Quoting Post Topic Board games with prison inmates Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]gdeeaz[/m] at 8:39 pm on Oct. 22, 2008[quote]ask them about things they liked to do before they went to prison. ask them what they want to do when they get out, you know finish school, careers, etc. talk to them about things you would talk to your friends about. [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post betsy Posted at 8:36 pm on Oct. 22, 2008 I'm a recreation and tourism major and tomorrow my college club is going to a correctional facility to play board games and socialize with the inmates. The facility is a juvenile delinquent facility for men. It's mininal security and alot of the guys are in for drug related incidents. Why a correctional facility you ask? The recreation major is about providing recreational oppertunities for people of all kinds. We're basically recreational programmers. Without us, you wouldn't have your sports leagues, even professional sports (it's still recreational) fitness and rec centers, public parks, ect. Anyway, we're going to the correctional facility to provide recreation for the inmates. It's a community service project we have worked out with the facility. They don't have the staff to properly provide recreational activities; and it also brings new people into to the facility rather than seeing the same people over and over. We're also closer to the inmate's ages than many of the staff members too. I've done this before (played volleyball with this); but the board games are more of a social activity. So I'll actually be with these people conversing rather than just playing a sports game against them. Needless to saying, I'm a bit nervous. We're obviously not suppose to ask them what they did to be imprisoned. What kind of things to you say to an inmate? These seems like the potential for many awkward moments. How would you approach an evening of board games and coversation with prison inmates?

Replies dreamweaver Posted at 8:41 pm on Oct. 22, 2008 Just talk to them as if they weren't in prison. I'm sure they would appreciate that at least. gdeeaz Posted at 8:39 pm on Oct. 22, 2008 ask them about things they liked to do before they went to prison. ask them what they want to do when they get out, you know finish school, careers, etc. talk to them about things you would talk to your friends about. mingming Posted at 8:37 pm on Oct. 22, 2008 Ask if they like UFC, wrestling, what sports or music they like. etc. All 3 previous replies displayed.