hi all my name is janice and its my first time here, i feel for all the people who have a love one in prison. i have a son in a federal prison he wascharged in a conspricy charge, and got 5 yrs plus was wrongfully acussed of going after a federal witness, my son got an extra 5 yrs for that the judge said he thought that was enoughh time to think. again i feel for all of us, maybe one day we all could look back and smile again god bless janice

Welcome to Prison Talk Janice and I am sorry to hear about your son. Look forward to seeing you again and please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

David

Janice... welcome to PTO... we can all relate to your pain and loss.... hopefully through the support found here you can find a smile or two....

Another welcome here too. There are other women here with sons in prison and I know they will be welcoming you soon. Hang in there, we are all here for you.

Joy

Glad you're here - welcome! You're among people who understand.

JANICE:

WELCOME TO PTO.... WE ARE A VERY CARING FORUM... I ALSO HAVE A SON IN PRISON. HE HAS BEEN THERE 12 YEARS....i KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THE PAIN AND HURT YOU FEEL EACH MORNING WHEN YOU WAKE UP... BUT, I ALSO KNOW THAT TIME HEALS. YOU LEARN TO COPE. IT NEVER GETS BETTER, BUT YOU DO LEARN TO COPE.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SON. HOW LONG DOES HE HAVE? WHAT TYPE OF PRISON IS HE IN.


KEEP YOUR FAITH STRONG AND HELP HIM TO GET THROUGH HIS SITUATION... HE WILL COME OUT A BETTER MAN AS LONG AS HE KNOWS HIS FAMILY STILL LOVES AND WILL STAND BY HIM.



MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU

DONNA

Hi Janice,
Welcome to the group!
God Bless

Hello Janice ,and welcome to PTO.If there is anything we can do to help,please feel free to call on us.God Bless....................................Spencer

Welcome Janice. Glad you found us. Where is your son at? I ask because my husband is at FCI Elkton serving time on a drug charge. It isn't easy but this group will help you get through. You may want to check out www.november.org also. They focus on drug related charges and bringing our loved ones home.
Kali

Welcome from another Brooklyn native! I'm from Bensonhurst. What facility is your son in? I have a lot of friends from Brooklyn that are in the feds. A few on conspiracy charges too. I wonder if I know you son? What facility is he in. Most of my friends are in pennsylvania (lewisburg, allentown) some with other charges still pending are at MDC in Brooklyn.
I hope all works out well for your son. Let me know if you want to chat.

i just want to thank all of you for wellcoming me , and all the understanding, like i said im new to this prison talk on line it seems to be a great place to be , if there is any thing that i can do please tell me i have some exspearences with the federal sytems, thanks again
janice

>>>YOU LEARN TO COPE. IT NEVER GETS BETTER<<<

1st, welcome, I'm a newbie to this group also. Most likely the Senior member or maybe it's the Ole Geezer, Old timer, or something along that line? LOL

The latter part of what I'm responding too, I disagree with.

As long as there is HOPE, there will be better times. As long as one believes in hope and faith, there desire shall come! It might not be as hoped for, but, the HARD time is really already in the past. I say that because, there was a time when NOTHING was known except, that something was going to happen and very unpleasent too. Now there is a time to look forward too.

So hang in there! So far I see there's a lot of information available here and a group of caring/sharing people.

BR

Hello Janice, welcome.

Janice:

Bray is absolutely right, never give up Hope.... Hope and Faith are the only things that will ever get you through this situation......You must always believe that tomorrow will bring better things.

My son is in NC State Prison and has been for 12 years. When he first went in, I thought I would never survive. I has gotten easier over the years because I have seen how Hope and Faith Help.

God Bless you Child.... A Mother is a very special person... We all accept our Children for who they are....There is a very special bond between mother and child that I hope never goes away.

My Love
Donna

Welcome to PTO... You will find many wonderful people here who will give you some very good advise and especially understand and listen to you.

IT DOES GET BETTER, IT WILL GET BETTER! 4 years ago I thought I would die from all of the pain I was in and I thought that all I was to small to fight the govt. alone. Then I found groups of people that felt the same way that I did, and I have seen changes. Maybe nothing huge dropping out of the sky but positive changes all the while. States are now saying, hey this mandatory minimun stuff isn't working (they don't like it because they see how much it is costing, but as long as they change it I don't care why) People are now gonna get the chance at treatment instead of prison, I see that as a positive change. One step closer toi where we want to be. Sen Bobby Rush (IL) IS proposing a bill THIS congress to increase good time for federal defendants, THAT IS A GOOD THING, For Danish (my husband) that could mean serving 126 months vs. 168 months of a 195 month sentence. (65% v 85%) I am liking those kinds of numbers. We all just need to see the good in every situation, as hard as it might be someday to find it.
Hang tough...Kali

Welcome Janice

I have a Fiancee who is incarcerated. I have a son who came close to going to prison so I can understand your pain. I'll keep you in my prayers.

JANICE-WELCOME TO PTO -AS A MOTHER, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN FOR YOU-PLEASE KNOW WE ARE HERE FOR YOU AND GENUINELY CARE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR SON. PTO IS A BIG FAMILY AND WE ARE ALL HERE TO SUPOORT EACH OTHER-GLAD YOU HAVE JOINED US

SHERRI

Welcome to pto and we look forward to getting to know you better.

Welcome from me too!! Nice to hear from another fellow New Yorker ( I am in Texas but will always be a New Yorker in my heart!!) This is a wonderful group of people, before I found this site I didnt know how I was going to deal with the pain of losing my husband to prison....but there are angels on this site!! I am sure you will find much love, kindness, and advice here!! WELCOME!!

Hello Janice,

Welcome to PTO. I have a Fiancee in prison so I can understand your pain. Hang in there and keep up the faith.

:) :)

Janice, welcome to PTO! My heart goes out to you having a child in prison. I can't even imagine that! Be strong, for there is an end to it. Have you contacted any of the wrongfully convicted groups! They possibly could help you.

Tracu

i just want to thank all of you for your warm welcome and all the understanding. i guess that we areall in the same boat one way or another, this is a great place to be i feel like i know all of you, and we can count on one and other for some kind of hope god bless to all janice

being a part of the PTO family is a blessing we all comes from different walks of life but in the end we are all affected by the prison system one way or another.. That is our common bond

Hi I do not know if you still check your mail, but do you still visit your son in elkton if so do you go on your own or do you know of any vans or buses that go or when you get there any shuttle services? Thanks

welcome Janice! I am also from NY... it is great to have another NY'er here!! happy to have ya!! make sure ya head on over to the NY forum. LOTS of info there! :)