Here’s an internal memo from David, one of our teachers, to the Thresholds program manager at George W. Hill Correctional Facility.
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A macro class is a group of 10 to 20 clients, usually taught in the evenings. The micro is a one-on-one, taught during the day.
Hi:
Yesterday before my lesson with Mxxxx, I bumped into Cxxxx, an older gentleman, black, Muslim, glasses and scraggly beard. I remembered him from a macro I attended and said hi to him on the way in.
On my way out, I stopped to speak with him. He asked that I send his greetings to his teacher. He wanted me to pass along the following message:
He uses the ideas of Thresholds on a daily basis. He thinks it has made a difference. He was supposed to be released Jan 15th after a mental eval, but due to a screw-up, he never got his eval. Rather than throwing a “shit-fit”, he thought about what was best for him and handled it differently. He requested an eval and is waiting patiently.
I am not sure who his teacher was, but he should enjoy hearing this feedback from Cxxxx. He was still a little rambling, but was thinking about others, which I remember being a problem during the macro. Small steps!
Regards
David
Note: Cxxxx was the man who told me after his exit interview:
“If I gave you everything I have, it wouldn’t be enough.”
Cxxxx also repeated as his mantra: “Coming back is not an option.”