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imtimsmom 
3:46pm, August 4, 2009
I just got back from going to see Tim. its such a long drive...and cost so much with all the hotel stays.. since we are not able to just drive right threw......my mood is even worse that it was before because i no its not going to be anytime soon that i will be making that trip again...But it was very important to his dad to go up there..and see that He was ok..i guess in his mind if he see where he is, and checks it out..he knows he ok.
Tim looked so sad..moving him so far away has cut off any visits He might have gotten..and He is so very thin. He has lost so much weight.. i no he not getting enough to eat..
but this is a complete level 1, so i keep thinking He is safer there..than other places.. and that should make me feel somewhat better..i guess..
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Oh, Darla, this is so sad...I am sorry....I thought inmates are moved closer to home, eventually? I am sure your heart is broken...and Tim's dad...You are in my prayers......Love, Barbara
flmombs
I understand completely how you. I wish my son was closer to home. Why does level 1 have to be so far away? I don't get up there as much as I would like cause it costs so much. We have to stay overnight too.They have cut way back on the food and there's literally nothing to do there. Wish my son was out on a tether so he could be here now. Please remember your not alone. take care.
kathy
countryblocks
One of Jason's buddies from county jail is getting close to being released and he is suppose to be moved to Freeland tomorrow. A while back there was another gal on here that went to some rallies or something where the state took questions from inmate's families and she told me that the question of why inmates can't be placed closer to home to take some of the burden off of their families was asked several times but, of course, they didn't have an answer. It's been a year since we've been up to see Jason and unfortunately, will probably be at least another year before I can go as Rob doesn't feel comfortable traveling any more, especially that distance. Thank God, at least the phone rates are lower. We can get 4-5 15 minute calls for what it use to cost for 1. Jason too, lost quite a bit of weight but, got use to the food plus, he would order stuff so that if he didn't like what they were serving, he could at least have a couple of pop tarts or peanut butter and graham crackers. Hang in there, send cards, books through B&N.com, if he likes crossword or word search puzzles, you can send him a subscription for that. Things to let him know you are thinking of him. Jason likes collecting pics of dragons so, I've been sending him prints that I googled and saved. It gives him something to do and look forward to when I send him my care package. Hang in there, we're here to help each other through this.
Brenda
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I do not understand why they have to move them around and so far from home. But you at least have the knowledge that at a level one facility he is probably safer and has more freedoms that at a higher level facility. Most of the guys in a level one are pretty mild and they don't want to get moved to a higher level.
I saw Rich also this weekend. We go once a month but it is getting harder and harder. We have found a really cheap little motel close to the prison but quite frankly I don't like to spend too much time there. But more than the expense of the trip is the emotional and physical toll it takes on us. We are older and it is just getting too rough but I figure at least during the warmer months we don't have to worry about the weather.
Good luck and blessings to you and your family.
Donna
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