It's the society that we live in

I don’t think the supervisor wanted to let her go. It was a law, that gave him/her no choice or they’d probably lose their job too. But I agree that it is a horrible thing.

In reality, you know she cant do that. Favortism of a prisoner. But she is a kind-heart this world doest see anymore.

theres a line you cant cross as a C/O period ! thats what the prison counselor is for, to help make calls and get the beby placed somewhere until the mother is free, 2 months is not a long time. i worked at the women prison and I work at the mens prison now, I love talking to inmates and trying to help them but theres a line. This is how inmates manipulated officers & sometimes officers will bring in drugs, cell phone etc because inmates try and play on your emotions "if you let them" she could have referred the women to the prison counselor & left it alone .

Even though Roberta Bell means well, management has a different way of thinking because they believe she failed to uphold the standards and policies of the Department of Corrections because she fraternized with inmates. I wish Roberta Bell the best of luck in the future.

So true. That part of the story really got me angry.

There may be reasons that we don't know about.

She probably has to go through the approval process for foster care and her home may be too full with her current 5.

@@angelab8580we always have rules against loving people unconditionally

@jillanejames4590, don't be angry, God had a plan.

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Amen!

It's so beautiful Amen 🙏 she didn't deserve to lose her job for being a good human being

Thank you for your lovely eye opening comment. "I adore her ministry" ❤

Praise God❤

Southern Hospitality.

My people are so kind but they are never kind to us

A walking Angel 😇

❤ God bless you good luck❤

unfortunately you cant be that way in jail. the idea all they had to do was move the officer to another part of the prison for two month. She was too kind for that place so they got rid of her that is more of a reason.

Rules are there for a reason. Even if you have a family member in the jail say a son or daughter you cannot work with them in that prison. You have to go to another side of the prison. Guards are there to provide security that is why foster care exists. It is a complete violation of security rules to take care of an inmates child. This conflict of interest is what leads to a security breach. She might have blown her pension and retirement because she got flipped by inmate who played on her heart strings. @@My2CentsYall

That is what foster care is for. And the kid ended up in foster care anyway.

100%

​@@blackcherry6877The prison, who failed to respond to inquiries, could have easily transferred the guard to another unit or division. They failed again. Someone needed to be fired, but it wasn't the guard.

God just closed that door.on her job so she can do her real work.God bless her

​@@blackcherry6877 no one asked you to "feel sorry" for her.

@@JaiK64 and I don't so good!

Good luck

May God bless you.

Good for you!! I pray that everything works out as you wish. God bless you and good luck!! 💕💕💕

Have faith in Jesus, child. You can do anything.❤

Thank you, everybody. This is encouraging

Exactly! Then as inmates are being transformed with intense rehabilitation and therapy, they can be better people in society.

This world feels like a prison and no one wants to help these mothers and single mother's widows so am so grateful for people like this in Jesus Mighty name Amen🙏💖

It has nothing to do with that. It's obvious that she can't work there, while taking in an inmates baby, as it's a conflict of interest. There are rules about that for a good reason. She chose to go through with it anyway, because it was the right thing for her and it was worth it for her.

No Corrections is designed to help and assist those who want help. Some inmates need to stay in prison because they are a danger to society, some of these inmates have murdered multiple people. There are 100's of programs for inmates to participate in, high school diploma, GED, Culinary arts, motor pool and more. Now weather the inmate chooses to participate and take advantage of these programs is on them. If an inmate chooses to get involved in drugs and the gangs that are in prisons than "they keep they self down" not corrections. Some not all c/o's are supportive, empathetic and educate inmates that are willing to listen however you have a lot of inmates that are sentenced to life without parole, sentenced to 50 yeaars, 100 years, life plus 33 years and the list goes on. "Some"of these inmates with these types of sentences are not trying to be educated, they dont care about who is being supportive or empathetic, They have 1 agenda and that is to get involved in crime inside the prison because they know they case not getting overturned, they not getting out do to a technicality they here for the long hall & guess what ? They can be a problem and its a lot of them in a lot of prisons across the united states and guess who has to deal with those types of inmates as well as the inmates who will see day light................We do the c/o's, the counselors, nurses, therapists, the dentist that work inside these fences. So you tell us, what we supposed to do with the murderers , child molesters etc who not getting out of prison and dont want no help from nobody, the ones who go to church at the chapel to exchange drugs, the ones who are in the gangs ....the "bloods, crips" etc who are ready or willing to harm officers and other inmates at anytime....... tell us how corrections is supposed to handle this part of the prison population that everyone is forgetting about on here. This woman is not incredible, its a blessing she is fired because who knows what inmates could have got her to do.......do to her "emotions"

