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Maintaining healthy boundaries
Posted on March 14, 2011 | No CommentsRemember, you can be there, but you can't live someone else's life, not even for a loved one. -
![I am looking to interview male children between the ages of 7 and 18 who have a parent incarcerated for my documentary. If you would like for your child to participate or if you're a child who would like to participate, please fill out this form [this information will NOT be shared with anyone else]:](http://prison.livesinfocus.org/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Mother of imprisoned son filming documentary about children of incarcerated parents")
Mother of imprisoned son filming documentary about children of incarcerated parents
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsI am looking to interview male children between the ages of 7 and 18 who have a parent incarcerated for my documentary. If you would like for your child to participate or if you're a child who would like to participate, please fill out this form [this information will NOT be shared with anyone else]: -
Update: Part time job opening
Posted on October 21, 2009 | 2 CommentsHave you had a family member spend time in prison? Family Life Behind Bars is seeking two columnists who can produce a twice-monthly video about his or her experience and provide guidance for others in a similar situation. -
Prison strengthens relationship, even after 25 years, for one Brooklyn, New York couple
Posted on August 27, 2009 | 2 CommentsHector 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. -
Pledge your support so this site can keep publishing
Posted on March 27, 2009 | 1 CommentSupport Needed to Keep Publishing: A New Voices grant allowed me to purchase equipment that I use in the media training workshops for community members who have been affected by incarceration and to pay the community columnists for their work. The grant came with a challenge, however. I must raise $5,000 from the public in order to receive the final $5,000 installment from the Knight Foundation. So I ask you for your generous support. Your donation is tax-deductable. -
Reacting to a spouse's 25-year-to-life sentence
Posted on March 9, 2009 | No CommentsAlison Coleman discusses her she grappled with social and emotional isolation, to support her two children and illness while her husband served a 25-year-to-life sentence. -
Davian: Why Obama’s victory is a victory for children of the incarcerated
Posted on November 17, 2008 | 3 CommentsIn this video column, Davian Reynolds, our 16-year-old video columnist from Brooklyn, reflects on why Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election means so much for kids like him who have or have had or will have a parent who is incarcerated. -
Family Life Behind Bars profiled on television talk show
Posted on November 14, 2008 | 7 CommentsMakeba Lavan, the first columnist for Family Life Behind Bars, and I appeared on a television Talk Show on Wednesday to discuss this project and the larger issues of incarceration. -
Profile of a public defender who can't keep up with caseload
Posted on November 11, 2008 | 2 CommentsThis is a great video by The New York Times that shows a day in the life of Arthur Jones, who until recently was an assistant public defender for Miami-Dade County, as he struggles to keep up with an increasingly demanding caseload. -
For formerly incarcerated Americans, voting is the final step in re-joining society
Posted on November 4, 2008 | 1 CommentCasimiro 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.
