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Number of Children of Incarcerated Parents In 2007 it was estimated there were 1.7 million6 children of incarcerated parents, or with a parent in prison, in the U.S. In 2013 the number increased by a million to 2.7million2,4,5. Today there are more than 5 million8,9 children with at least one parent in prison. Imagine what it feels like for the children of incarcerated parents visiting their parent in prison. These children suffer more mental, physical and behavioral […]
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Mom’s Prison Sentence You say you’re in hell paying your debt. Well, I’m in solitary confinement, on this you can bet. You are forced to face and pay for your error. I hide from living life, stay to self, avoid mirrors. I can’t even gaze my own eyes in reflection. The hurt is so deep it’s like an infection. Alone I remain in my own hidden pain and hope everyday, that you change your direction. […]
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Life Lessons Learned from Inmates When I was a Prison Teacher My education as a prison teacher came from the inmates themselves. As one who has always had a healthy interest in the criminal justice system and who had childhood aspirations to become a police officer or prosecutor, never did I imagine that I would get such a valuable education in my previous position as an Adult Basic Education/GED teacher in prison as I have and […]
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How to get glasses in prison I never knew how important glasses were until I had to wear them Ever since I can remember, my brother wore glasses. When he was younger all they had were those black-rimmed glasses that took over half of his face. Even with the big black-rimmed glasses he was cute. He grew up and grew into his glasses and changed along the way. He went to prison when he was […]
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Prison News Roundup Texas incarceration rate higher than Russia and Iran A Texas House candidate from Austin has promised to focus on youth initiatives to keep young people out of the criminal justice system, citing the high incarceration rate in Texas. A report by the Prison Policy Initiative shows Texas with the fifth-highest incarceration rate, 1,063 per 100,000 population. Russia has 475 per 100,000; Iran has 284 per 100,000. The international incarceration rates were taken […]
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Sending Money and Supplies to Friend in Prison My friend was incarcerated and needed money and supplies while he was serving his sentence. He was arrested because he was driving with an expired registration. It didn’t happen just once; he was driving with an expired registration and was stopped, and stopped again, and stopped again. He was finally arrested and put in jail. Over the course of about two months he was in and out […]
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