​@@d-don6966Rifhr, because prisons are always full of programs that can accomodate every single prison in the United States and there have never been any abuse of power from the guards or anything relating to the prisons or anybody assaulting or raping. We just have tons of money to give them and nobody ever makes money in there at all. Imagine thinking the prison industrial complex is so perfect and that locking humans in spaces with drugs, rapes and abuse will somehow not negatively affect the people in there despite treating some like dogs.

Amen

Amen again❤❤❤

Ain't that the sad truth!

"We live in clown world where bad is rewarded and good is punished" Clown world has nothing to do with it, it's always been that way. Haven't you ever heard the saying "No good deed goes unpunished"?

thats how u know jesus is coming back soon

I'm so sorry your adoptive mother was cruel. Hope you find peace. Lots of love to you.

@@psychedforlife7176 Thank you so much!🥰🥰🥰

I speak prayers, blessing and strength over your life. God allowed you to go through that to be a help to many. Share your story, start a Channel, Not sure of your faith or belief, But keep got first and watch how he blesses you. Go to prayer about it. Show many, what God can and has done despite the valley you were in, There was a lily in the valley. God Bless. Hoping to see your story one day and witness the move of God in your life. We all have a purpose.🥰❣

@@msblessedIAM AMEN!!!

​@ProphetessChasityDa niel Big Hugs 🫂 🤗 ❤️ 💖 If no told you today they love you let me be the first He sister have a blessed day 🙏🏽 I L❤VE darling 💜

She used most of it to start her own organization to help more inmates and their children,

So true.

Asmen

Perfect analogy❣️

Yes! LORD knows.

Wtf loves working at a prison?

100%

It's highly unlikely that she would have done this for a Black inmate.

@@asianbride6050 you need help.

​@@asianbride6050 Nonsensical gibberish! Apparently you do not know anything about ministry.

@@geraldinetalley3664: Yessumm.

I agree. The mom should of left the baby where he was if she wasn’t prepared to fully care for him. I’m sure she wouldn’t of mind keeping him.

Exactly, positions like police, correctional officer, etc, get bad reputations specifically because they are terminating people like this who have a heart and know what the job is actually about. They're self-selecting for their own "bad apples" because the good ones get fired.

​@@solitarelee6200 I have been in HR for 15 years. These personal and unprofessional relationships between Prison employees and Inmates are major conflicts of interest and huge safety issues. In which the prison or jail could be held legally responsible and possibly sued if anything bad were to ever happen and it is found out they knew about and let it continue. You can't do this. And this woman was well aware that she couldn't do this. This particular policy was laid out for her plain, clear and on paper. A paper which she signed and dated, agreeing to abide by the policy when she first accepted the job offer...🤷🏾‍♀️

@@strawberry11233able it could be a legal thing. I don’t know that you can just give a baby to whomever. The foster system is crazy too. She probably would’ve had so many hoops to jump through and still might not have been approved strictly for her age or something dumb. Yet they allow horrible people to be foster parents who only do it for the income they get from the state. It’s really sad. Family court in every state needs a makeover. I personally have had experience with the family court system in two different states and both did not care at all about the wellbeing of the person they were supposed to be helping. One was my step child and the other was my grandmother. It’s an awful system. All they care about is money and that’s sad. Family court is the one area that should be just but it’s not.

