Mothers Are the Unsung Heroes of Prison

There was no reader mode available, but you can get that here in case you also need that accessibility: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;outline.com&#x2F;bHxccU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;outline.com&#x2F;bHxccU</a><p><i>“(...) making it harder for our moms and other family members to visit us, or forcing them to visit us via video chat. Instead of making it more expensive for them to accept our phone calls or send us emails. (...)”</i><p>This seems soulless. I wonder how that works elsewhere.

The last part was pretty hard hitting. Posts get linked on HN often about prisons making it impossible for people to contact their family and friends. I can&#x27;t imagine how fucked up someone would end up after being totally cut off from their friends and family.

It is a moving piece about quiet heroism, I enjoyed it a lot.<p>And it reminds me of another article about Lyn Ulbricht (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;breakermag.com&#x2F;lyn-ulbricht-pushed-herself-to-the-brink-of-death-for-freeross-her-last-best-hope-president-trump&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;breakermag.com&#x2F;lyn-ulbricht-pushed-herself-to-the-br...</a>). Lyn is the mother of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road. The article goes at length about the war she is fighting to get her son out of jail. I have so much respect and admiration for this woman. It is quite something and they make a very compelling case in my opinion. You can read more about it here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freeross.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;freeross.org&#x2F;</a>

Considering the whole prison system is now moving to make it so people can only &quot;visit&quot; other people through over-priced video link. What is the social and societal cost of such a tech move?

71% of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes. 90% of runaway and homeless children come form fatherless homes. 85% of children with behavioral problems come from fatherless homes. 63% of youth suicide is fatherless homes. Of the 27 shooters, only 1 was raised by his biological father since birth<p>Does this go well with:<p>&gt; Maybe we should consider just how much positive influence these wonderful ladies have on the penal system, every day of the year.<p>and<p>&gt; A momma’s boy, which almost all convicts are.

I quite liked this article and had a (very cursory) look at the other stuff he wrote, and from what I&#x27;ve seen I can recommend it.<p>It&#x27;s maybe not fancy writing, but the topics are interesting, and it gets to the point.

Maslow’s Pyramid explains what makes a mother heroic <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;qz.com&#x2F;1615580&#x2F;maslows-pyramid-explains-what-makes-a-mother-heroic&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;qz.com&#x2F;1615580&#x2F;maslows-pyramid-explains-what-makes-a...</a>