{"id":916,"date":"2016-09-26T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/storytelling\/?p=916"},"modified":"2016-11-07T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T19:05:04","slug":"class-notes-92616","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/storytelling\/2016\/09\/26\/class-notes-92616\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Notes 9\/26\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday, September 26th<\/p>\n<p><em>Beverly Tackett&#8217;s Visit<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bon Air\n<ul>\n<li>125 residents\n<ul>\n<li>8 girls<\/li>\n<li>the rest: males<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Went from 7 facilities to 2\n<ul>\n<li>Going to be just Bon Air very shortly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>renovating a lot of the buildings to prepare for increase in people\n<ul>\n<li>lots of changes being made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>objective of department of juvenile justice\n<ul>\n<li>protecting the public by the preparing the youth to\u00a0be successful citizens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>originally opened in May of 1910 for delinquent females (originally 300 females)\n<ul>\n<li>children used to get committed for everything<\/li>\n<li>now, they have to commit at least 3 felonies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2 separate high schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>REMEMBER TO BRING INTO THE FACILITY&#8230;<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Picture ID<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Richmond ID will suffice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If there is an emergency in the facility, just stay calm and listen to the security officers\n<ul>\n<li>Security will always be with you, don&#8217;t go anywhere without them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>DRESS CODE IS VERY IMPORTANT<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>no bare feet<\/li>\n<li>no flip flops<\/li>\n<li>sandals with straps on the back<\/li>\n<li>appropriate clothing\n<ul>\n<li>no promoting drugs, illegal acts, negative things, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>no halter tops, tank tops, spandex, swim trunks, tight fitting clothing<\/li>\n<li>shirts cannot be too much above the knee<\/li>\n<li>shorts must cover at least half of the thigh<\/li>\n<li>cover shoulders<\/li>\n<li>preferred not to have jeans, to be safe: don&#8217;t wear them\n<ul>\n<li>sometimes they will let you in<\/li>\n<li>NO holes<\/li>\n<li>not tight fitting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>no leggings<\/li>\n<li>basically no skin showing<\/li>\n<li>no excessive jewelry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>NO touching the residents<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NO personal contact with the residents<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>no personal information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ONLY SHAKE THEIR HANDS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Do not ask what they&#8217;re in for&#8230;\n<ul>\n<li>If they tell you, that&#8217;s alright<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>PREA &#8211; Prison\/Rape Elimination Act<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>If you see any inappropriate behavior between residents\/staff&#8230;\n<ul>\n<li>Report it<\/li>\n<li>Federal Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If a resident exposes himself to you&#8230;\n<ul>\n<li>Report it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>CAN LEAVE THINGS ON THE BUS<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Standards of conduct\n<ul>\n<li>no weapons<\/li>\n<li>no firearms<\/li>\n<li>nothing that can be used as a weapon (<em>basically don&#8217;t bring anything besides picture ID<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>If you have to bring medicine, only bring one dosage<\/li>\n<li>no money<\/li>\n<li>no valuable jewelry<\/li>\n<li>no phones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>if you hear residents talking about violence, escaping, etc.\n<ul>\n<li>report it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>We are ROLE MODELS, so present an appropriate way to behave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Juvenile in Justice\n<ul>\n<li>most striking: how miserable everyone looked<\/li>\n<li>disheartening that none of the images are posed\n<ul>\n<li>how these people naturally are in those scenarios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ages were very shocking\n<ul>\n<li>girl addicted to meth at 13<\/li>\n<li>friends, families, peers: they&#8217;re always around it<\/li>\n<li>why??<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>ignorance is bliss<\/li>\n<li>they were BORN into this<\/li>\n<li>they don&#8217;t realize that there is any other way; 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