I work with prisoners and the vast majority of women prisoners I’ve worked with (there are so few compared to men as only about 10% of incarcerated individuals are women); and of those women I’ve worked with, the majority are in for possession crimes and are struggling to stay clean. The mother is doing the best thing she can for her baby given her circumstances, especially considering the age and low income of Miss Bell who already sacrificed so much for the baby. The young mother was probably overwhelmed by all the publicity and probably got a lot of donations her way as well. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to stay clean under all that stress of being under a microscope and then having funds and freedom to use again. However, I don’t know her story and she could be a non-user for all we know. So whatever the case is for the mother, we should ALL just offer words of encouragement in hopes that her and her son can reunite and live a happy and healthy life together soon.

The Blood 🩸 of JESUS CHRIST Cover her and her family and goals🙌🏿

AMEN 🙏

Amen❤

Definitely

Amen the blood 🩸 of Jesus is real‼️

YESSSS!!!!!

Where can we support her!

Aww

Amen ❤️

Most Certainly Do!!❤

Exactly

Exactly! U can tell his bio mum most likely can’t help the baby or offer him a healthy life is she ended up in proson

I was thinking the same thing. And why couldnt she get that baby back and be its foster mom :(

Was Katie ever found? I haven't seen anything saying that she was or if she's still missing.

I had to rewind to be sure I heard right. Dang!

She doesn’t seem mad about it.

It's disgusting that the public doesn't understand being a correctional officer & what goes on inside the fence line when staff are easily manipulated. she should have been arrested.

Why did you copy somebody else's comment. 😮

@@hotmamaw5634 Pure coincidence, if it was said twice by two different people then it must be true, great minds think alike

Well said

Beautifully stated❣️

Is your Lord also killing families in Gaza???

@@Karoke77our leaders are killing the people

That’s what we blindly tout our correctional system but it’s not

Well said! 🙏🏼

Beautifully worded.

I mean, her boss isn't wrong. It IS a conflict of interest. What the prison could have done is move her off the area that Katie was in.

​@@tianamarie989Exactly it shows that the system isn't interested in having prisoners become functioning members of society, they want to keep them there in perpetuity. Should change the position name from correctional officer to dungeon master. Sounds cooler too.

there were other options besides firing her. She did NOTHING wrong. She was honest & told her supervisor. She didn’t lie or get caught trying to hide her intentions. ⁠@@tianamarie989absolutely

They don’t want a sensible, empathetic corrections officer. They want people with black & white thinking- prisoners are bad & the correction officers are good. The reality is things are often gray & all people are bad & good. Yes- there are many people in prison who should never be released & are dangerous & psychopathic. The majority of people don’t fall in that category not to mention some inmates have been wrongly convicted. There are too many instances of people released with the rise of DNA & the advancements in DNA technology made over time

But @sweetmamak, on the outside she can do more, like she did for the second prisoner's mother. If the donations continue and her charity becomes funded, she will be able to continue the work in more ways than she was helping the prisoners inside.

In Jesus name, Amen.

She’s such a good woman. I hope she also learns about Intermittent Fasting, because she’s so obese that she’s cutting her life short. When you get to a hefty bovine category, you need to care for yourself and loose about 50% of that deadly blubber. Take care of herself through intermittent fasting and then she’ll live much healthier and longer. Just saying for her own good and for all others in that hefty bovine weight category. Bless her heart.

most employers dont value their exceptional employees. They seem to value the silent quitters who do less than the bare minimum to not get fired. The silver lining is that when she works for herself opening the transition house, that is where her efforts will be appreciated. We cant blame silent quitters, they know whats up with employers.

