My dad went to prison when I was 13, and it was a long time until I saw him again. It’s been a long time since I last saw him and, to be honest, I’m not sure how I want our relationship to be. His incarceration wounded me in profound ways, but I’ve built a […]
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I opened my grandson’s bedroom window wide. It overlooked a patchwork of neighbouring houses. Beyond them, trees swayed in the blustery evening, the wind restless and full of movement. It was the perfect moment. Grasping Oakley’s hand, I stood close and whispered, ‘When you feel the cool breeze against your cheeks, that’s the time to
I was 21 and I’d just got married. When I was on my honeymoon, I got a message: ‘Can you urgently ring your dad?’. I rang him, asking: ‘Is everything alright?’, and my dad told me that mum’s been arrested. My mum? My mum doesn’t get arrested. It’s not her thing. She works at the
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Below is the 28th in a series of blog posts created by adults with lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. My name is Georgina. My father went to prison. This is
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Below is the 27th in a series of blog posts created by adults with lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. Click here to read as PDF Reading the previous 26 blogs
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Below is the 26th in a series of blog posts created by adults with lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. In 2010, Seema Misra was wrongfully convicted of stealing £75,000 from
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Below is the 25th in a series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. Click here to read as PDF I’ve been visiting prisons
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Below is the 24th in a series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. Click here to read as PDF When I was 12,
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Below is the 23rd in a series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. Click here to read as PDF My father was sent
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Below is the 22nd in a series of blog posts created by adults who have lived experience of parental imprisonment. By sharing these hidden voices, we hope to raise awareness of the impacts of parental imprisonment to inspire immediate change for the children of today. Click here to read as PDF My first introduction to
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