[nagdu] Going to Prison.

[Sheila Leigland]

I think we should all be careful about the judgments that we make partly 
because we don't necessarily know the backgrounds of friends or families 
on this list. We all have the right to speak our minds but being unkind 
is not appropriate.

On 8/10/2015 4:52 PM, Sherry Gomes via nagdu wrote:
> The times I took my dog with me into prisons, it was emotional for the
> inmates, but they thanked me repeatedly and profusely for doing it. At San
> Quentin, when I went with my cousin to visit her husband, one time a woman
> came up to me and asked if her husband could pet my dog. She told me he
> hadn't seen a dog in fifteen years. He was in prison for life. I didn't ask
> why. I allowed him to pet my dog, and he cried and cried and thanked me over
> and over. It meant a lot to him to be able to pet a dog. The times I went
> with my singing group, nobody asked to pet my dog, but many inmates
> commented on her and how much they loved seeing her.
>
> Sherry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J. via
> nagdu
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 4:43 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
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> Cc: Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going to Prison.
>
> I don't know about entering a prison with a guide.  In my last job, I used
> to have a couple of inmates from the women's prison come and talk to the
> class participants.    The only issue was that it was very emotional for
> some of the inmates.  They may not have seen a dog for many years.  One lady
>
> had to give up her dogs when she was sentenced.  She didn't know if they
> found homes or what happened to them.  Seeing my dog reminded her of all
> that pain.  She was in tears for most of the 1.5 hours they were there.
>
> I'm not saying to leave your guide behind, but just to  be aware that the
> presence of a dog could be an emotional issue.   It could be a positive
> thing or not, no way to know beforehand.  Of course none of this has
> anything what-so-ever to do with your legal rights in this situation.
>
> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 5:25 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Cindy Ray
> Subject: [nagdu] Going to Prison.
>
> I am going to go to the women's pennitentury to help with a worship service.
> I am wondering about the dog, whether he will be welcome there. I did take a
> dog with me to the Shawnee County Jail in Topeka, Kansas, but since the
> minister isn't sure I can bring the dog, she is asking someone. I need to be
> prepared.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cindy Lou Ray
>
> cindyray at gmail.com <mailto:cindyray at gmail.com>
>
>
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