[At the halfway house they could not wash clothes or prepare a meal. He wondered how they survived if not living with their parents.]
—”Lack of survival skills or basic amenities at the flophouse?”
A male dormitory where the resident assistants are probation officers. And they attempt to control every facet of the resident’s time. The paycheck was sent to the dorm and the inmates had to report every cent they spent and it was disbursed in fractions, after an extended delay. My guy had a very good salary also a wife, and two kids. Sometimes delayed for months!
I was the contact person to verify he was actually working.
They would call at different hours in the day; I understand. They would also call late at night when he is on their site???
He also complained about the personal hygiene of some of his fellow inmates he believed that they did not know any better.
And the ones selected to complete their sentence at the halfway house are supposedly not hardcore criminals.