:hee: HI THERE FELLOW PTO CALIFORNIANS :wave: I AM KEN'SMOM. MY SON IS SERVING 35yrs. CURRENTLY HE IS IN PELICAN BAY,16 MILES SOUTH OF THE OREGON BORDER. I AM ABOUT 150 MILES NORTH OF THE MEXICO BORDER,THEY REALLY COULD NOT HAVE PLACED HIM ANY FUTHER AWAY WITHOU BEING IN ANOTHER STATE!! MY SON IS 33yrs. OLD,yrs. AND I 53yrs. OLD. IT WAS A 3rd. STRIKE FOR MY SON, SO YOU CAN ONLY GUESS THAT YUP! HE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE PRISON SYSTEM FOR MOST OF HIS ADULT :cuffs: BUT ALL THOSE OTHER TIMES HE WOULD AND DID COME HOME. THIS TIME IT IS SO FOREVER :yuck: IT HAS BEEN A HARD BATTLE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO JUST, DEAL. HE IS MY ONLY CHILD. HE WAS BORN IN ANAHEIM, AND GREW UP IN THIS AREA ALL OF HIS LIFE. ON ANY GIVEN DAY MY MIND CAN BE CLEAR AND OK, TO FALING APART AT THE SEAMS. BUT IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR PTO, I AM SURE I WOULD STAY IN A MUCH DARKER PLACE MOSTOF THE TIME. HIS DAD AND I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR AROUND 28yrs. BUT STIL REMAIN CLOSE FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHERS FAMILY,MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN TOFETHER FOR 25yrs. MY SON IS HOW I MET HIM!!! MY SON HAS 2 STEP SISTERS AND A GREAT LADY FOR A STEPMOM. BUT MOST OF THE TIME OUT OF PRISON WAS SPENT AT MY HOUSE,SO NEEDLESS TO SAY LIFE HAS BE A LITTLE BUMPY NOW AND THEN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAVE ENOUGH $$$ TO GO FOR A VISIT AS OF YET,SURE WOULD LIKE TO AS SOON AS I CAN. HAS ANY ONE OUT THERE WITH SOMEONE AT PELICAN BAY EVER FLOWN UP THERE?? IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE?? ANYWAY ALL YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT OUT THERE .... DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITH OUT ALL OF YOU. THX AHEAD OF TIME FOR GIVING MY GOINGS ON AND ON A LOOK. REAL NICE TALKING TO YA.,,,,,

Hi Waynette good to see you found this new forum :) I know that you can fly up to the Bay but it is very high. I think you can land in a little town south of there called Arcata I think that is the name LOL. It is less to fly into there then rent a car and drive the rest of the way I think it's about 60 miles but I am not sure. Love Barb

Good to see you Waynette!

Hi Kens Mom :)

Hi Everybody My Name Is Martha Im 39 Years Old A Mother Of 4 And Grandma Of 2.(hurray Im A Young Grandma) I Live In The City Of La Puente .any Ways My Husband Is Currently Doing Time At Centinela State Prison Close To San Diego And Close To Mexicali (mexico). My Husbands Release Date Is Not Until The Year 2012. I Have Just Been Approved For Visits . My Kids And I Just Had Our First Visit Last Week It Was Great ! Hope To Hear From Some Of You . I Love Pto. It Has Really Helped Me Alot. Thank God For This Web Site.

Hi and Welcome to PTO!

Welcome ...Martha and Waynette!!! My "LP" (loved prisoner) is in Talladega, Alabama. I live in Long Beach.....How's that for poor planning? ..LOL

Welcome to PTO!!!

Welcome to PTO!

Hi Ken's Mom. I am so sorry that you have to go through all of this. Check with your son's attorney or the CDC. There is something in the Calif. Penal Code about applying for "Hardship Case", which means you may be able to get your son moved closer to you. I'm not sure how it works. or if it fits your case, but considering the fact that you have his kids, it might be worth looking into. Good Luck!

Sherrie

Hi and Welcome -

I am happy that you found this site - I've only been here for a few days, but it really seems to help to know there are others out there like us. I live very near you, in Orange, and I doubt that my husband is going to end up at Pelican Bay - but if he does, I'll let you know. The hardship thing mentioned above seems like a good idea - I do know that there are some provisions for long distance travel.

