Mr. Stewart has been in Seg now for four days without his tickets being heard. The odds are he will be ridden out. I’ve decided, on Monday, to talk to the committee that makes this decision and argue that he needs to stay with us for mental health reasons. He will likely score an Assault ticket, but it won’t be enough to send him to a higher level, so he could possible stay. The guy he assaulted is looking at Parole in the next six weeks, so he will be gone. The possibility of another incident is small, since both of them have told me they are willing to stand down.
To ask that he stay puts my reputation in questions. Am I “overly familiar?” Do I have a relationship with Mr. Stewart that is wrong? I have a relationship that is totally different from what Custody has. But he is my patient, not just an inmate. I have similar relationships with a number of guys, and I must admit, I care for a significant amount of the guys on my caseload. I also care for a significant number of the staff I work with. I care for a significant number of my husband’s friends. If I didn’t like him, I couldn’t do very useful therapy.
And of course, I now own him…
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