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he's being moved to a level 4/5 security facility for testing. What does that mean? I don't know when he'll be moved. he received information about it. that's all. what kind of tests are they going to do on him? He said he wont be there long but will be moved after that again to another location... He's not a murderer. why does he have to go to such a high security location? Why can't they just move him so I can finally go see him.. he doesn't want me to go to county. he won't even talk to me right now because of how i was the other night. i depress him and bring drama...he doesn't want to deal with that and I shouldn't have made him. anything we need to discuss can wait till he gets home in 4 years... I don't know if I have the ability to do that... I love him so much and can't see myself with anyone else but I don't want him there 4 years.. he didn't do anything that bad.. it was a mere domestic dispute gone wrong... all sorts of charges that they didn't even have him plead guilty of... why such a high security location to test him? what tests? anyone have info about this?
The first prison every inmate goes after he leaves the county jail is called an assessment center. Different states call it different names, but in my state it was called A & R, assessment and reception.
The assessment center is usually a maximum type prison in which the inmates are locked down much of the time in two man cells. The inmate is usually there for around 21 days after which time he will be shipped to his destination prison.
They put the inmate through a series of tests to determine the security level he needs to be and a few other things.
Here is a list of some of the things he will do their at assessment: complete physical exam including several vaccines such as cholera, dental exam, eye exam, psychological evaluation, education tests to determine his level of education, a test to determine what security prison he belongs, the programs he needs to take while in prison and a few other tests.
He will also be tested for tuberculosis, hepatitis C, and HIV.
While there the communication from him will be limited. Most do not allow visits and phone calls are limited. Of course, this varies state to state.
Don't worry about the fact that he has been moved to high security. Usually the entire assessment center is high security. With his crime and his short sentence, he will be moved to a prison of much lower security, most likely a minimum security facility.
Cmorton, I am going to tell you something as a FRIEND who cares about you. I don't want to sound harsh, but you will have to stop the drama and crying about him being gone or you will lose him for sure. He has enough to put up with in prison without you being so emotional. He does not need that and he does not deserve all the emotion.
I tell you this as a former inmate who knows how other inmates think.
You keep asking how you will deal with it. You are worrying about yourself in so many areas. It is me....me...me....me...etc. Don't you think he is also having a hard time in there? Prison is not easy and it is not a cake walk. He probably hates it there.
You are not the first woman who will suffer because their loved one is gone, and you won't be the last. There are other women on this board right here that are suffering just as much as you are.
You would be better served to just relax and let him do his time. Don't make every phone call or letter into some kind of drama episode.
If you continue to do this, he will avoid you.
I am not being mean, but being honest. Sometimes support means telling people what they do not want to hear.
Relax, cmorton. This will not kill you and it will not kill him.
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