Around the county, over 1 million individuals are incarcerated in Federal or State institutions. The number of people behind bars is staggering, and the impact that separation has on the people around them can be catastrophic. Prisoner family support groups play a vital role in helping these mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, friends, and family of [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2010’
Friendships in Jail, Talk is Vital
Once life behind those bars becomes a reality, one quickly realizes that this is a whole new world. Like starting the first day of a new school, or moving to a different town, prison life takes some adjusting to. Building friendships, behind those walls is vital for keeping spirits high and for building a comfortable [...]
Taxpayers Pay for Prison Riots
As if prisons don’t already cost the states that house them enough. Especially California, the country’s most populous state and that with (one of) the highest ratio of its residents in prison and, obviously, the most prisons. Already, these issues add up to one undeniable fact; that California-run prisons take a large chunk of change [...]
Write To A Prisoner, Brighten Their Spirits
Not all men and women in prison are hardened criminals. Some, are not criminals, at all, but were put there by an unfortunate string of events. Some inmates shouldn’t be in prison, and may be released one day…but what will become of them while behind bars? In any case, if you are one of the [...]
Lil Wayne Busted For ‘Music Contraband’ While Behind Bars
Lil Wayne was busted at Riker’s Island this week, after prison officials found him in possession of “music contraband.” According to the New York Daily News, the rapper (real name: Dwayne Carter Jr.) was popped at around 8 a.m. Monday morning (May 10) after correctional officers found a charger and ear phones for a watch [...]
