Journal Entry #8

When watching the first video of the mothers who were in prison, getting a chance to see their children after a very long time, it made me see a whole new perspective of prisoners and their lives. Most of the time society portrays them as just criminals who deserve their time in prison, but many of them have families whom they need to take care of. What amazed me is that they could only see their children for only one day, which seems a small time but they the program tries to make every second count. The first time I watched this I felt very emotional, as I saw the mothers seeing their sons and daughters after years.

            This reminded me of the other video that we had watched, that talked about the fathers and how they were treated, and I saw many similarities but also many differences as well. Seeing the second video made me almost tear up, I found the father video more sympathetic than the mothers. It may be because of their crimes, many of the fathers dealt with more harder crimes such as murder or robbery, and they would have more years in prison than the women. I felt that this was a great way for anyone who has a change in heart to get a chance to see their children.

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