Rn to Rn, stand your ground girl. That's what am talking about. God bless you richly 🎉

If I had to be in ICU, I would want a nurse with your spirit and faith. Keep believing.❤

Bless you

Beautiful testimony, blessings to you 🙌🏼

Wow! Praise God! What if those prayers kept him alive! You are an angel! God bless you! 💜🙏🏽

Maybe the mother shouldn't commit crimes. Then she'd be at home for her child.

@@tisme68totally true but not the babies problem

​@@tisme68how is that the child's fault? Separating the infant from the mother immediately after birth is proven to be extremely traumatic and be detrimental to the child's mental health. They carry this trauma well into adulthood, you're literally advocating for more criminals to be made by advocating them to be ripped from their mothers arms.

@@JeanyyBee I wasn't blaming the baby. It's the mothers fault the baby is possibly going to have a crap start in life.

@@enough2715 I wasn't blaming the child. Depending on the crime the mother commitment. In the long run baby probably be better off.

Update please!

Indeed❤️

Definitely!

If we all could only take lessons from her…

Be like her then.

@ButterBiscuitGobbler Nah I'm too much of a bish 🤣

Was??!😅 Just kidding. No big deal. I have caught myself doing the same. How many times I did not notice? That I don’t know. Someone probably called me out by serious people.📏👨‍🏫 lol 😂

@@genericamerican7574 No, worries. I meant it in sort off a response to what her employer said in their ‘reason’ for fired her. We all know she is till here on this earth doing good and helping as shown by this video.

Exactly this!!!

AMEN!! So of course instead of rewarding this and holding her up as an example of how to truly follow Christ, they take her job and way of taking care of her family- including this baby.

THIS. 👏👏

Totally agree!!!

She can be my grandmother any daay!

Capping and doing the mammy thang

I wonder why the baby is in foster care?

I assume she wanted to be there especially because loads of people in the job aren't nice.

My father is a retired correctional officer and has been a Pastor for 27 years. His job was definitely a part of his ministry and his last position at the jail was the Chaplin for his last 7 years. God will use one in the capacity that is best🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

She was where she needed to be at the time.

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All to the glory of GOD🙏🏽

So now CO should show Inmate killers compassion?

​@@marcoman234should God show us mercy or compassion through all we do ?

@@marcoman234 Does it say anything about her being a killer?

Same here

Yes, I agree. Especially in our country where all we do is lock ppl up

They don't want prisoners to be rehabilitated.

I hope you have a good day, know that JESUS died for you and loves you so very much!

Good lady

Ur not alone buddy keep th faith,i know im

Possibly at some level, but not as a C.O working daily contact with inmates. It does create a conflict. Perhaps you need to be a line C.O to understand (no insult intended).

Wonderful woman, wonderful soul, how horrible, people get punished for doing a God's work

@@TCW838 they could have transferred her so they she work with her. They also could have laid her off so she could get her unemployment while looking for a job. Many things better to do even if the changes still need to happen.

You need to clean your bong out !

Amen!

So inspirational

Amen

Yes!!!! Girl I’m sitting here in tears at how wonderful the whole thing is !

That's how it usually works

I am disgusted with this country sometimes it’s so backwards…

@@nashambenyisrael7689 it don't have to be that way, but that's the way they (entities) want you to feel, if you let it, it could drive you crazy, and people in office across the country are fighting to keep this madness going, with a stroke of a pen. in 30 to 45 day everything could be 100% better, but a lot of people would be out of a job then😏😐

@@willie417 “it doesn’t have to be that way “ they say Yet it is lol

But didn't she lose her job as a corrections officer when she told her supervisor of her plans. Hope she didn't lose her pension.

You said so much in just a few words...Thank You!

Yeah she seems like a wonderful person, the mother trusted her to take care of the baby until she gets out as she had no one, who knows where the baby would end or what would happen to him without this wonderful woman. It's about an innocent baby, so unfair she would lose her job.

And she's actually making a change too in helping women change their lives.

