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Radio Show | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Web Radio: Funding for mentoring program runs dry. Posted on August 2, 2011. Join us as we talk to people who have benefited and find out what happens next for the program. Listen Now: Separated by Prison, United by Conviction. Posted on July 25, 2011. Talk to Reesy Floyd-Thompson about her new book packed with tips on keeping a family together. Posted on June 22, 2011. Posted on June 13, 2011.

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Web Radio: Funding for mentoring program runs dry | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Web Radio: Funding for mentoring program runs dry. August 2, 2011. UPDATE: Listen to the recorded program here. Hour Friend In Deed, a program that connects mentors with children who have an incarcerated parent, is on the verge of losing its financial support. Kellie Phelan, the program coordinator, will also join us to discuss the next step for the program as its funding runs dry. On A collabor...

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Eight months left | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. November 9, 2011. Photo of the Week. Family visit to prison. Not everything is meant to be, but everything is worth a try. He has been away for six years because of a wrong decision that he made. My children and I have been by his side since day one. He has 8 months left, I truly believe he has learned his lesson. Laquo; Troy Davis execution highlights disparity in justice system.

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Replacement food stamps for those who lost food because of Hurricane Irene | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Replacement food stamps for those who lost food because of Hurricane Irene. August 31, 2011. An important note from our friends at Women in Prison Project. A part of the Correctional Association of NY:. If you are on food stamps and lost food during the storm (due to power. Outage, flooding, etc.) you can have that food replaced. You must file. You can get help filing this form by:. Home and foo...

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Photo of the week: Afghan prison families | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Photo of the week: Afghan prison families. March 1, 2011. Photo of the Week. Many of these images (where credited) are provided with permission from the Associated Press. But we’d also like to showcase your experiences. New Series: Photo of the week. Laquo; New Series: Photo of the week. Photo of the week: Abuzz about green jobs opportunities after prison. Photo of the Week Archive. On Collectin...

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Troy Davis execution highlights disparity in justice system | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Troy Davis execution highlights disparity in justice system. September 23, 2011. A vigil for death row inmate Troy Davis in front of the White House on the eve of his execution. (photo credit: AP). And calls into question the very tradition of capital punishment. Willis Arnold is a multimedia journalist, Brooklyn resident, and student at the CUNY School of Journalism. Driver Wanted P/T NYC.

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Your Take | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Posted on November 9, 2011. He has been away for six years because of a wrong decision that he made.My children and I have been by his side since day one.". Couple struggles to stay in touch across U.S.-Canada border. Posted on September 6, 2011. I live in Canada. My husband is incarcerated in Texas. We get a five-minute call every 90 days. Posted on April 29, 2011. Posted on March 17, 2011.

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Crowdsourcing | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. A collaboration with women affected by their partners’ incarceration. Posted on November 1, 2011. This is the first of our monthly surveys to explore how people cope with the separation. Hurricane Irene’s impact on prisons along the East Coast. Posted on August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene forced state and local governments to evacuate so many places- except prisons. Posted on April 29, 2011. Poste...

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A free calendar to share events important to our community | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. A free calendar to share events important to our community. April 29, 2011. Family Life Behind Bars is happy to announce a new feature today that will allow community groups, schools, associations and advocacy groups to post important events relevant to families and friends with a loved one in prison. To quickly provide some basic information. Let’s start sharing events…. POST YOUR EVENT HERE.

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Couple struggles to stay in touch across U.S.-Canada border | Family Life Behind Bars

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Family Life Behind Bars. Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships. Couple struggles to stay in touch across U.S.-Canada border. Kim, age 42. September 6, 2011. Kim waiting for a call from Cody, who is incarcerated in a Texas prison. With permission, he can make an international call to Kim for five minutes every 90 days. What a difference a border makes. Just how much can you cram into a five-minute conversation with a loved one you haven’t heard from in months?