by Sam | Jun 17, 2025 | Family Stories
When my daughter was imprisoned, it came as a shock to all of us. My family didn’t understand what was going on and hounded me with questions that I couldn’t answer. My daughter was in prison over 200 miles away from home and I wasn’t given any information; I had so...
by Sam | Jun 17, 2025 | Family Stories
Thirty-six years ago, my son was convicted of the murder of his wife. They had a son of five months. My son was eventually released by the Appeal Court, innocent, as the Jury ’Simply Got it Wrong.” Overturning a Jury verdict was unheard of, however, another was then...
by Sam | Jun 16, 2025 | Family Stories
I came across Affect when my partner of over 20 plus happy years had a mental breakdown and committed a violent crime. My life was ripped from under me, my friend, my soul partner, my confidant, my support was no longer with me. I was beside myself inconsolable...
by Sam | Jun 16, 2025 | Family Stories
A change is as good as a rest- so they say. February 14th, 2025, will live in my memory for a while. Like many events since my partners incarceration big events continually punctuate our life like rocks in a desert of eternity. I had not seen him since before...
by Sam | Jun 16, 2025 | Family Stories
I answered the phone to my dad around 8 one Friday morning. It was the end of my son’s first full week at school, and I was in the middle of getting him, and his 18-month-old brother, ready for the short walk to the local village school. I was not, in any way,...
by Sam | Jun 12, 2025 | Family Stories
My AFFECT Telephone Support Worker was a huge source of help and understanding when I was struggling to deal with my sister’s imprisonment. I constantly felt guilty for enjoying doing normal things while she was in prison. Although rationally I knew that she had made...
