Webas the founder of “the silent victims,” my mission is to guide and empower youth who, like myself, have experienced the incarceration of a parent.

Webbut rebuilding a family torn apart by the often unpredictable prison system is hard work, and it doesn’t always go the way we want.

Webinterviews with the inmates, caregivers, and key stakeholders identified the biggest unmet needs of families and children with incarcerated parents was basic needs.

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Webi came to understand the profound loss caused by family separation during my time in prison as a teen.

His dad was away in prison, and the son didn’t know how to grapple with his loss.

Webcnn — the boy was scared, angry, insecure.

Webit also made her a member of an enormous club that often remains hidden, of families left behind when a parent goes to prison.

It opened her eyes to the silent.

Webdespite recent measures taken to right the wrongs of the era of mass incarceration, families across the nation are still feeling the impact of family separation.

When hope does exist, it’s hard.

Authorities estimate that about 1. 2 million inmates,.

Trapped behind bars, i saw humiliation and beatings.

“everybody says my father is so.

Born from my own experience of.

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