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My son was arrested on August 28, 2016. He is still in jail and has a long road ahead. I am having a really hard time dealing with this and how it is affecting me and our family.

I reached out to this site for moral support and to meet other families that were struggling with these same issues. We are afraid of all the "unknowns" at this point and I am trying to be strong for him.

I go visit him every Sunday and it never seems to get easier as I drive away. I wish I could hug him and tell him it will all be ok.

I just wanted to let you know, my son P.J. was released yesterday after 2 1/2 years incarcerated in Dillwyn CC, VA.   I am so grateful to God and everyone at M.I.S.S. who supported me through that first awful year, and supported P.J.with your cards and letters.

No jail or prison is a good situation, but I do believe P.J. was blessed to be placed in one that gave him a chance for rehabilitation and direction.  While in, he completed his requirements for a CDL license and three welding certifications. He quit smoking and started working out daily. (I pray he keeps it up.)  His girlfriend, Jenni, visited nearly every weekend, and had a beautiful little apartment set up and ready for his return.  

Although I was unable to be there for his release,(I am in Nevada) I did get the opportunity to talk to him by Skype yesterday.  His first time Skyping- and he was thrilled! I will be flying back to spend a few days with him for his birthday on Nov. 7th, and then again Thanksgiving and Christmas. He will get to see his new nephew (my daughters son, born Jan. 2nd) for the first time this week.   

 God Bless you all!  And I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. 

Holly 

Got great news last night!  My son Oren called and told me they are letting him out 2 weeks early - next Tuesday!  I am so excited but at the same time anxious.  You moms out there know what I'm talking about - they question always in the back of your mind - are they going to make it this time.  Please pray for him and our entire family as we enter into the arena again.  Love all of you!

Its been a long road. Tons of tears and uncertainties.My son will be released soon (supposedly) you all know there is no sense of urgency. I've been looking forward to this day, now that its getting close, I'm scared.  My son is now 28.  He hasn't lived at home with his "mommy" since he graduated high school and went to college.  I really don't know him anymore. I know the scared young man that has been locked up with 2 hour visits 1 a month or a 30 minute phone calls.  But who is he now? What has happened to him behind lock doors???  Will he be ok? He's a felon now!  How will he find a job?   He has to do job search online.  HELLO, he doesn't look that great on paper now a days. I pray to God for the strength to get my family through this and hope for my son to have a bright future.  If anyone has experience the release of their son, please let me know what's in store for me.  I don't know what my boundaries will be. He's not a little boy now.  He's a grown man. Any advise will be appreciated.  Thank you to all the moms that  have reached out to me and for all the stories.  It's what kept me sane!

I got my first phone call from Matthew today! I m one very happy Mommy right now!!!  

I know this is for mothers and their incarcerated sons..but my sister called about her daughter who is doing time in a county jail.

Her daughter is flooding and she is allowed on pair of panties. She had washed them out and put them back on while they were still wet!

This is disgusting and unsanitary. My sister is afraid to contact the jail because she does not want the facility to make it difficult on her daughter. One of the jailers told her the only way to get another pair is if an inmate leaves and gives her panties to my niece!!!

Hello Friends, I am asking for all of your strength and prayers today. A plea agreement was met and a sentence was entered this week. Not the outcome we hoped for, everything is very surreal, and my baby boy is trying so hard to be strong. I'm doing all I can to be strong for him. So many lives changed with one event, and so many different outcomes. I hate saying.. "it's not fair" because some lost more than I did, but like all of us, I want safety and protection for my child, and the system is so messed up it is ridiculous. I am rambling, but it is only because I am venting my confusion along with my frustration. Please, just say prayers for me and my boy right now, prayers for guidance, protection and open mind and heart. Thank each of you. God Bless

My son Sam has been home for just over a year now, and he is thriving--working at Home Depot, where he loves it, loves his coworkers and the connections. He has been promoted twice. I don't think he's missed work once.

His siblings are past the "honeymoon" stage of being ecstatic over their brother's return. They expect him to always make wise decisions, and he doesn't. His decision-making skills are what landed him in jail---well, that and a corrupt legal system. But they still love him and they are trying. He is trying. 

He spends time with the family and discontinued all previous friendships...except one. That one could get him in trouble. 

I live with an awareness that my world can plunge into a unique state of pain and preoccupation with a phone call. 

I want to leave this house, where there are so many painful memories.

I want to leave this state, this country if I could do so and have my children and grandchild with me. We don't have justice. We have a parody of it that makes people think they are mostly safe, but that victimizes young men, especially mentally ill young men, especially young men of color. 

"Samuel" means asked and received of God, and I feel like all my pleading on his behalf accomplished something. Brought him home, reminded him of his worth so that he did not repeat the mistakes that landed him behind bars. 

Sam told him that it was me, my constant efforts that prevented him from being "institutionalized." I would encourage you to do your level best to support your son or daughter. 

The greatest pain was feeling helpless, but I was not. I was able to write, to visit, to talk with him on the phone. I sent articles to keep his mind busy, encouraged him to join/attend any group (substance abuse treatment group, church) that he could to keep his mind and his social skills working. I encouraged him to be courteous and friendly to the best of his ability, but to remember that his real relationships were outside. 

I was afraid when he came home, afraid for his safety. At one point when he was getting in trouble but not living at home, we had cars parking across the street and watching our house--I was a little afraid for our safety, too. Mostly I worried because he had, against the odds, gotten healthier in jail and I was afraid he would lose all of that. 

I was afraid.

I am still afraid, but I am trying not to be. I am trying to be grateful. 

I've loved my son since I saw his heartbeat on the ultrasound monitor. I loved him no matter where he was, and that continues to be true. 

September 11 will forever have a different kind of sorrow for me. September 11, 2015 is the day my son was arrested for taking another life. For the last year the question that has never left my mind is how did we get from the perfect baby in my arm, to the son I am not allowed to touch in the visiting room photograph? I saw him two weeks ago, I look at him and all I see is the son I love more than words can express. My photo's of my son from here forward , for at least 20 years, will always be like the one you see here, hopefully twice a year, marking how we age in the same pose in which I can not hug him, in front of a fake backdrop that is almost cruel in a way, leaving me to only dream of what it would be like to truly walk in the forest with him. At this point all that matters is Love, I love my son no matter what.

Hello Ladies, I just read a few of your post, it is good to hear that that the prayers are going up, and hope the blessing come down, on for our children. I am trying to retain a public defender for my son, to do a civil suit for him, do anyone know where I should start?

Does anyone know anything about the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford, MA/ Bristol County?

My son has a chance to put in for a transfer there and he seems to think it might be a good change.  Up until this time, he has always commented that he hoped never to be sent there.  So hard to know.  Any comments would be appreciated. I will get to see him tomorrow for the first time in almost 6 weeks.  I miss him so much.

Good morning,

Just an update regarding my son being tested for Lyme.  We just received information from our lawyer that said all papers are in and the doctor is cleared to go in.

 Please join me in praying that Billy will be calm enough and have clear thinking to allow them to do all they need to do to have him tested. They want to do a brain scan also, so it will be by God's grace that Billy will consent to this.  He has so much fear and anxiety.  But as we know God is bigger and more powerful than his fears and anxiety!  So thank  you in advance for praying with me.  I will let you know the specific day when I find out.

Blessings and love to all of you,

Michele 

A great new television show on MTV, I have never been a fan really of MTV, but this show is a real hit!~ They work on unlocking the truth in cases where people are wrongfully convicted..it uplifted my spirits a bit tonight watching the show for first time..they will be getting my ratings..