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So much court, so little time

Posted by Rev. Aletha Fields on January 23, 2017 at 1:10pm

I am so glad to be in this forum. I am really struggling emotionally with all the court dates. When I get myself hyped up for court, I get there and then the date is canceled. I am exhausted emotionally and I am so fearful for my son's future. He's been in county jail for two years. TWO YEARS! This has been terrible. No trial yet and no trial date either. I am wondering how others of you have endured the struggle of all these court dates and disappointments associated with them. I cry my eyes out every time we go to court. I can see my child in the flesh but cannot speak with him and cannot touch him. It is grueling and feels so cruel.

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  • Rev. Aletha Fields January 24, 2017 at 2:50pm
    Thanks, Carla
  • Rev. Aletha Fields January 24, 2017 at 8:53am

    Thank you each so much for reaching out about this post. It has been very helpful to get information and to feel the support, the way only we know about how another might feel in this situation. We go to court tomorrow and I am going to speak with his public defender about his right to a speedy trial. Two years sitting in that damn county jail. . . the worst ever. The only good thing about it is I can visit him weekly. 

    How are you all dealing with how much you may miss your loved one? The longer this goes on, the more severe my pain is and the sobbing and crying is sometimes too much to bear. 

  • Christina January 23, 2017 at 9:32pm
    I don't know how to survive this either. My son has only been in county for 4 months and it feels like it's been so much longer. Lately I feel like I can't breathe. This started last week right before a hearing where they only scheduled another hearing for a month. It's just awful and such a horrible thing for a mother to endure. When I feel like I am losing my mind, I search for Joyce Meyer on YouTube and just listen to a sermon. Sometimes that's the only thing that helps, just to hear the Word. Plus, I like her sarcasm and think she's funny, so that helps as well. I'd say hang in there, but I too, know it's so heartbreaking.
  • Elizabeth Barnes January 23, 2017 at 3:19pm
    Hi, I'm liz I feel your pain, you know you could talk to the chief public defender, I'm assuming you probably have one if you couldn't afford one, my son had one, we couldn't afford one. But as you wait for it, you can talk to the jail counselor, let me know if I can help you come out with a solution. My son has been locked up for 5.5 yrs, and has 3 to go. Stay strong.
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