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Originally Posted by BlueHair
That sounds good, too. What kind of things did you do with them?
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Lots of stuff. Most of the activities have to be pre-approved and you have to go through an orientation and training session because some of those kids are in there for serious crimes. But we'd do art stuff, music, play sports, play games, seasonal stuff, and even made fondue once. I remember once we wrote letters to servicemen in Iraq. We had to screen all the letters going out before we sent them because some of these kids are pretty messed up. But it was an eye opening experience and humbling. Some of them expressed regret at having lost the opportunity to serve because of their felonies. One thanked the soldiers for fighting to preserve the freedom he threw away.