Children in Prison : Six Profiles Before, During and After Incarceration

219 Pages·1.617 MB·English

by  Jerome Gold

Children in Prison

Children in Prison
Six Profiles Before, During
and After Incarceration
J G
erome old
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina
ISBN (print) 978-1-4766-7741-5
ISBN (ebook) 978-1-4766-3735-8
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© 2019 Jerome Gold. all rights reserved
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Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640
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forJeanne
for those i wrote about in this book
and for the staff of the saw mill
where i wrote much of this book,
who allowed me time
and space and unlimited coffee.
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table of Contents
People in This Book ix
Introduction: Throwaway Kids 1
i. Cassie martin: the accommodation of loss 13
ii. marcus bellows: a feral Child 56
iii. reggie Green: a sister’s love 76
iv. Jamal Willson: the lost boy 100
v. norah Joines: a valley Girl in bad times 112
vi. Kyle Payment: institutional man 148
vii. Jan boats (1942–2009) 170
viii. further observations and thoughts on the
residents of ash meadow 176
Glossary 195
Chapter Notes 199
Bibliography 203
Index 205
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People in this book
Ash Meadow Staff
Anna—Whale Cottage director
Meg Ballardine—ash meadow mental health resource coordinator
Celia Barney—ash meadow associate superintendent
Clara Beam—ash meadow associate superintendent
Marty Biggs—ash meadow associate superintendent; Jan’s supervisor
Caroline Bloodworth—Whale Cottage case manager
Herman Boats—swan Cottage director; Jan’s husband
Jan Boats—Wolf Cottage director
Clare—Wolf Cottage case manager
Curly Cook—singer/guitarist; founder of blues in the schools
Debra—Crane Cottage case manager
Tony Dell—Peacock Cottage case manager
Kathleen Foreman—ash meadow associate superintendent; anna’s and Jan’s
supervisor following marty biggs’ tenure
Gil—Wolf Cottage case manager
Jake Gorman—serpent Cottage staff supervisor and case manager
Grant—leader of youth group
James—Wolf Cottage case manager
Jerry—case manager at swan Cottage, Whale Cottage, and Wolf Cottage; author
of this book
Ms. Johns—ash meadow school administrator
Layton—Wolf Cottage staff supervisor
John Loring—swan Cottage case manager
Margareta—Wolf Cottage case manager
Marie—school psychologist
Don Martino—ash meadow associate superintendent
Michael—swan Cottage case manager
Dr. Nader—ash meadow superintendent
Charlie Patterson—Wolf Cottage case manager
Frank Payne—Wolf Cottage case manager
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