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Old 08-03-2002, 07:44 AM
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My husband is in the Bastrop FCI in Texas. This is my first time to visit this site. He was sentenced to 9 years for a first time drug offender. He will gone 4 years in December. My husband had custody of his son due to bio mom having abused him as a baby. When he left the bio mom took me to court to take away my step son. The jury and judges of many hearings found me to be the better parent and I now raise their son and bio mom gets visitation. I have been raising him since he was only a year old, he is almost 9 now. With a lot of prayer and letters my husband has received 3 1/2 years off his sentence and we are expecting him home in 11-15 months. "What a long strange trip it's been" I was just looking for others to talk to about similar situations. As you know there aren't a lot of other people you come into contact with on a regular basis with husbands in prison, or else they just don't talk about it in passing. I would like to hear from some of you. Thanks Janine
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Welcome to PTO - I am glad you are here. My husband is also in prison, but in Alabama, so I understand about the separation. Take care and I can't wait to see you around!
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Welcome to PTO Janine. My husband is 9 years into a 15 to life in Upstate NY about 6 hours away from home. It sucks. You'll find a lot of great people here though.
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Janine,
Welcome to PTO. We're very glad you found us and look forward to talking to you more in the future. I know a number of guys at Bastrop myself.
Again, welcome to the community!
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Janine....
I want to extend another welcome to PTO and to this forum!! You will find lots of us here in your same situation....
And this forum allows us to talk about our lives in a way we don't on the streets....
I am glad to hear that the road to the light at the end of the tunnel is getting short for you!! I am sure it has seemed endless at points...
Look forward to hearing more from you!!
Peace...........
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Welcome to PTO, you'll find alot of support here.
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Thank you for the warm welcome everyone. I have been trying to go the chat room, is this only certain times because there is never anyone there???? Just curious.
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Welcome. I live in SETX and my brother is in Alabama. I just joined in June and have found everyone here to be very supportive.

I agree with you, it is hard to find people who can relate. If this doesn't sound too weird, I work for a small company.....in my immediate work area there are 3 other people I work with who have family in prison. Two mothers and one wife are waiting for their loved ones to come home.

Before I found PTO, they were my support lines.
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Hi Janine,

My husband is in the FCI in Florence, Colorado on a first time drug offense also, he is in the 17th year of a 33 year sentence, but will be out in 3-4 due to the 65% rule. I'm glad your husband's sentence was reduced. I am also glad you retained custody of the son. I am a children's advocate and some people are not meant to parent children.

Welcome to PTO, you will get moral, emotional, all kinds of support.

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Hello, Janine. I'm not sure what part of the state you live in, but there may be a chapter of the Texas Inmate Families Association (TIFA) in your area.

For more info about our support & advocacy group, check out my recent post on PTO at http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/sho...&threadid=3379 .

You are doing a good thing for yourself and your family by seeking out a way to communicate with other families who understand what you're going through.

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Yes, the Old Testament (Exodus 21:23-28 said "an eye for an eye"...BUT Jesus says in the New Testement (Mathew 5:38 - 48) to love one another..to forgive and turn the other cheek. So, what right does the state have to execute???
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Hello Janine,

I'm as always - LOL But from me also a warm welcome !

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Hello Janine,
I am one of the newest members, too. Just joined over the weekend. I am really enjoying everyone's posts, etc. I have been a "prisoner" for about 18 months now. It is certainly NO fun. My husband is in AR. & I live in TX. I drove 799 miles on the last trip. I get to visit about every 6 weeks, if I am lucky. Someone commented that we were prisoners, too. You can bet your boots we are.
Good luck & as everyone else has said, "WELCOME". I am hoping to get some good things from this web site.
Yours in F. L. & T.
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