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Tough Love for Sons in Prison

By Editor / 11/27/2018 / 4 Comments

Sons In Prison at 16 Years Old “We got a call in the middle of the night from the sheriff that they were arresting him for being under the influence of drugs. We went to where they were arresting him to talk to the police officers and then they took him to jail.” Listen to the podcast here: TRANSCRIPT: (Minor edits for readability) PTHS: I’m here today with Marie who has had two sons that […]

INTERNATIONAL PRISONERS FAMILY CONFERENCE – NICOLE RICHARDSON

By Editor / 11/03/2018 / 1 Comment

Nicole Richardson – Poet at the International Prisoners Family Conference and Beyond! The 10th annual InterNational Prisoners Family Conference was held October 10-12 in Dallas, Texas. One of the bright lights in the conference were readings from the poetry of Nicole Richardson. Her writings are compelling and draw you in and you’ll want to hear more! Through her poetry, she captures the thoughts and feelings of what someone on the outside goes through while their […]

Closing the Empathy Gap

By Editor / 10/27/2018 / 0 Comments

10th Annual International Prisoners Family Conference This year’s conference was held in Dallas, Texas, October 10-12, 2018. Carolyn Esparza has been leading the way and bringing people together at every one of these conferences for the past 10 years! Her insight to the affects of incarceration on families and communities has enabled her to bring important information and informative speakers to the conference so that everyone can learn, meet other great people, and leave with […]

Restore Your Vote

By Editor / 09/30/2018 / 0 Comments

How Felons Can Restore Their Voting Rights Today I’m talking to Aaron Esparza, Field Organizer for Restore Your Vote campaign, a project of the Campaign Legal Center. He’s here to provide information about how ex-felons can restore their voting rights here in Nevada. Listen to the podcast here: TRANSCRIPT: (Minor edits for easier reading) Aaron could you tell us more about the campaign? Thanks for having me here today. Our campaign is focused on fighting the misconception […]

Prison the Hidden Sentence and Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons

By Editor / 05/04/2018 / 2 Comments

Prison the Hidden Sentence™ and Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons: Two Organizations With a Common Goal Julia Lazareck, CEO and founder of Prison the Hidden Sentence™, and president of Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons (FFIP) presented to the Toastmasters Burnt Toast II club on May 2, 2018. She spoke about the “hidden sentence”. When people who have a loved one in the prison system and don’t talk about it, they are essentially serving […]

InterNational Prisoner’s Family Conference 2017

By Editor / 05/08/2017 / 1 Comment

Ninth Annual InterNational Prisoner’s Family Conference 2017 Anyone who has passion, concern, and a sense of accountability for our society in the United States would benefit from this conference. There is a group of hidden people in our society who need visibility and the conference provides this. Those on the outside are serving time, too. The speakers at the conference remind us that the people going into prison will be coming out one day, and […]