And those are the little issues. There are other ways they get taken advantage of. Use your imagination. Thirty-seven mentally retarded inmates are waiting to get into Allen's special unit, which offers counseling, life skills and some measure of protection. But even in the unit, called Sugar Creek, problems exist.
Inmates still steal from each other and act out sexually.
About half also are mentally ill. We have individuals who hear voices and see things. Some of them need a lot of stimulation. The rocking chair is the hottest thing in the unit. Some guys do not fit into any program, but they still need help.