Having been in relationships with those who were incarcerated for OTHER issues than abuse of someone(not my examples, but could be, theft, shoplifting, driving under the influence, robbery, or tax fraud, or alot of things which are not about abuse of a person, at least physically) I think that this could be a valid subfora of relationships.
Especially with mental health issues, at least some of them - it can sometimes lead to behaviors which could land someone in jail.(Example: Someone with severe police phobia is arrested on something fairly benign, however has severe panic attack and lashes out - getting themselves a resisting arrest and assault on an officer charge).
I DO think it would have to be done on a trial basis with stringent rules to follow. (Those who have abused another either real or imagined convicted or not, are not welcome as this site focuses on victims. You are welcome to talk about YOUR problems and issues, however we do not provide support for issues where you have abused another) This way you could provide someone an area to get support for the issues which caused them to land in jail in the first place - WITHOUT necessarily going into detail about the charge and whatnot. Someone could easily say "my anger issues landed me in jail" and that would be enough to gain support without having to go into the situation" I was afraid and lashed out assaulting an officer".
I think this is very doable but needs to be discussed further.
Adding more:
In regards to those with relatives in prison, much as the wives of people on duty in the military, a place to meet with others in the same position would be very supportive and I can't see it being a bad thing for the most part. It would again need structuring and a close eye kept on it during the test phase.
Regarding the wish of those who don't wish this to happen due to the abuse rule, while I can see that point of veiw, I don't think it necessarily would be as much of an issue in that regard if some rules were set down. There is always the option to not visit the forum, much as it was for some others. Any of the forums(i think, but am not sure if it still works since the move to new software) can be hidden for those who find them triggering.
All of this is of course just my opinion and I strongly feel for sure it needs to be talked about and structured carefully at the least. Sometimes its so difficult to balance support for victims and those who have not necessarily abused another, but are offenders themselves.
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American prisons and jails held 2,304,115 inmates in 2008.[7] Approximately one in every 18 men in the United States is behind bars or being monitored. A significantly greater percentage of the American population is in some form of correctional control even though crime rates have declined by about 25 percent from 1988-2008.[13] 70% of prisoners in the United States are non-whites.[14] In recent decades the U.S. has experienced a surge in its prison population, quadrupling since 1980, partially as a result of mandated sentences that came about during the "war on drugs." Violent crime and property crime have declined since the early 1990s.[15]
As of 2004, the three states with the lowest ratio of imprisoned to civilian population are Maine (148 per 100,000), Minnesota (171 per 100,000), and Rhode Island (175 per 100,000). The three states with the highest ratio are Louisiana (816 per 100,000), Texas (694 per 100,000), and Mississippi (669 per 100,000).[16]
Nearly one million of those incarcerated in state and federal prisons, as well as local jails, are serving time for committing non-violent crimes.[17]
In 2002, 93.2% of prisoners were male. About 10.4% of all black males in the United States between the ages of 25 and 29 were sentenced and in prison, compared to 2.4% of Hispanic males and 1.3% of white males.[18]
In 2005, about 1 out of every 136 U.S. residents was incarcerated either in prison or jail.[19] The total amount being 2,320,359, with 1,446,269 in state and federal prisons and 747,529 in local jails.[20]
A 2005 report estimated that 27% of federal prison inmates are noncitizens, convicted of crimes while in the country legally or illegally.[21] However, federal prison inmates are only six percent of the total incarcerated population; noncitizen populations in state and local prisons are more difficult to establish. The World Prison Brief puts the total number of foreign prisoners in all federal, state and local facilities at 5.9%.[1]
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I thought I would throw that up for some perspective on how many people actually go into jail every year - I used the USA since that seems to be the most common member base here at this point in time. If others are interested I could find it for their country too, just let me know.
So if we think that 1 of every 18 males are in jail for something in 1 year, and we have 95000 members the last time I checked which granted has been a while - say half of those are males. If i have my math correctly, thay means over 2000 members have been in jail at some point throughout the year - which is a pretty high number. tHe issue is how many of those are abusers? And is there any way to have quality control of sorts on that?
Again, needs more thinking I think. Im really on the fence on this one.
