family support
Step-daughter in and out of prison When somebody goes into prison, it affects the whole family. Listen to the podcast here: TRANSCRIPT: (Minor edits for easier reading) Today I’m here with Annabel who has a step-daughter that was in and out of the prison system for many years. Her step-daughter is now out of prison and had been on probation for five years. Now she’s doing really well, however it’s been a long journey for […]
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26 Years on the Outside of the Steel Cage – A Daughter’s Story Today I’m here with La’Jordawn, daughter of Obadyah Ben-Yisrayl, who is serving life in prison. La’Jordawn has never known her father outside of prison. She was born when her father was facing the death penalty which was later commuted to a life sentence. He spent 19 years on death row and has been in prison for 26 years at the time of […]
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Cold Case Murder Reopened Today I’m here with Kristal who has a really interesting story she wants to tell us about and what she’s gone through having her brother in prison. Listen to interview here: TRANSCRIPT: (Edited for easier reading) I’m the youngest of three. My sister and brother are eight and ten years older than me. My brother was arrested in 2007 and I think sometime around the early 2000’s, I had heard rumors […]
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He’s Still Not a White Man Just take a second and imagine what it would be like to be incarcerated since 1991. Some of you weren’t even born yet! Think of all of the changes in the world since then that you’d get to see, but not touch or be a part of. That’s how Obadyah Ben-Yisrayl has been living for the past 26 years in a Steel Cage. He has an exceptionally close relationship […]
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Incarceration Affected My Life, My Family and My Friends Today’s story is from Karl who is sharing how incarceration affected his life and how he made it through the arrest, incarceration, and release through the love and support of his friends and family. He learned the meaning of true friendship and the value of freedom. Listen to interview here: One thing I learned is that people who have gone through hardships in their lives such […]
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Volunteers of America Support Info for Children with an Incarcerated Parent, Prisoner Families and the Community The article below was submitted by Alanna Norman, Communications Coordinator for Volunteers of America Indiana. Volunteers of America provides support programs including housing and senior care to people across America and have helped prisoner families. Alanna wrote to us: I think that having a blog community for families affected by incarceration is a great idea. We have a few blog posts […]
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