This story gave me chills and made me cry! Such a loving and precious woman!! ❤️❤️❤️

Unfortunately, they don’t see inmates as people

@georgekiana7405 Yes, you can feel it. It is genuine. Her loving kindness radiates from within her 💝

more poeple who raising 5 out of 8 GRANDchildren? think about it

There's plenty

Plenty of good people everywhere you look. What's so "unbelievable"?

She didn't get fired for being kind and I doubt the supervisor wanted to fire her but he had no choice because it created a conflict of interest between the CO and the inmate which could have been very dangerous for both parties involved. Roberta definitely did a very kind deed and deserves all of the good that comes to her. It's sad that after Roberta did everything that she did that the baby still wound up in foster care and I'd like to know why.

I wish there was more people Like her in this world

I agree. And, we need mandatory testing DNA testing to trace who the dad is this is not hard.

We really do❤️

What state ?

You didn't retire, you definitely got fired, especially if you think that abducting someone else's child from their biological mother, and instead being raised by a total and utter stranger is a "success story",

Thank you for your kind words God bless you you seem like a good person also..

@@deritheharper550 I try…it’s scary to live in a world where no one tries anymore…

@@user-oy3mg6jh1f wow you think you know someone’s entire life? Not only have I supervised ALL levels of felony offenders in TN AND did interstate compact…I’ve supervised sex offenders, worked in wilderness boot camps for juveniles AND counseled teens in states custody due to trauma and addiction issues. The absolute worst thing for a kid in strife? State programs and foster care. We monetized simple care of our children and the wolves usually fleece those sheep. I’d MuCH rather a child go to someone who desires to help it out of pure goodness than a financial motive. I’ve lived in this world and worked in it my entire life and realized every program created to benefit these kids and adults is also used as a financial motive to keep the cycle going. Let’s do kind things for others without money being the motive. That’s when God shows up.

I also teared up because being in a correction facility before all I seen was mean, evil, and bitter correction officer I know the inmate miss her being around because she brought joy into the facility just by walking in the door, May GOD Bless You 100 folds and I Love U for the Love you are spreading to those in need ❤

Man facts!!

It's not outrageous. It's for good reasons that she can't work there while taking in the baby. It's a conflict of interest. It's a clear rule and for a good reason. She chose to go through with it anyway, knowing that she couldn't keep her job. It was the right choice for her and worth it for her.

They really don’t want people to change, they want them to keep coming back because it’s a money thing. That system was created for that purpose and not to rehabilitate the people

@@peterwhitey4992 As someone who can easily see how both sides could abuse the power imbalance, I have to give your comment a 👍.

This not what they need in a jail or prison. They can easily be a liability. It's against the policy. As sad as it may sound, she doesn't need to be a correction officer. What else would she do for a inmate.

You have to understand that they are just following the rules. If there are no rules to follow there will be chaos or problems that will pop up. I'm touched by her kindness as well but we also have to understand the side of the management. It was explained to her that it is conflict of interest and she might get fired but she simply follow her heart. Rules and side of law doesn't always signifies kindness and just. If her supervisor doesn't fire her he/she will be the one who might get punished instead

​@@yoyo-vz3kmsame rules where they'll just leave and ignore pregnant prisoners; if prisons really cared about rules and order, there wouldn't be all the problems there are and issues with prisoners trying to transition after their time is up. It's a joke, so please stop with the lip service.

@@yoyo-vz3km She got fired because her management doesn't stand up for her. That is very sad.

@@stephaniebrizard8657exactly! All they really give af about is $$$

​@@FuIIDiveVR The Woman was a prisoners..Not a college student...

