Comments for Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars

Comment on Violence and gang prevention counselor shows resiliency after his highs and lows by Harrison

Harrison — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:30:48 +0000

Unbelievably insightful. Very few people can express and expound on a topic like this. Bravo my friend.

Comment on Mother of imprisoned son filming documentary about children of incarcerated parents needs your help by Kemet's Wife

Kemet's Wife — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:53:04 +0000

I’m so excited for you… this is quite an undertaking, but one that will touch many lives. My husband has been incarcerated for almost 17 years. Our daughter was 9 months old when he got locked up. We just had a son and I am terrified of raising a son on my own. Our hope is that my husband will be home in time to help raise him, but I see the huge hole that his absence has created in our daughter’s life. Sadly, not enough support is available for the children of incarcerated parents. Next year our daughter will be looking at going to college and I have no idea how we will be able to afford it. This is something that I’m sure many other parents deal with as well. Still, we must count our blessings on a daily basis! Good luck with your project!!!

Comment on Makeba’s Column: A special Mother’s Day by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Makeba’s Column: Not ready for a child of my own

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:13:43 +0000

[...] column, she described being raised by her godparents while her mother was incarcerated. In her first column, she introduced her mother as the two prepared to spend their first mother’s day [...]

Comment on About Ana Maria Toro by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Multimedia reporter joins Lives in Focus

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:11:33 +0000

[...] Ana has been a student of mine for the past two semesters and independently of this project has been covering the criminal justice system. She is a determined reporter who has some experience working for the Spanish language press in New York. (Click here for her bio.) [...]

Comment on Makeba’s Column: A special Mother’s Day by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Makeba’s Column: Who is your parent?

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:08:44 +0000

[...] how she would raise children but why she is not quite ready for that responsibility herself. In her first column, she introduced her mother as the two prepared to spend their first mother’s day [...]

Comment on Acknowledgements by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Family Life Behind Bars gets an overhaul

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:55:34 +0000

[...] you to the Knight Foundation, J-Lab and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, among others, for helping to bring this important issue to [...]

Comment on Addiction treatment programs v. jail time by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Stern face of criminal justice gives treatment a chance

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:50:52 +0000

[...] posted an earlier story that looks at the strengths and minuses of treatment and the struggle to get funding for such [...]

Comment on Parenting by phone by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Jay Coleman reflects on his emotions as he was released from prison

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:27:07 +0000

[...] Part II: Parenting by phone. [...]

Comment on Parenting by phone by Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars » Blog Archive » Reacting to a spouse’s 25-year-to-life sentence

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:22:47 +0000

[...] Coleman Previously in the series: Part I: A long journey from petty criminal to husband and father. Part II: Parenting by phone. Part III: Watching your children grow up from behind prison [...]

Comment on Children’s organization collecting letters in support of prison closures by Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:12:32 +0000

Thanks so much for getting the word out about this campaign. If people want to support prison closures and/ or get involved in changing policy to keep (incarcerated) people closer to home, please contact us at 718-637-6560, or email me at tkrupat@osborneny.org. thank you!