793: Sabrina Justison: What Happens to a Mother When Her Son Is Incarcerated for Murder
Content Warning: this episode talks about murder and the prison system.\xa0\xa0\nSabrina Justison is a curriculum developer, speaker, and writer, wife to Fred, and mom or step-mom to 7 grown kids, plus grandmother to 6.\xa0She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, PrisonCare.\xa0One of those grown kids is "J," who is mentally ill and in prison, serving a very long sentence for murder.\xa0Sabrina is an advocate for people like J who are incarcerated, in particular those living with mental illness.\nThe need for sweeping prison reform is undeniable for sure, but in the meantime, while we wait for legislation and funding, no matter WHAT our politics are, we can offer tangible support to the people inside the fence, simply because they are in need, and they matter.\xa0In particular, the mental health needs of prison residents AND corrections staff are overwhelming. For example: on average, three Corrections Officers die by suicide every day in the US. Incarcerated individuals are more than twice as likely to be significantly mentally ill than those outside of prisons.\xa0\xa0\nThrough PrisonCare, Sabrina is committed to humazing people who are incarcerated and supporting the mental health of our incarcerated community members and Corrections Officers.\xa0\nListen in to hear Sabrina share:\n\nWhat it has been like to be the mother of a child who is serving a very long prison sentence for murder\n\nHow she took her background in psychology and the arts to found her non profit, PrisonCare\n\nHow she started to pick up the pieces and move forward after her son was incarcerated\n\nThe critical lack of mental health support in prisons and jails\n\nHow we, as a society, have completely dehumanized prisoners and created a system that is harmful to prisoners and all of society\n\nThe surprising parallels and similarities between the lives of the prisoners and Corrections Officers in the prison system\n\nWhat PrisonCare does and how to adopt a prison\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nLearn about Prison Care: prisoncare.org\n\n\nConnect with Sabrina: sabrinajustison.com\n\n\nThe Prison Care Podcast: theprisoncarepodcast.buzzsprout.com\xa0\n\n\nSabrina on Facebook\n\nPrison Care on FB\n\nPrivate PrisonCare FB Group\n\nSabrina on Instagram\n\nPrisonCare on IG\n\nSabrina on Twitter\n\nPrisonCare on Twitter\n\nSabrina on LinkedIn\n\nPrisonCare on LinkedIn\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\xa0\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices