Well, I suppose I can't exactly say I was alone, Diane* and Kelly* were with me. But I felt like I was. My husband was finishing month two of his 9 month sentence and I was in labor. Our first born. He was supposed to hold my hand and count for me. He was supposed to cut the cord. He was supposed...
If you are the wife of an inmate, you have undoubtedly had this question come up. The answer depended on the person asking the question. If it was a trusted friend who was just not in the loop, I felt comfortable saying, "Um, he is spending some time in jail for something he did when he was 15 years...
When the judge read, "we, the jury find the defendant GUILTY as CHARGED", my head and heart dropped. What? What about the statue of limitations? What about his character? What about our baby in my womb? What about...? I thought that my life was over. Here was my husband, a hard-working, wonderful...
I am the wife of a convicted sex offender. I love my husband, and am proud of who he is today. My husband committed his crime when he was 15 years old, and was convicted when he was 33. He spent 5.5 months in jail and is now out, and living with our family. He is currently in treatment and is doing amazing...