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Prison Families Anonymous

By Editor / 03/05/2019 / 33 Comments

I interviewed Barbara Allen at the International Prisoners Family Conference. She is the founder of Prison Families Anonymous and has been supporting prisoners’ families for over 50 years. You can listen to her story here. (Minor edits for readability) Julia: Barbara was one of the many key speakers on the first day of the International Prisoners Family Conference. Barbara, thanks for joining me. Barbara Allan: Thank you for having me. It’s an honor. Julia: Well, […]

Family Supports Incarcerated Daughter

By Editor / 07/21/2018 / 0 Comments

Family Support for Incarcerated Daughter A couple of years ago our daughter did get out, and nobody wanted to even recognize her because she was a felon…and that’s a shame. Listen to the podcast here: TRANSCRIPT: (Minor edits for easier reading) Today I’m here today with a couple who had an incarcerated daughter. Their daughter was an in and out of prison for 10 years, and is now out on parole and has a two-year […]

Step-Daughter Incarcerated

By Editor / 05/20/2018 / 0 Comments

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 […]

What to Bring and Wear When Visiting Prison

By Editor / 04/16/2017 / 12 Comments

What You Can Bring and Wear When Visiting Your Loved One in Prison During the 15 years that my brother was in prison he was in at least five different facilities. It didn’t matter if I was visiting the same facility or a different facility, no two visits were the same. So I had to make sure I was prepared for anything. It’s important to know what to bring and wear when visiting prison. The first […]

Mom and Dad in Prison – Yvonne Part 2

By Editor / 02/21/2017 / 0 Comments

Yes, well thankfully my mother did not get incarcerated until I was about to graduate from high school. Whereas my father was in and out since I was about age five or six, and my mother was fighting a case. For eight years she fought her charges and her court sentence and finally at the end of all of these strings of appeals she ended up having to serve time. During that appeal period she […]

My son was arrested at home

By Editor / 10/18/2016 / 0 Comments

I’m here with Myra and her son was arrested at home over eight years ago, and she’s never forgotten the site of having her son arrested and being taken away.