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  • Taking every day as it comes

    Taking every day as it comes

    By Gemma, a family member Read more

  • Dehumanised, isolated, and out of my comfort zone

    Dehumanised, isolated, and out of my comfort zone

    By a family member Read more

  • Going in the right direction

    Going in the right direction

    By Robert, a family member Read more

  • A weight had been lifted

    A weight had been lifted

    By a family member Read more

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First-person accounts from people with a friend or relative in prison overseas; facing stigma, tackling isolation and finding hope. 

Taking every day as it comes

Taking every day as it comes

By Gemma, a family member Read more

Published: 2nd March, 2026

Updated: 1st April, 2026

Author: Meg Huntly

Dehumanised, isolated, and out of my comfort zone

Dehumanised, isolated, and out of my comfort zone

By a family member Read more

Published: 12th March, 2024

Author: Meg Huntly

Going in the right direction

Going in the right direction

By Robert, a family member Read more

Published: 13th February, 2024

Author: Meg Huntly

A weight had been lifted

A weight had been lifted

By a family member Read more

Published: 29th September, 2023

Updated: 2nd October, 2023

Author: Meg Huntly

A little window of time

A little window of time

By a family member Read more

Published: 12th June, 2023

Author: Meg Huntly

Things will slowly get better

Things will slowly get better

By a family member Read more

Published: 27th September, 2022

Updated: 17th April, 2023

Author: Meg Huntly

As awful as prison itself

As awful as prison itself

Samantha's story Read more

Published: 21st September, 2022

Updated: 27th September, 2022

Author: Meg Huntly

The last words before he left

The last words before he left

By a family member Read more

Published: 24th June, 2022

Author: Meg Huntly

A post on the Online Family Network

A post on the Online Family Network

By Anonymous Read more

Published: 25th August, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

A poem from a family member

A poem from a family member

Read more

Published: 25th August, 2021

Updated: 26th August, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

Visiting a prison in the United States

Visiting a prison in the United States

By a family member Read more

Published: 25th August, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

I took on the whole burden of his arrest

I took on the whole burden of his arrest

Freya's Story Read more

Published: 12th May, 2021

Author: Anonymised User

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