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When Mom's Incarcerated
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Harvey Yoder
Camilla’s work in prisons reminds me of how I became interested in working with inmates years ago when I and some fellow college students began visiting a nearby jail on a regular basis. I especially remember the time I got permission to spend over 24 hours there behind bars one weekend, wearing the same drab prison garb and eating the same bland prison fare as the other 12 people sharing my cell.
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VIDEO
Long Road Back: Ex-Offenders Struggle for Acceptance. A Third Way Media documentary on re-entry after prison. See video trailer.
PBS Frontline Special: “The Released”. A documentary on recidivism and mental illness.
WEBSITES
Women’s Prison Association. The nation’s oldest service and advocacy organization committed to helping women with criminal justice histories see new possibilities for themselves and their families.
National Fatherhood Initiative. NFI was established in 1994 to ensure that every child has what they need to succeed: the love and support of an involved, responsible and committed father.
U.S. Department of Justice Reentry Information. U.S. Government official site on re-entry from prison, including information and resources.
Reentry Policy Council. An organization to chart the safe and successful return of prisoners to the community.
Long Road Back. Highlights the stories told in the TV documentary and provides information and links to the myriad of difficult issues ex-offenders face upon re-entry. Tell your story or respond to others on this site.
News Story on “Female Drug Offenders: Punishment or Treatment?”
Correspondence Courses. Bible studies and other courses by mail especially for those incarcerated.
Burton's Blog
The Land of the Free from Behind Bars
Burton Buller
Our astronomically high incarceration rate has a host of dismal byproducts. One of the more serious ones is the effect that incarceration has on the children losing a parent. It’s not a small problem. It is estimated that more than 1.5 million children have at least one incarcerated parent.
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Next week’s program features an interview with Shaping Families producer Melodie Davis about her new book, Whatever Happened to Dinner? Recipes and Reflections for Family Mealtime. The book includes recipes from Shaping Families’ staff and speakers, and ideas from Melodie’s long-running Another Way newspaper column on how to keep family mealtime a priority.
Favorite Family Recipes
Sweet Potato Delight
Producer Melodie Davis is author of the new book, "Whatever Happened to Dinner." See the trailer for this book.
From host Burton: "For every family Christmas and Thanksgiving feast we could be sure that mother served sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows. As a child, it was one of my favorites. In Virginia, we discovered a recipe that promised to offer a sweet potato alternative. Over time we’ve modified it a bit, and it has become the sweet potato dish of choice for our own family feasts. Plus, it is a very popular dish for church potlucks. Never any left over!"
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