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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 640926" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>I can tell you that an impending release can be VERY stressfull on someone who is incarcerated, especially if they have been locked up for a longer period of time. One of the issues we face at work (sorry, I dont have a sig but have worked in Corrections for over 22 years) is that as someone nears their release date, especially someone with a mental health issue, that stress can be much worse than for others. Many of them go off their medications at this point. This is due partly to an attempt to gain control of their life and this is one of the few things in prison that they have control over. Another reason is that, subconciously, they dont want to be released. They are in a (reasonably) safe and structured environment where 90+% of lifes decisions are made for you and it can be very scary facing the possibility of being responsible for your own life.</p><p> </p><p>That being said, you may want to contact the institution and speak with either his caseworker or counselor. If he has gone off his medications, they need to know so an attempt can be made to get him back on them. The chance of an offender staying out while not being medication compliant is depressing at best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 640926, member: 18238"] I can tell you that an impending release can be VERY stressfull on someone who is incarcerated, especially if they have been locked up for a longer period of time. One of the issues we face at work (sorry, I dont have a sig but have worked in Corrections for over 22 years) is that as someone nears their release date, especially someone with a mental health issue, that stress can be much worse than for others. Many of them go off their medications at this point. This is due partly to an attempt to gain control of their life and this is one of the few things in prison that they have control over. Another reason is that, subconciously, they dont want to be released. They are in a (reasonably) safe and structured environment where 90+% of lifes decisions are made for you and it can be very scary facing the possibility of being responsible for your own life. That being said, you may want to contact the institution and speak with either his caseworker or counselor. If he has gone off his medications, they need to know so an attempt can be made to get him back on them. The chance of an offender staying out while not being medication compliant is depressing at best. [/QUOTE]
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