted that our incarcerated loved ones only dream about having the freedom to do. Sometimes, I have to be a little careful what I tell my son. Once, I told him that his son & I had walked to a nearby restaurant for dinner. He groaned and said "Mom, don't tell me you ate there, I really miss that place." So, I try to leave those minor details out of our conversations.

It is nice to be able to come here to discuss what we are going through with others who are going through the same thing. I don't really have many people to talk with about my situation. People just don't understand. They are quick to condemn and spread negativity. We don't need that attitude. We need positive reinforcement and encouragement. When you care about someone, the caring doesn't stop just because they go away. People should understand that! A friend is a friend whether they are one mile or a thousand miles away! Part of being a good friend is being there through the bad times as well as the good times.

Yeah, it would be great if more people would start posting here. I am busy too, but usually check the board for new messages every day or so. I have to do something to wind down at night, I'm not much of a tv watcher:)

Take Care TC. Give me a hollar anytime.

JnKS

Pssst MLamars,
What's going on with the trips to Walmart?
Jnks

Hi tc317,
I can relate to you about not having anyone to understand what you are feeling. Even though it is my son and not some other man in my life there is just no one other than the people I have meant on here that understand what my heart is saying and feeling. Sometimes you just have to let go of all of the emotion and cry. I do that alot when I am alone and just driving or at home by myself. You have to put up such a huge front so that they think you are just okay. I know cause today is my sons birthday and I do not get to see him. I know that I am gonna cry but I have tried to stay busy all day so that the crying never started. Well I just wanted to say good luck to you and keep the faith. Here is my saying for you ( God Grant me the Serenity to Change the things I cannot Change, Courage to Change the things I can And WIsdom to Know the difference. ) Good Luck to you. Mom

Hi Mom,

I hope you had a great visit with your son this weekend - even if it was a belated birthday visit! Seems like those special days and holidays are the worst. Staying busy helps me too, but it's ok to cry when we need it. As women we always feel the need to be strong - maybe it's the pioneer spirit - but we can't do that all the time or we'd go crazy. It sounds like he's trying very hard to get his life back together and I know he'll be fine. Have a great week.:wave:

Hi, thanks for the kind words during my sons birthday. It was alright we had a good night the day before. We went to see him and the whole family and most of our friends were there. It was very nice of you to think of me and my son. I hope all is well with you. You take care of you and yours. Mom

WOOOHOOOO WE MADE IT! hehehehe We are now in Wichita Work Release Facility! Yes, there is a God! Thank you Lord! hehehe No more 300 mile one way trips to the middle of nowhere godforsaken northwest Kansas. hehehe

See ya in visitation MLamars. :)

Wow there are truely ANGELS !!!!!! So happy to see you in Wichita. It is not the greatest facility but hey it is close to home and I love getting to see my boy all of the time. YEAH.

I wish my hubby was in work release... I don't care which work release facility although Wichita would be the closest. The state of Kansas sucks, and I'm ready to leave it as soon as I can. The comment that someone made about they committed a felony... that's not true in most of the cases. There's a thing called "injustice" in the United States, and it generally likes poor people. Say what you will about your husband or son, but don't lump my husband in there with him. My husband didn't commit a felony; he got charged with someone elses. My husband's not a snitch, so he got sentenced for something someone else had done. He's getting punished for being a real and loyal man.

Wow where should I begin? If your husband was convicted of something someone else did, more than likely he was around a group of people commiting crimes. If this was his group of "friends" I can almost guarantee that somewhere along the line he commited a felony, even if that is not the one he was convicted of. Believe me, everyone in prison is innocent, or so they say. You say that "injustice" "likes poor people". Boo hoo, get off your ass and better yourself so you are no longer "poor". "Getting punished for being a real and loyal man"? Loyal to who, you for leaving you to fend for yourself while he is away. What a guy.

Wow where should I begin? If your husband was convicted of something someone else did, more than likely he was around a group of people commiting crimes. If this was his group of "friends" I can almost guarantee that somewhere along the line he commited a felony, even if that is not the one he was convicted of. Believe me, everyone in prison is innocent, or so they say. You say that "injustice" "likes poor people". Boo hoo, get off your ass and better yourself so you are no longer "poor". "Getting punished for being a real and loyal man"? Loyal to who, you for leaving you to fend for yourself while he is away. What a guy.


