Dose of Reality Tour

Thursday.
Wayne County Jail [Division II – Males]

Females Tour Division I [Female Housing units]

Address: 525 Clinton St.
[Downtown Detroit]
Ph: 313-224-0667
Contact: Officer Joyce Pearson
Schedule Time: 9:15 – 10:45 am

Purpose: To avoid duplicating the path of someone who has violated the law and who has been sentenced to long term incarceration for their crime.
Activity: To introduce an inmate who wants to share with others how to avoid the consequences that he/she will receive because of their criminal activity.
Outcome: To drive home the consequences of breaking the law.

Save our Sons and Daughters [SOSAD]

Address: 2441 W. Grand Blvd
Ph: 313-361-5200
Contact: Phyllis E. Kearney, MA, CSW
Schedule Time: 10:50 – 11:50 am

Purpose: To create positive alternatives to violence.
Activity: To share real experiences based on the loss of a loved one due to violence.
Outcome: To have a profound impact on individuals exhibiting criminal behavior, by showing them the reality of the effects caused by their actions.

Slide Presentation

Address: 525 Clinton St. [Downtown Detroit]
Ph: 313-224-0667
Contact: Officer Joyce Pearson
Schedule Time: 12:00 noon – 1:15 pm

Purpose: To have people take a hard look at the consequences past offenders must suffer as a result of breaking the law.
Activity: To view graphic slides of offenders. Deaths which were the result of gang activity, drive by shootings and stabbings are shown.
Outcome: to have participants recognize that if they make the wrong decision in life, severe consequences will result. They realize that their involvement in illegal activity can lead them to the doorstep of jail, the morgue or a rehabilitation center.

Lunch [Jail Division II]

Bring your own! No alcoholic beverages!
Address: 525 Clinton St. [Downtown Detroit]
Scheduled Time: 1:15 – 1:45 pm

True Life Crusaders

Address: 369 Glendale
Ph: 313-865-2940
Contact: Tyrone Pertee
Schedule Time: 1:45 – 2:45 pm

Purpose: To have people witness and hear from members of True Life Crusaders, who suffer from physical and mental impairment as a result of their own, or someone else’s criminal behavior.
Outcome: To further inform people of the consequences of becoming involved in criminal activity, such as gangs.

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Warren C. Evans
Sheriff of Wayne County

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1231 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48226

Ph: 313-224-2222
Fx: 313-224-2367

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Tours Schedule:
Tuesday - Wednesday
- Thursday

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