Hi Phil,

I hate to say this but, I think prison will be the best place for her.  She
needs a reality check.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 5:06 PM
Subject: Gretchen update


> As most of you know, Gretchen bailed out of the drug and alcohol
> rehab program.  I had a talk with her today and she had no answers
> for anything.  Her case officer had a death in the family and is
> out of the office till March 17 and that's when Gretchen will go
> to see her.  Gretchen thinks the they will be letting her go back
> to rejoin the rehab program she just dropped out of so I asked two
> questions.  How do you know they will give you a second chance,
> and if they do, how do you know you will stay in this time and not
> cut and run.  She had no answers other than to say, I will make it
> this time.  I asked her what she was going to do if her case
> officer says, We have screwed around with you for nine months.
> You have not paid back any of the 4200 dollars you owe the
> program, you haven't gotten a single job for well over a year, you
> have cheated on your urine analysis tests, and you have lied
> repeatedly to us so we are sending you to prison to fulfill your
> debt to society.  Gretchen had no answers.  I spent quite a bit of
> time talking to her about her children in regards to all of this.
> She had no answers.  She is only positive that she will make it
> the next time.  I told her the truth as I see it.  I told her that
> I didn't think she could make it on her own and that to make it,
> she would probably have to be put into a closed environment so she
> had to face it all because she was given no other choice.  I hope
> and pray I am wrong.
>
> Phil.
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