Ep. 5: Can someone heal in prison?
ONE MINUTE REMAINING | Ep. 3 - Can someone heal in prison?In episode 5 we discuss:⋆ Can you be vulnerable in prison?⋆ Us vs. Them mentality⋆ Is sentencing the most stressful thing you have to deal with in prison?⋆ We discuss how once released from prison you are on probation in a town you can’t leave — isn’t that triggering and wouldn't you repeat criminal activity? ⋆ Prison culture and the environment is the opposite of a healing, nurturing environment. Is there hope for prisoners to change their lives around while incarcerated?⋆ Sebastian talks about the different attitudes each race has towards doing their time and once released, when the time comes⋆ Sebastian talks about how outdated the resources are in prison classes and “there needs to be a change, if there’s going to be a change”I’m in love with an inmate. Sebastian, my partner, has been incarcerated since February 2019. I’ve been quite silent about this hardship because there is a heavy stigma attached to those in + out of the criminal system. I’ve carried a lot of shame + judgement of my own about this strange circumstance I find myself in but I’m sick of my own negativity.What a better way to flip the script on our federally recorded phone calls than to share what life on the inside is really like + how choosing to commit to a prisoner effects my day to day.