From the Mother of an Incarcerated Son | The New Yorker Documentary

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3 жыл бұрын

The U.S. places more people behind bars than any other nation. The film “On Mother’s Day” shows what it’s like when mothers lose their children to prison.
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From the Mother of an Incarcerated Son | The New Yorker Documentary

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@sunflowerzelda45 Жыл бұрын

so sick of feeling sad not my son's first time in jail, no idea if he will get out of jail or go to prison. He is 46 this has been going on off and on since he was 21. He grew up in prison. How can he ever have a normal life? How can I ever feel anything but sad this is happening again. He has so many problems. Drug treatment is what he needs. I can relate to this ladies story. how she felt. How family stops getting together. How hard it was for me to see my nieces and nephews doing so well, even if I was proud of them, Why not my son?

@luciadiaz4003 Жыл бұрын

Many prayers to this mama. I'm experiencing this situation too and it's hard.

@JohnHoffman65 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how disrupting it would be to your own family if suddenly one of your adult children had to go to prison. It’s punishment for the whole family, not just the individual.

@johnsmith1474 3 жыл бұрын

That is why most people go to great lengths to not commit crimes that would put that burden on their family. Duh. Now imagine how happy the family of his victim are, knowing he's rotting in a jail, where he can't harm the public.

@aped 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t raise criminals.

@mary6303 3 жыл бұрын

God I hope she has family that visits

@aped 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t.

@craigkeller 3 жыл бұрын

Just tear my heart out and cut it up into tiny pieces.

@insomnia9999 Жыл бұрын

It’s so hard to have someone in prison. It’s a mourning that continues perpetually. I pray everyday that my brother is released so our family can be together. Our boys in this country are in crises!

@shena1256 3 жыл бұрын

I have only 1 child. A son. I can't imagine how hard this is for her. She is living my biggest fear. These fathers in the system are leaving a huge gap in the communities. I love these people getting together to help bail out people who can't make bail. No one should be in jail just because they live in poverty. I wish I was wealthy because I would do the exact thing. I send this mother love and light. Her burden is a heavy load. 😔

@johnsmith1474 3 жыл бұрын

I think you are misinformed because you cannot be this stupid. Bail does not get you out of jail after you have been convicted of crime.

@aped 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully your son doesn’t become a thug.

@shena1256 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith1474 United States criminal justice system reveal that 2/3 of offenders who are jailed continue to stay behind bars for extended periods of time, simply because they cannot afford bail. On any given day in this country, 750,000 people sit in jail cells, and two-thirds of them haven’t even been convicted of a crime!! 95% of those booked into jail in were not sent to prison afterwards, and 75% of felony defendants who are sentenced to jail will be given probation, sent to rehabilitation programs, or be judged innocent.

@kebbyt3896 2 жыл бұрын

Please please do not criminalize mothers or families of incarcerated and lump them all together. The pain is unimaginable. This is about her, not her son. Every one matters and no one is trash to throw away. If you don’t know about the subject well enough, don’t speak.

@jaredkinley8302 3 жыл бұрын

Those prisons are too rich. Vacuuming up poor people and turning them into dollars.

@kebbyt3896 2 жыл бұрын

People! The point is, the mother didn’t commit a crime. It is simply showing the pain of a mother on her side, a glimpse. Don’t criminalize the families surrounding incarceration.

@nonededly7376 3 жыл бұрын

If I could like the video more than once I would spam it till it's the most liked video

@tlee4218 3 жыл бұрын

Ppl always assume they deserve prison but they never look at how unfair and arbitrary the sentences are. My son went to prison at just 17 for not stealing a car. he thought about it but never touched it and a judge gave him 5 yrs when the DA wanted 3 months at a police boot camp. he had no father of any worth. according to the DA texas had too many blacks locked up so needed a white balance. A non violent kid being honest lost his life. Parole is a slave wish list..they send you back for years bc late on monthly payment you must pay to be free or no job go back to prison. is at the whim of parole officers who some are sycophant. America is the cruellest democracy in the world. My son saw same pedophile serve 3 months and free and back again before he was free to leave..Monster country, no humanity

@emerybayblues 3 жыл бұрын

Her son went to prison for thinking about stealing a car?

@sunflowerzelda45 Жыл бұрын

@@emerybayblues yeah how does that happen. I can tell you my son's first offense was based on a girl thinking something. Even tho she had no reason to think it. It was all in the police report, god long story. but the justice system pulls fast ones all the time. I know i was shocked.