COURT

A couple of days before reporting to jail Courtney had to go back to court. She was also to see a counselor there. Apparently she is required to have counseling but she opted to put down the name of her current therapist instead of seeing the county's therapists for free. I asked her how it went with the counselor. "Fine, the counselor said it looks like I've done a lot to change my life around and a good job at it.. I have to take a class, it's 54 hours and $20 a class and lasts four months. You have one class a week that last two hours. I also have to attend a weekend class, eight hours on Saturday and eight hours on Sunday and of course there is another fee." Courtney said she wouldn't see this counselor again except to give her the certificate of completion for the classes.

I was wondering how she would keep warm in the tents. The desert can get really cold at night, especially in the winter. Courtney told me she could have a jacket or sweat shirt as long as it did not have a hood - if it has a hood the guards cut it off. So she was going to Walmart to find a warm sweatshirt to wear. Only Courtney would go shopping for jail attire.

She was to check in at 7:00 a.m. Saturday and she would get out for work Monday morning at 7:00. She has to be back by 7:00 p.m. She can wear her own clothes and she can bring magazine and paperback books. Her cell phone would be left in her car along with her work clothes. It will be a long weekend for me waiting to hear from her.