Just by you trying to put down my husband for being true and me for posting what I did makes me think you were one of those lovely prison "snitches". So, is that how you got out of prison so quickly? I think it's hilarious that you want to pick a fight with me. How's your parole officer treating you?

Well isn't it wonderful that you all have to fight. You know maybe her man did not do the crime who are you to say he did Robby I don't know and neither do you. All I know is that prison time is hard for anyone concerned in the persons life. You cannot be a judge of her or anyone else. Personally and finanically I am a very successful person , how about you. I have never ever been in trouble not to say that at one time in our lives we have probably all done something that is not quite right. We just did not get caught. Being poor is not always the persons fault and by having a loved one incarcerated it takes a very huge toll on the financial status of the life of the person at home dealing with it. So we want to complain a bit don't we have that right. I believe by standing by the one that you love gives you that right. Those visits are not cheap and the phone calls . My son is a good and kind person also just cause he is in prison doesn't make him bad. He can still come out with a positive attitude and get on with his life and overcome the mistake he made. There are diffenetly people incarcerated that will always be there or at least always come back because they do not know any other way of life. They are the ones that walk around in there saying man I can't wait to get out and do drugs or have a drink. I see it everyday in my profession.
Anyway this is really not a place to come to pick fights and be nasty it is a forum to give support and to help us to overcome the fears and give us some information on what it true and correct about being in prison. Now you all have a good day and please know that we are all in the same boat and hopefully it will not sink. Take care now and God be with you. Mom:o

Just by you trying to put down my husband for being true and me for posting what I did makes me think you were one of those lovely prison "snitches". So, is that how you got out of prison so quickly? I think it's hilarious that you want to pick a fight with me. How's your parole officer treating you?
Face it he chose his "homies" or what ever you want to call them over you. I am not trying to pick a fight at all, I have done the crime, and have done the time. I was guilty of what I did. I did my time including parole. What I am saying is I never would be wrongly convicted of something. Why? I would not place myself in the situation. Plain and simple. I have contact with 1. 1! person I have known since my journey started in 2003. Why you ask? Because I want to stay out of trouble. I have a lot to loose, I have a great job, a home that I bought (well will own in 18 more years;)) and a wonderful son who I have custody of 2 weekends a month. Would I snitch? No! But if it came down to a choice between my family and my friends, there would be no choice, they would not be there for me, nor I for them. How many of your husbands friends visit him? Hopefully more than mine did, I had 2 visits from friends in a year. But mostly I would not come on a website saying how bad Kansas sucks because I got caught. Because a real man takes his punishment, and a real woman sticks behind him.:thumbsup:

You are right Kansas is a great place to live. I have been here all of 56 years and have no complaints. For the most part if this person is still wanting to do the same things with the same people he is in the wrong. But if he is there and doing his time that is a good thing. My son is doing his time , he knows that he was with the wrong people that placed him in a bad situation and he could have prevented it all by himself if he would have made a better choice. He did not make that choice so consquintly he is in prison and he will be there and on probation till his time is up. Like I told my son except your mistakes and improve your life and better yourself , he is the one that has to ultimatly answer to himself in front of God. Take care. Mom

WOW Mom what is goin on here????? You know it really pisses me off when inmates or former inmates get up here and act like they are "GOD" or all of a sudden know no one who did or does wrong... First off I agree "IF" you do the crime then kno that you will do time maybe not in prison but you will have to answer to someone about what you have done, My hubby is not where he is because he was a choir boy. But some of his charges ( not all)are made up by the state and by people out to see him rot. But once you make a name for yourself be ready for the sterotypes to start. I guess my point is this maybe he (her man) didnt do what is his in there for maybe he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, lets face it court appointed attorneys are quick to swap favors with the DA. SO guilty or not of some other crime doesnt mean that he needs to do time on a crime he didnt do. I realize alot of men in the system like to lie to themselves and play the " i didnt do it" card but who are we to say they did or didnt? If you were that worried about passing judgement or making that finding of guilty then maybe you should have thought about that before committing your felony and then you would be able to sit on a jury. I am not here to fight but I am sure not here to watch someone attack a woman that seems to be standing by her man. I know that there arent many women like me and if you need to check my stats ask around. I have never missed a visit and let me tell you prob. spent more money on visits and phone calls in the last 3 years ( 2 more to go) then you will spend on your house once it is paid for. Not a digg just a fact! so when she says she is broke might just be because all the money she did work hard for was all spent on a man in her life she loves. I guess all I am askin is that you dont pass judgement. Why do you care if he did it or not?? are you the victim? my guess is no. lets support ppl and not throw stones. really lets try avoiding it while living in a glass house!!!!:thumbsup:

