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Juan Ortega and His Believable Art

By Editor / 11/05/2019 / 1 Comment

In this interview, Juan Ortega talks about how he created his believable art while incarcerated and shares how much it helped him. He shares about his relationship with his family and how important communication is. Listen to or read his insightful words: Transcript: (edited for readability): “There’s no eraser anywhere that can erase the past, but there is a pencil that you can write your future with.” Julia: Hi Juan. Thanks for joining me here […]

Children of Imprisoned Parents International

By Editor / 08/18/2019 / 3 Comments

Hament Farmand: Advocate and Storyteller This is Julia with Prison: The Hidden Sentence ™ , and I’m at the 10th Annual International Prisoner’s Family Conference. I’m here with Hamed Farmand who is an advocate and storyteller. He is founder of Children of Imprisoned Parents International (COIPI). We had a nice opportunity to spend some time together and talk. Listen to the interview: (Edited for Readability) Julia: Hamed, it’s so wonderful to be sitting here with […]

Secondary Stigma Related to Prison

By Editor / 08/08/2019 / 1 Comment

There’s a Secondary Stigma Just Knowing Somebody That’s Incarcerated We’re at the 10th Annual International Prisoners Family Conference and I’m here with Heather Moore. She is working on her thesis and has researched secondary stigma related to prison. Listen to interview here: Transcript (edited for readability): Julia: Heather, it’s just been so nice meeting you and hearing you talk and if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself and whatever you want to […]

Faces of Innocence

By Editor / 07/11/2019 / 3 Comments

This is Julia with Prison: The Hidden Sentence™. I’m here today with Janet from Louisiana and she has a loved one who’s incarcerated. She’s become close with the family while her loved one, Jerome, is incarcerated, and talks about the Faces of Innocence. Janet is going to share with us how she’s been affected by his incarceration, as well as how it affects his children and other family members. “…they saw their dad coming down […]

Families Outside

By Editor / 06/23/2019 / 0 Comments

Families Outside is an organization in Scotland that provides support to children and families that have loved ones in the prison system. Laura van der Hoeven presented at the 10th annual International Prisoner’s Family Conference and provided insights on how prison visits are handled differently for families in Scotland and how Families Outside supports those children and families. Listen to the interview here: Transcript (minor edits for readability): Julia: I’m with Laura van der Hoeven […]

ACLU Khalil Rushdan

By Editor / 06/15/2019 / 0 Comments

Khalil Rushdan is with the Arizona ACLU and creates partnerships with community leaders and other organizations. He exemplifies someone who truly gives back to the community and helps others. Khalil’s life could’ve taken a different turn, however he’s taken his life experiences and turned them into positive forward movement for himself and the communities he serves. Listen to interview here: Transcript (minor edits for readability): Julia: Khalil, thanks for joining me. Could tell me a […]