My child is in prison – now what?

Parenthood is a journey filled with highs and lows, joys and challenges. But what happens when your child’s path takes an unexpected turn, leading them behind bars? Coping with a child in prison can be an overwhelming and isolating experience, fraught with emotions ranging from grief and guilt to confusion and despair. However, amidst the…

May 10, 20240Comments

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Activities Family Holiday Prison Re-entry

Holiday visits with your loved one in prison

The holiday season is an opportunity to reconnect with your loved ones and create long-lasting memories. From reliving family traditions to creating new memories, the holidays offer the special chance for you to come together and strengthen the unique bond only found in a family. As special as the holidays are, it is that much…

December 13, 20230Comments

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five things to know before your loved one comes home from prison

Family Mental Health Prison Re-entry

Five Things Everyone Should Know

From the moment your loved one steps out the prison doors, their life will be different. As peculiar as the goings on of prison life may seem, so may the world outside of prison may feel. From cultural changes, to technology advances and even shifts in one’s community. There are many things that will impact…

September 12, 20230Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison Re-entry

8 Steps to take when a loved one goes to prison

You may find yourself feeling alone, afraid, and in despair. You are not alone. There are many people, just like you going through a similar struggle. In fact, for the over 2 million families with a loved one in prison, this shared feeling is something that many can relate to.

August 11, 20230Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison Re-entry

How to Support a Loved One in Prison

When a loved one goes to prison, it will dramatically change your family’s lives. While it will no doubt impact your life profoundly, this new season will also affect every area of their life. There are ways to not only support your loved one, but empower them to stay strong and keep your family intact.

May 15, 20230Comments

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Family Prison Re-entry

Sharing Meals with an Inmate

Sharing a meal with a loved one is one of the best ways to connect. Not only does sharing a meal create a time to be together as an ice breaker, it is a special bond in the life of every family. For those who have a loved one in prison, these such meals are…

December 2, 20220Comments

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Family Prison Re-entry

helping a loved one in prison

For the over 2 million families that are incarcerated in the United States, finding the time, resources, and effort to keep in touch can be difficult. Although it may seem challenging, there are more ways than ever to stay connected with your loved one in prison. Here are a few ways to stay connected.

June 9, 20220Comments

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Preparing your child for a prison visit

Prison visits can be intimidating. If you’ve never visited a loved one in prison before it can seem intimidating, maybe even a little scary. Obeying the visiting rules, regulations and procedures specific to the prison can be daunting to say the least. But making the effort to foster the relationship between the child and loved one in…

March 16, 20220Comments

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Activities Family Prison

Drum Lessons in Prison

Growing up I’ve heard stories of how great of a drummer my dad was and still is. In our toy room, my dad had his drums setup and I can remember hitting them thinking that I was making music and not just noise. I loved the loudness and just how freeing it was to hit…

January 27, 20220Comments

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Family Mental Health Prison

Supporting Friends and Family with someone in prison

Unless you have lived through it, you cannot understand the pain and loss someone experiences when their loved one goes to prison. In addition to losing their presence, you also lose reputation. The feelings of isolation, grief, and disgrace can be crushing. Although both you and your man are doing time together, the experience is completely different inside…

March 23, 20210Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com