Hidden Sentences: Voices of prisoners´ families (youtube Video)
Overview:
Interviews with prisoners´ relatives talking about their experiences and feelings and the damage the arrest and the following imprisonment causes for the families
Learning Objectives:
Raising awareness for the painful impact the incarceration of family members has on the ones left behind, raise simpathy and understanding of the situatiion the prisoners´ relatives are in. The video and the organisation behind try to provide a vision of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly and as places of learning and rehabilitation, and in which the inmate dignity and worth of every human being is valued.
The resource:
Estimated Duration:
28 minutes
Additional Resources
Authors and References
Pact – Prison advice and care trust, Martin Freeth