Keep your head high -

Howdy to all. I'm up here in the San Jose area. Really missing Santa Barbara area:) . From what I have learned the "Hardship" cases are for parents who have major medical problems and you need a letter from a Doctor to verify this. I qualify but, as of March of last year, Corcoran State stopped honoring them. I wrote letters to the Warden, attaching letters from my Doctor, pleadng with him to please reconsider, since my son was being transferred anyway and I am in the last stages of a lung disease. I don't know if it was coincidence or pity, but he was transferred just a couple of hours from me.:)

hi :) :) :)

I doubt that my husband is going to end up at Pelican Bay -

Hello!

MrsMalcom, Everyone with a loved one in Pelican Bay doubted that someone they cared for could end up in a hell hole like PBSP, I never thought my brother would be sitting in the SHU for 6 years, and being about a ?3-4? day drive away, Not being able to see him for 9 years... nothing in my life has been so hard. You just have to find a way to deal with something like this I guess.

anyways... Welcome to PTO!
CJ

Hi Waynette,

I am new to PTO, and have yet to introduce myself. My name is Tam. I live around 80 miles from Pelican Bay ( in Humboldt County, where the Arcata/Eureka airport is located). The airport here is very expensive to fly into from So. Cali., and having traveled as far south as you live, it has been my experience that renting a car and driving is cheaper. The drive can be done in one day, even if it is a killer. Between the cost of a car rental and a motel room, you will still find it cheaper than flying. Try and see if there is a "Friends Outside" chapter in Cresent City that might offer free housing. My heart goes out to you. Tam

:hee: HI THERE FELLOW PTO CALIFORNIANS :wave: I AM KEN'SMOM. MY SON IS SERVING 35yrs. CURRENTLY HE IS IN PELICAN BAY,16 MILES SOUTH OF THE OREGON BORDER. I AM ABOUT 150 MILES NORTH OF THE MEXICO BORDER,THEY REALLY COULD NOT HAVE PLACED HIM ANY FUTHER AWAY WITHOU BEING IN ANOTHER STATE!! MY SON IS 33yrs. OLD,yrs. AND I 53yrs. OLD. IT WAS A 3rd. STRIKE FOR MY SON, SO YOU CAN ONLY GUESS THAT YUP! HE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE PRISON SYSTEM FOR MOST OF HIS ADULT :cuffs: BUT ALL THOSE OTHER TIMES HE WOULD AND DID COME HOME. THIS TIME IT IS SO FOREVER :yuck: IT HAS BEEN A HARD BATTLE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO JUST, DEAL. HE IS MY ONLY CHILD. HE WAS BORN IN ANAHEIM, AND GREW UP IN THIS AREA ALL OF HIS LIFE. ON ANY GIVEN DAY MY MIND CAN BE CLEAR AND OK, TO FALING APART AT THE SEAMS. BUT IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR PTO, I AM SURE I WOULD STAY IN A MUCH DARKER PLACE MOSTOF THE TIME. HIS DAD AND I HAVE BEEN DIVORCED FOR AROUND 28yrs. BUT STIL REMAIN CLOSE FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHERS FAMILY,MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN TOFETHER FOR 25yrs. MY SON IS HOW I MET HIM!!! MY SON HAS 2 STEP SISTERS AND A GREAT LADY FOR A STEPMOM. BUT MOST OF THE TIME OUT OF PRISON WAS SPENT AT MY HOUSE,SO NEEDLESS TO SAY LIFE HAS BE A LITTLE BUMPY NOW AND THEN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAVE ENOUGH $$$ TO GO FOR A VISIT AS OF YET,SURE WOULD LIKE TO AS SOON AS I CAN. HAS ANY ONE OUT THERE WITH SOMEONE AT PELICAN BAY EVER FLOWN UP THERE?? IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE?? ANYWAY ALL YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT OUT THERE .... DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITH OUT ALL OF YOU. THX AHEAD OF TIME FOR GIVING MY GOINGS ON AND ON A LOOK. REAL NICE TALKING TO YA.,,,,,

Welcome to PTO Noopsmom!!!


Kens Mom,
where the heck are ya? Hope all is well,haven't seen you in awhile :(