MLamars, you are so right, and I appreciate your comments. Robby340, I am sorry for getting so defensive. My husband is the most wonderful and loyal person I have ever met, so I take any jabs (or words I consider hostile) against him personally. I have a great job, I am 24 years old and own my home (or like you as soon as I pay off the mortgage), I graduated from college with a degree in business administration in 2004 when I was 21. I have personally never been in trouble with the law except for the fact that I am doing time with my husband since 2001. I have been having a really rough go of things lately: my husband has been in and out of the administrative segregation unit, I haven't been able to kiss or hug my husband since August of this year (and before that it was October of 2006!), and I feel all alone since he is my best friend. I am mad at society, the prison system, the government, and everybody in general (including him for things he has no control over). I'm so depressed that it's not even funny. I know there are many others that feel the same way. I know many others have it much worse than we do. I just feel like he and I became the victims in all of this: yes, he wasn't a law-abiding citizen when he was a teenager, no, he didn't commit the awful crime that he's already served 18 going on 20 years for, yes, while he was on parole he was around people (not including me) that were up to no good, no, he shouldn't be serving an additional 7 years for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He says he's not mad that he was put in prison--he's mad at the crazy amounts of time he's been made to serve that are highly disproportionate to the so-called crimes they convicted him of. I apologize again... I just feel beside myself almost all of the time. Thanks for putting up with me. :)

you know it sounds as if you are really trying to hang tough. Good luck to you. Life is hard but we can all make it. God gives us strength when there seems to be none. Always hold your head high and be proud of yourself. And do know that there are kind people that do care. I have meant some very nice people on this forum. Thanks to them which they know who they are, the time that I am down they have given me some extra words and extra strength to go on. I will send and Angel your way and say a prayer for you and your husband. Good luck. Mom

I have been having a really rough go of things lately: my husband has been in and out of the administrative segregation unit, I haven't been able to kiss or hug my husband since August of this year (and before that it was October of 2006!), and I feel all alone since he is my best friend. I am mad at society, the prison system, the government, and everybody in general (including him for things he has no control over). I'm so depressed that it's not even funny. I know there are many others that feel the same way. I know many others have it much worse than we do. I just feel like he and I became the victims in all of this: yes, he wasn't a law-abiding citizen when he was a teenager, no, he didn't commit the awful crime that he's already served 18 going on 20 years for, yes, while he was on parole he was around people (not including me) that were up to no good, no, he shouldn't be serving an additional 7 years for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He says he's not mad that he was put in prison--he's mad at the crazy amounts of time he's been made to serve that are highly disproportionate to the so-called crimes they convicted him of. I apologize again... I just feel beside myself almost all of the time. Thanks for putting up with me. :)
I apologize to you, Tinkerbell.
Sometimes I get carried away with what I think and what I feel, as we all do. No, I did not do a long time, but as anyone will tell you, a couple of hours is too long. I applaud you for being strong, and doing good, and standing by your man. I have heard so much b.s. in the past couple of years sometimes I cannot take it. Just like how you have anger at the system, so do I, but in different ways. The one friend I mentioned before is locked up again. PV. I have not talked to him in weeks, and have no idea what he did. I will be writing this week. But you like I need to remember we did not put them there. They did with actions and behavior. Nothing more nothing less. He was a good friend, but contact was getting real slow around the beginning of October, like I said I do not know what he was doing, but he knew I would have no part of it.