Nah that’s reserved for the trans community

@@Carl-lk8zn And that's the twisted world that we live in 🤡🤡🤡🤡

​@@Carl-lk8znwas about to say that

Mammy of the year

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@iamlovingmenow I love your screen name! 💙🥳💪

AMEN ❤

Ms. Bell Is easily manipulated, and the baby is in foster care now, so she lost her job due to being manipulated. The state thought it was best for the baby to go to a foster home at the end of the day anyway.... So at the end of the day, this is what i been trying to tell this whole forum is that the inmate manipulated her, she didn't keep the baby, and the inmate is more than likely back in jail as we speak because as you heard them say "she trying to get her life together". now her biologically grand babies have to go without or with less do to her not thinking !

Beautiful story isn't it? And some people in our own government want to take away women's rights, and then do nothing to help struggling newborn mothers.. that's messed up.

I, however, do *not* get the conflict of interests. How does her actions constitute a conflict of interests? The only way I can even think it could, is that it would set a precedent for correctional officers taking in the children of pregnant inmates. Is that what you meant?

@@OOL-UV2 I see. So it was more so a good deed done the wrong way. Thank you for explaining.

What's the conflict? She can be placed in a different place if they don't want her to interact with that specific prisoner. Either way, I don't see the conflict. Her superior is pure evil. Inmates are being mistreated and people in power are facilitating it. If she was bringing in drugs she would get a promotion. God will reward and protect her. God's servants are evident by their works.

I bet you would not do it.

@@purplepheasant4776 Part of me thinks that she really needed to run this up her chain of command because if her superior was a sergeant then his/her lieutenant may have felt far differently, and that person’s captain would have had their opinion, and so on and so forth! The chain goes pretty high and is there to be utilized. Now, on the other side, if she could have retained her job, it sounds like it would have been an arduous place to work there after this. So, when dealing with immediate supervisors like this, there really is NO right answer! This is the type of thing that you could absolutely do the right thing, but you would have to really think about how exactly you will do it to make it most advantageous to carry out. Sadly, these things happen far too often, but it’s good to know and be reminded about the good people, because we all endure dealing with those we’d rather not have to deal with, but the good ones make it far more worth it! It would just be nice if the good ones could catch a break every once in a while!

May God bless you and your child. Just believe in his goodness and blessings will come unexpectedly in ways you never thought were possible. Don't be afraid to ask for help. You'll be amazed at the way people can point you in the right direction with guidance that you will know in your heart can only be coming from God working in his way not necessarily just your way. Just know in your heart, God has got you and yours. 🙏🏾

Be be encouraged ❤

Amen be encouraged that’s what God does!!!! it doesn’t matter what man say God is the only say hallelujah

She has such a comforting way about her, like she was put on this earth to guide, nurture, and love. Sad to say that the babies first 2 months with her are probably going to be the most stable he’s going to have been, foster care is infamous for its flaws at this point. I’m just hoping and praying he’s one of the lucky ones to get a good family.

There is probably a rule on the books that prevents correctional officers from fraternizing with inmates. And for obvious reasons, it's a necessary rule. But yes, there should be instances when there are exceptions.

Because that’s the rules Stevie

Favortism, most likely. But she is a blessing

theres a line you cant cross as a C/O period ! thats what the prison counselor is for, to help make calls and get the beby placed somewhere until the mother is free, 2 months is not a long time. i worked at the women prison and I work at the mens prison now, I love talking to inmates and trying to help them but theres a line. This is how inmates manipulated officers & sometimes officers will bring in drugs, cell phone etc because inmates try and play on your emotions "if you let them" she could have referred the women to the prison counselor & left it alone .

@@d-don6966 I agree

A correctional officer cannot be friends with inmates. They did right. That is not the career for her.

@@Karoke77 good point… I agree with you! She should be working in a place that she will be appreciate for her kindness and love for others.

As a correction officer this is a huge breach of security. We’re not the inmates friends or savior. We’re there for safety and security reasons. They did the right thing by letting her go

​@@shiningstar4885I agree. And her firing led her to do a job she is meant to do.

​​@@Karoke77and that's probably why our prison system is the worst and has so many reoffenders. Rehabilitation isn't the goal, how would the prison make its profits?