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I have a son in jail , I would like to help him while he is in there with advice , books , anything else you can offer. he is open to continuing his college education but has no internet access so I would like to help him that way too. please advise
I think that visiting him often would defintly cheer him up that way he can keep up with the outside world and feel he has support when he gets out. If he has anyone else that would visit him, encourage them to go as well or at least write letters. Isolation is what really gets to people and it makes it harder for them to reintergrate into society afterwards. For him to keep up with in school, you should try to find out what other students his age and level are studying and what books they are using that way you could bring him the same books as the other students. Maybe you can ask his college friends or go to the college yourself to ask the teachers. There are also degrees that one can do by correspondance (mail) that he could take, once again help him to get the information and help him choose what type of career he would like to study. Giving him hope for the future can really help him during his time in jail. If there's a library or schooling offered at the jail then he should try to have access to these tools by talking with the prison staff. As for books to pass the time, it depends what he likes but best sellers or classics usualy do the trick, you can also maybe bring him some magazines on subjects he likes (ex.:cars?) and newspapers or magazines (ex.:Times, the Economist, National Geographic) that keep him up to date with world events. Since you have acess to internet, try to find organizations that can help you and council you. I googled: helping prisoners. I found a few sites that might be usefull to you like this one: http://www.fortunesociety.org/ Hope this helps! Good luck!
Imprisonment has become a way of life in many countries (USA, UK, etc). I'm not sure which country you're from, but I would bet that even if your son did something wrong, he should not be in jail. Imprisonment increases criminal behavior dramatically, and does nothing to correct whatever problems your son may have had.
Don't treat him like he deserves to be there, that is the surest way to ruin him. Do whatever you can to help him forget that he is in prison, including helping him get an education, writing letters, and visiting often. Take friends and family with you to visit him so that he can see that there is a good life waiting for him when he gets out.
My son is in prison also. His girlfriend had him arrested for hitting her, and has since retracted her accusations. He is stuck in the system now. He was out for awhile , on probation and was told not to take anything (prescription medicines) without his probation officer's okay. He took a tylenol with codeine and they put him back in for 1-3 years. He doesn't belong there to begin with but there is nothing we can do. We visit him when we can, bring books, and put money in his account, and try to tell him that it's not the end of his life.
My boyfriend Josh is in jail, but we keep up our relationship with letters and visits, although he's on the other side of a piece of glass, and i can't touch him, we are still in love. Show your son you care by continuing to visit him, and write him little notes to show you miss him and can't wait for his return home. It will give him something to look forward to. My boyfriend will be out in about a month they are saying so hang in there, and support your son.
Just keep visiting your son in jail. I know it's hard to have a family member in jail. Keep him company as much as you can and before you know it, he will be out in no time. Any book that is uplifting will help him out.
just say to him this is not the end of the life ...tomorrow is more brighter. giving hope more important for people who are in jail..
I was in prison all I can say is give books and try to give him advice on how to turn his life around
Support is the only thing i could think of
