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I would like to know what it's like at Shutter Creek Facility as I have a friend that was on good behavior and went to boot-camp and want to know as much as possible about the place not just from him either.

Good news:

I looked it up on GE and he is in a VERY pretty area away from the crime and yuck of the city and I read on a news article that they have lots of jobs but don't quote me on that as I am unsure.

Bad news:
He is on a steep hill so unfortunate it would be hard for him to walk-off if he wanted too:( :banghead:

2. I mailed my friend a letter sometime in early June and it was a LOOOONNNNG one asking various questions about the place and how he is doing. Now I am curious if they will search and read the letter I am giving to my friend?

Will he tell me the truth? As, I have read threads on here that husbands hide things from their wives a lot when they are released should I worry or not?


His name is Ben, but I won't say his last name in public. How long do you think it will take before he responds? since, I am very curious and am now starting to worry a bit. At least once a week I pay attention to the DOC news to make sure nothing bad is happening there. So far I am lucky.:thumbsup: Hope it keeps up.

I am sorry that you haven't received any replies. I personally know about a thimbull full about the Oregon system and I don't know which of our current members have loved ones in Shutter Creek.

I can respond to the "husband keeping prison life away from you" question. I don't know. I can't respond for your husband. But I can tell you that after decades of dealing with the system........ there are things you don't want to know. If he decides not to share too much about his life inside, be grateful that he respects you enough not to expose you to some of the horrors that he is experiencing.

I think it is a good thing that he can't walk off the hill!! Escape comes with a lot of years!!

I hope someone comes along soon to answer your questions.

JJT

I have a loved one at SCCI and I've trekked over for a visit or two. In fact heading over tomorrow...

The facility is nestled on the top of a hill covered in coastal foliage. North Bend is far from an urban setting and the facilities vibe is very slow. Nobody appears to be in a hurry to do anything. Even deer meander throughout the Green, Yellow, and Red hat and general population communities.

There are inmates there that are in the boot camp program (6 month program) and those that fail out of the program are allowed to stay at SCCI, but they are "recycled" into general population. General Population has more visiting time available, but early release is forfeited.

Guards and at least one counselor behavior "normally" opposed to uptight and rigid. Inmates are kept busy in classes or outside work-cutting trees, picking up trash, etc. Physical fitness is no longer mandatory in boot camp. Their schedule is 6 am lights come on, classes all day, grub during the normal times and 30 minutes of downtime in the evenings for writing and chillin' before 10 pm lights out.

Its an all male population, now. They have to shave off all of their facial and head hair (my biggest pet peeve). Their uniforms are...dorky. Really dorky. Think boyscout meets elmer fud sprinkled with a touch of Erkle for good measure. Their jeans have a giant inmate and DOC logo stamped in orangish red and they wear khaki shirts. I can't stress enough how unthugish, unhandsome they look, I was reeling when I saw my honey. But then again I'm extremely vain. I think GP wears the norm denim shirts, still no fashion statements being made that's for sure.

Here's the skinny from my perspective:

When my honey was at Warner Creek, I teased him after being in EOCI and said he was at Camp Warner vs a prison. After visiting SCCI, where inmates and a guard check you in to visit and inmates are allowed to walk to the outhouse bathrooms during visiting with just one guard standing outside watching over, I stood corrected. SCCI is as close to being a camp as you can get minus outdoor showers and firepits.

I'm grateful for SCCI, our loved ones are treated like humans while they are there and it takes some getting used to, but its a welcome and necessary part of the process in preparation for their release.

Feel free to pm me with more questions...

He is not a husband. He is a friend of mine: Ben. I have been friends with him for a loooong time.