Originally Posted by
Justfor1 
Thanks Phoenix. He is not even getting his 3 square meals a day because other inmates are stealing from him. He has asked for a transfer for a different unit but the guards said no. He is in for burglary and possession of heroin. He actually stole Christmas presents from a friend to get his fix. He has so many prior felonies that at this point the court no longer cares. It's prison time and that is it. He has undergone court mandated treatment on his 3rd DUI when he crashed into a department store at 4AM. His girlfriend thinks that hes just going to grow out of it which I think is unlikely. He claimed his bottom was driving through the local K-mart drunk and high on heroine but here we go again.......
Hopefully I am not telling you anything you don't know already. Addicts can/will say anything to manipulate others, especially enablers. This is the simple but sad reality.
Unless you have seen with your own eyes all the things he claims are happening to him (or can be verified by a impartial non addict third party) I would not be moved.
Rehab counselors and addiction psychiatrists typically call family to get the real story even while under treatment.
Crashing a car into buildings is serious and it is just luck nobody was killed or maimed.
Lets say after you bail him out he crashes a car(again) and kills some people (entirely possible)
Some of my current friends are sober and live a normal great life, but it was prison that motivated them to change.
If it were me, I'd buy some replacement Christmas presents for those people.