Jen

MBA, Mom of 3 & Prison Wife. Passion: Share our experience & help others struggling w/mental illness, unjust law & prison reform. Motto: Dance Love Laugh

[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

1. Tom Cotton is the worst

2. He is wrong, we incarcerate way too many people for way too long in prisons and jails that make people worse not better

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[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

If you really care about public safety:

Invest in impacted communities, and invest in giving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people a pathway to success

Otherwise, just admit you are more interested in revenge

[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

One of the things that I hate the most about our justice system is that it makes it against everyone's interest to accept responsibility and actually be accountable for the harm caused

You are, in a sense, penalized for admitting what you did

[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

Accepting the omnipresent violence in prison does NOTHING to make our society safer or better...it confuses vengeance with justice and piles trauma on top trauma....Trauma creates more violence

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

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[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

Sometimes a little makeup helps blighting the day!

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

@JoshuaBHoe Resources and availability of them is big. Having nothing to do or ineligibility of the limited supply of programs and activities can be a contributing factor.

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

@downi75 Thank you! 💗

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

It’s been awhile. Life has been kicking my butt but not letting it get me down. Hope everyone is well! Remember you are amazing!! 💗💗💗

[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

One thing I forgot to mention:

JAILS - where people are often incarcerated pretrial (not necessarily guilty of anything - are a whole different level of violent and often from the second you walk in

Prisons are bad...but jails are a never-ending parade of violence

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

Quick update hired an attorney two mths ago, Jason moved 2.5 hrs away but it’s doing very well. Mentally he has not had an episode in 3 mths & working hard at maintaining his health. Girls are healthy & gearing up for upcoming school yr.

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

@DavidLeegarlock @LouislReed That is awesome!!! We both look amazing! 💗

[Allison Villegas @SpeedyVeez]

I was so naive when my son was arrested. I thought punishment is a prison, guard towers. That's JUST the first layer of punishment. You lose your identity, you're a number, no longer a part of humanity. Imagine layers upon layers pounded into you- you aren't shit. 💔

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

I just subscribed to Learn Analytics Engineering https://t.co/7yd8iuJouC

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

This seems more of a reactive approach & don’t see how it prevents abuse. All too often good families r drugged thru heck & back on an allegation that prove false. Then those cases where the government fails to step in even w/trail of records & it ends in tragedy.

[amberspeaksup @amberspeaksup]

The same as the SOR - this registry will do more harm to families than good. Please stop the madness - Gov. Whitmer signs ‘Wyatt’s law’ creating child abuse registry https://t.co/CIx7kO6KqG

[Jen @DanceLuvLaugh]

@JoshuaBHoe Me too!

[Dream.Org Justice Team @DreamJustice]

Incarceration isn't a solution to problems like drugs & violence. What we need is actual #CriminalJustice. The difference is empathy – going beyond just punishing an individual to address systemic causes. https://t.co/SjFBKPGe0y

[Prison Fellowship Advocacy @JusticeReform]

Our virtual #SecondChanceMonth Gala is on Thursday, April 28! You will hear powerful stories of transformation as well as a panel discussion highlighting the need for first and second chances. RSVP TODAY: https://t.co/4RsQYdDaVN

[Kathy Morse 🌻🐸☮️ @KathyMorse0914]

‘Outrageous Outcomes’: Plea Bargaining and the Justice System - https://t.co/4Q0BeLsoPq

[David Garlock @DavidLeegarlock]

Incarceration DOES NOT make us any safer.
Incarceration DOES NOT prevent crime.
Incarceration DOES tear up communities and families.
Incarceration DOES take one’s humanity.

We need to STOP locking ppl up and really focus on the person and their TRAUMA