He said inmates spend about 30 days in a diagnostic unit before being shipped to their housing unit. It gives many a chance to adjust to their new lives, he says. Derrik Attard, one of 10 youths convicted in the beating death of Paul Broussard, a gay Houston banker, is about to be released on parole. He went through the course with his mother almost three years ago. They were comforting, but they were still graphic in explaining things.
Prison is a totally different society.
She says it was a large help to both her and her son. David's family also says they found the instruction vital. It will keep you out of all sorts of trouble. They exchange hugs and handshakes. Although David has been instructed to say he's leaving prison alone, after his instruction he believes he's not going in that way.