In the previous posts, I shared how there will be times we need to advocate for our incarcerated loved one. (If you’ve missed those posts, click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2.) We need to learn to keep our emotions in check and find that right balance of when we should make those calls and when to leave things alone. It is beneficial if the prison staff knows that we watch out for our family member’s needs. Yet, we…
In Part 1, I shared how there will be times we need to speak up on behalf of our loved one in the penal system. We must learn to find that right balance of when to make those calls and when to not. We do want the prison staff to know that we watch out for our family member’s needs. Yet, we do not want to exasperate the staff with too many requests or demands as then they may not…
Advocating for our incarcerated loved one at one time or another during their confinement is inevitable. I learned early on as a family member on the outside that I needed to learn to find a balance between when to call the unit on behalf of my son and when to leave things alone. On one hand, it may be beneficial for the prison staff to know that the inmate has family on the outside who care about their loved one…