"I felt in the program there were a lot of eyes on me. And it was very uncomfortable."
Wait until you get into prision.
'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood Picks Prison Over Rehab: Would You Rather Go to Prison or Rehab?
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2012/06/08 19:00:00
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Back in December, "Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood managed to get out of a five-year jail sentence by agreeing to complete a drug rehab program, but last week in court she told a judge that she couldn't finish it. She agreed to go to prison instead. She told ABC News, "In my situation, I felt in the program there were a lot of eyes on me. And it was very uncomfortable. I was not using my anti-psych medication even."
Portwood's legal trouble began in 2010, when she was charged with three felonies for hitting her ex-fiance Gary Shirley in front of their daughter. She managed to get off with two years of probation, but violated her probation when she got in a fight and was found with prescription medication that she didn't have a prescription for. She also attempted suicide on a few occasions. So, this whole ordeal has got us wondering. If you were in Amber Portwood's shoes -- which, for your sake, we hope you aren't -- would you pick prison or rehab?
Portwood's legal trouble began in 2010, when she was charged with three felonies for hitting her ex-fiance Gary Shirley in front of their daughter. She managed to get off with two years of probation, but violated her probation when she got in a fight and was found with prescription medication that she didn't have a prescription for. She also attempted suicide on a few occasions. So, this whole ordeal has got us wondering. If you were in Amber Portwood's shoes -- which, for your sake, we hope you aren't -- would you pick prison or rehab?
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Seras Superstar 2012/06/08 20:03:33
My sister was in a similar situation with drugs and the "eyes watching me" concept goes over the top quite a bit. I learned that in a situation like that, the prison sentence and restitution is much smaller under the plea bargain than a straight conviction.
That being said, the rehab option is usually attached to a failure clause that allows the court to apply full penalty in the event that the probation and rehabilitation fail.
When you couple that with the near impossible schedule you must follow to satisfy your probation officer and any restitution levied (which is partially based on the job you probably lost due to the arrest), you just can't win.
Before seeing the facts of my sister's situation I thought, Wow, what a loser that you can't seem to stick to a measly probation mandate. After seeing her struggle with her new job, making $1700 less, and the restitution to the state of no less than $800 a month for 9 months, plus the weekly 24 hour notices of required non-negotiable community service,and twice weekly rehab (not to mention a ten year probation term), I can understand why she decided to take the one year prison sentence.
Maybe this girl is in the same type of situation. In my sister's ...
My sister was in a similar situation with drugs and the "eyes watching me" concept goes over the top quite a bit. I learned that in a situation like that, the prison sentence and restitution is much smaller under the plea bargain than a straight conviction.
That being said, the rehab option is usually attached to a failure clause that allows the court to apply full penalty in the event that the probation and rehabilitation fail.
When you couple that with the near impossible schedule you must follow to satisfy your probation officer and any restitution levied (which is partially based on the job you probably lost due to the arrest), you just can't win.
Before seeing the facts of my sister's situation I thought, Wow, what a loser that you can't seem to stick to a measly probation mandate. After seeing her struggle with her new job, making $1700 less, and the restitution to the state of no less than $800 a month for 9 months, plus the weekly 24 hour notices of required non-negotiable community service,and twice weekly rehab (not to mention a ten year probation term), I can understand why she decided to take the one year prison sentence.
Maybe this girl is in the same type of situation. In my sister's case, the result of failure in the rehab/probation option (revocable for the full 10 year duration mind you) would be a 15 year prison sentence. Better to try first and then "volunteer" for the prison sentence plea terms.
She won't be influenced by people places or things. If no residential treatment is available to her, then prison is the best place for her. Residential rehab is probably much harder than prison rehabs will ever be, and that is the best place for her.
Failing that, prison will work wonders for her if she uses the tools.
the average teenager hasn't... hells, lots of them won't ever grow out of it
Bwahahahahaha