I am glad you say he is not mad at you for being in prison. He has no right to be (I dont think anyways:)) But you need to realize he is a big boy, and can make his own decisions. The part of being in Seg, well I could not imagine, I know what it is like there (from stories) and it is not pretty. But about the only thing you can do is write. Tell him its bs for getting the writeups that are putting him there. (Unless he is in for protection) Tell him how much it hurts that your visits are the way they are. Only he can change that, but let him know how it should be.

And nothing personal against your husband, but if someone is coming out of max/ad seg only to be released on the streets it makes it that much harder. Tell his ass to work to get his levels down so he can go to Winfield, El Dorado East, or Hutch East. Then he can get to work release. As you might or might not know, I went straight from RDU to Minimum. Believe me if he can work to get it lowered it will pay off.
Once again, I apologize. Enough rambling, I have a book to read and sleep to sleep.

-Rob

MLamars, you are very kind. I appreciate it. We will make it through like always. I just need to vent every now and again. God bless you. :)

I understand my husband also was convicted of a crime he never commited we all know who did it but the cops didnt care people tried to tell them it was him that it was another guy but they were unwilling to look anywhere else kansas police are bull shit

I wish my hubby was in work release... I don't care which work release facility although Wichita would be the closest. The state of Kansas sucks, and I'm ready to leave it as soon as I can. The comment that someone made about they committed a felony... that's not true in most of the cases. There's a thing called "injustice" in the United States, and it generally likes poor people. Say what you will about your husband or son, but don't lump my husband in there with him. My husband didn't commit a felony; he got charged with someone elses. My husband's not a snitch, so he got sentenced for something someone else had done. He's getting punished for being a real and loyal man.

He everyone, my fiance is in Winfield and supposedly on the way to Wichita Work Release. Are the phone systems there ran by embarq too. Will the phones be any cheaper??? I am in WIsconsin so I am 750 miles away one way. Does anyone have knowledge of special visits there, or their rules on getting married there also? We were told we most likely have to get married before he can relocate out of state. Thanks guys and Happy new year. Lisa

Good question Lisa, as my man is being moved to Winfield shortly and then on to Wichita Work Release. I do believe embraq is state wide but thenagain who really knows? They are cheaper then CBS and like you I live in a different state then Kansas.

The phones at Wichita Work Release are run by Embarq. This was changed when Embarq was awarded the contract. Before the change, they used payphones, which was really cheap compared to what we had been paying with CBS. As they say, all good things must come to an end.

Sorry I can't help you out with the special visit question or the marriage question.

Wishing you the best.
JnKS

I came all the way from Wisconsin to the wichita work release to visit my man for 6 hours total. They shot down all requests for more visiting time NO MATTER how far I traveled but i got to see him this last weekend and loved every short minute of it. I liked the visiting there much more than Winfield although bringing him Sonic at Winfield was nice. No food brought in at the wwrc but the regular street clothes was really nice. They were very laid back. He is still permanent party until June 1st. Thank god for the work release center though. Even though their visiting hours SUCK, they get to wear regular clothes sent in to them and go to church and walmart. I cannot pick him up for church though because I don't have a Kansas drivers license. We are waiting approval to get married from the warden. I am crossing all my fingers and toes. I didn't really like other parts of Kansas too much but I have to say that Wichita would be the city to live in. It was gorgeous, easy to navigate in and the people and weather were beautiful. God bless you all.

i am wondering what it is like in WWR,my hubby will be there in less than 2 months and we are not sure about the rules and stuff like that


thanks

PM me if you want all that I know about that place. I will fill you in. My husband has been there for 6 months and will be there for 8 more months. :) Wichita work release is nice, but very strict.

My husband is trying to get to work release but they are telling him because he applied for an Interstate Compact he cant. But no one will tell him where there is a rule stating that. If I can get something in writing to his lawyer he will get the post release removed from his record. Does anyone know anything about where I can look or has anyone elses loved been sent to work release pending an Interstate Compact?

This is a great place to get information and I thank everyone for the help they have given me in the past.

Laura

My husband went to work release way before we got approved for our interstate compact. About a year and a half earlier. You can only apply for interstate compact 120 days out so if he has less time than that, the WRRC won't accept him I am sure. I think you have to have a certain amount of incarceration time left before you can go to the work release center. Lisa