[nagdu] Going to Jail

[Marsha Drenth]

Wow, never did know that I would spark such a debate. So here is the update.
The great news, my professor and my college is standing up for my rights 100
percent. The sad thing is that the prison I will be visiting, I have been
told, will most likely not allow my dog. And in fact will go to the extent
of cancelling the whole trip. Now they won't admit that, I am the reason
they are cancelling the trip. Apparently the superintendent, does NOT care
about access or rights of anyone. This is a state ran prison, and even
though they are ruled by state laws, apparently they do not follow them by
any means. The college is leaving it up to me on what I want to go or not. I
want to take my guide. I have classes the rest of the day after the trip,
and don't think I can manage to navigate the campus with her. Before anyone
jumps on me, I have good cane skills, but my vertigo and hearing loss,
prevents me from orientating well. The disability office has said, if I do
not take my guide on the trip and then, come to class they will help me
around the campus. 

So my hands are tied, push to take her. And have the trip cancelled. Or not
take her, use my cane, but let the prison get away with violating my rights,
and not be able to get around my campus after the trip. I don't know how far
to push this, I almost feel like retaining a lawyer. Would there be anyone
who I could call about this, maybe they could call the prison and advocate
for me?  

Thank you for all the responses. Glad this is become such a debate. 

For anyone interested, I chose to go on this trip for my political science
class. It's a requirement to go on 2 trips. I wanted to go to this prison,
not for the politicalness of it, but for the psychology. I am curious why
people 	commit crimes. 

Marsha 
 

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