5 Ways to Support Family and Friends in Prison

The toll prison takes on the incarcerated individual is quite obvious, but it's also not easy to be a friend or family member left at home. In fact, families can be devastated when a member goes to prison, especially if it's a long sentence. Children may have to adapt to living mostly without a parent, spouses may be separated, or parents may have to watch as promising sons and daughters have years shaved off their lives. There are all kinds of negative emotions one might feel after having a … [Read more...]