Family Arrested: How to Survive the Incarceration of a Loved One

by Ann Edenfield

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589430603
• ISBN13: 9781589430600
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Americana Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Family Matters

This is an important book for families who have an incarcerated loved one. Prisoners should also read it so they can better understand what their loved ones are going though. It's also a valuable work for anyone to read to gain a better perspective to realize that we need to make changes to solve our out-of-control system of crime and punishment.Tom Lagana, co-author "Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul", "Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul", and "Serving Time, Serving Others."

A "user friendly" guide to dealing with the incarceration

Family Arrested by Ann Edenfield is a straightforward, "user friendly" guide to dealing with the incarceration of a loved one. Comprehensive, the information ranges from making bail; to what to expect during a visit to prison; to the illustrative personal experiences of a woman whose husband was sentenced to serve 15 years, Family Arrested is practical, well-researched, and filled from cover to cover with absolute need-to-know information. If you have a jailed or imprisoned friend, spouse, or family member, then give a careful reading to Family Arrested.

"Other victim" - family of the prisoner

"Edenfield's Family Arrested is a must read for corrections' administrators, criminal justice students, and the families of defendants who are facing incarceration. In all of my 33 years in law enforcement I never considered what has to be faced by the "other victim" of most crimes - the family of the prisoner."- Lou Campanozi, Retired Police Chief

Thousands of Families Will Benefit

"...most informative work "Families Arrested". You are an unusually dedicated and committed woman to the things that matter most, family and relationships. Given the comparable incident that has befallen my family with my contrived conviction and all the burdens it places on the immediate family, your published work was both timely and therapeutic and I wish you much success. There are thousands of families that could benefit greatly from your work."- James Orin Ogle

Essential Information for the Families of Inmates

This is the only book of its kind that I have been able to find. I have a son that is incarcerated and the information in this book is invaluable. For anyone who has a family member that is incarcerated, this book provides compassionate and informative support. The resources that this book contains are a good survival kit for a family that is experiencing the arrest and imprisonment of a loved one. Ann's personal story will encourage anyone who reads it.