Monthly Archives: April 2015

Trauma in Prison and in Reentry

  By Lashonia Etheridge-Bey | April 19, 2015 - 12:48 am |
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Yesterday I went into the Correctional Treatment Facility (C.T.F.) to meet with the women incarcerated there who are preparing for reentry. I met with about 30 women in two housing units to share information with them about the reentry support services available to them upon their release. Continue reading →

The Heart Break of a Child with a Parent in Prison

  By Lashonia Etheridge-Bey | April 19, 2015 - 12:46 am |
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I know a young man named Carter who is 18 years old who lives in Chicago and his mother is in prison serving a LIFE sentence. She has been in prison most of his life. Even though he seems a little melancholy much of the time, for the most part he is a well-rounded individual. Carter doesn’t fit the stereotype of a child with a parent in prison. Continue reading →