Hector Martinez was released this March and reunited with his family, including wife Dulce of 30 years. But coming back into the world after a 25-year absence, esp...
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Hector Martinez was released this March and reunited with his family, including wife Dulce of 30 years. But coming back into the world after a 25-year absence, especially during a recession, is far from easy.
Davian Reynolds, our 16-year-old video columnist from Brooklyn, NY describes how he dealt with the separation from his mother during holiday season while she was i...
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Davian Reynolds, our 16-year-old video columnist from Brooklyn, NY describes how he dealt with the separation from his mother during holiday season while she was in prison.
Casimiro Torres on ...
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Casimiro Torres, 41, joined millions of Americans today to vote in the general election. Like many during this historic election, he is voting for the first time. ...
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Casimiro Torres, 41, joined millions of Americans today to vote in the general election. Like many during this historic election, he is voting for the first time. But unlike most new voters, Mr. Torres is formerly incarcerated.
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Felix Castro's warn...
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Felix Castro's warning about gang life.
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Felix Castro's warning about gang life.
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Felix Castro's poem...
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Felix Castro recites a poem on his thoughts as he was incarcerated.
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Felix Castro recites a poem on his thoughts as he was incarcerated.
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Felix Castro on how...
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Castro is the founder and facilitator of ChangeNThoughts, a violence and gang prevention program in its infancy stage. He looks far younger than his age of 37 woul...
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Castro is the founder and facilitator of ChangeNThoughts, a violence and gang prevention program in its infancy stage. He looks far younger than his age of 37 would suggest. Castro gets intense and emotional when he discusses his work. “You want to try the judicial. Did you try the rebuilding?” Castro said, before adding, as he does frequently, “What the students really need is love.”
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Davian: At school a...
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In this video column, Davian Reynolds , a 16-year-old from Brooklyn, reflects on how children who have an incarcerated parent can face questions, scrutiny and mis...
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In this video column, Davian Reynolds , a 16-year-old from Brooklyn, reflects on how children who have an incarcerated parent can face questions, scrutiny and mistrust.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS: How did your friends reacted when you told them you have a parent who is incarcerated? If your teachers know, how do you think they treat you differently?
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Introducing Davian ...
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Davian Reynolds, a 16-year-old from Brooklyn, is poised young man. He is joining the Family Life Behind Bars project as a columnist writing about his experiences g...
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Davian Reynolds, a 16-year-old from Brooklyn, is poised young man. He is joining the Family Life Behind Bars project as a columnist writing about his experiences growing up in the foster care system.
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Makeba's Column: A ...
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Makeba Lavan, a young woman whose mother was incarcerated until late 2005, is a passionate public speaker and advocate for children's' rights. In her first column,...
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Makeba Lavan, a young woman whose mother was incarcerated until late 2005, is a passionate public speaker and advocate for children's' rights. In her first column, Makeba introduces us to her mother as the two prepare to spend their first ever Mother's Day together.
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http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/05/a-special-mothers-day.html
Parenting by phone
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Jay Coleman spent 25 years in prison but tried to stay as involved as he could in raising his children. In addition to monthly family visits, he spent time with hi...
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Jay Coleman spent 25 years in prison but tried to stay as involved as he could in raising his children. In addition to monthly family visits, he spent time with his kids on the telephone, trying to give them a sense that they had a father.
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http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/05/parenting-by-phone.html
Makeba's Column: Wh...
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Makeba Lavan, a young woman whose mother was incarcerated until late 2005, is a passionate public speaker and advocate for children's' rights. In this column, Make...
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Makeba Lavan, a young woman whose mother was incarcerated until late 2005, is a passionate public speaker and advocate for children's' rights. In this column, Makeba describes how children form impressions of the incarcerated parent when he or she is missing from the child's daily life.
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http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/06/makebas-column-who-is-your-parent.html
The Consequences of...
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Incarceration has long-lasting consequences on a family, particularly when the courts terminate parental rights. In the following interview, Janet Taveras talks ab...
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Incarceration has long-lasting consequences on a family, particularly when the courts terminate parental rights. In the following interview, Janet Taveras talks about how her incarceration split her family and how she has struggled to bridge the gulf with her daughter since leaving prison.
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http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/07/lost_years.html
The Consequences of...
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Incarceration has long-lasting consequences on a family, particularly when the courts terminate parental rights. In the following interview, Janet Taveras talks ab...
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Incarceration has long-lasting consequences on a family, particularly when the courts terminate parental rights. In the following interview, Janet Taveras talks about how her incarceration split her family and how she has struggled to bridge the gulf with her daughter since leaving prison.
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http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/07/lost_years.html
Family struggles wi...
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For the past six years, since he was convicted, wife Jenny Carrasquillo has struggled to make ends meet to support her three children and to pay for Jose's legal e...
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For the past six years, since he was convicted, wife Jenny Carrasquillo has struggled to make ends meet to support her three children and to pay for Jose's legal expenses. To ease their money troubles, Jose's mother, Bibiana, 68, along with other family members, have stepped in with financial help.
For more information click here:
http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/08/financial-struggles.html
Family struggles wi...
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For the past six years, since he was convicted, wife Jenny Carrasquillo has struggled to make ends meet to support her three children and to pay for Jose's legal e...
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For the past six years, since he was convicted, wife Jenny Carrasquillo has struggled to make ends meet to support her three children and to pay for Jose's legal expenses. To ease their money troubles, Jose's mother, Bibiana, 68, along with other family members, have stepped in with financial help.
For more information click here:
http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/2007/08/financial-struggles.html
