This is the best website I know of for families of inmates:

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums

You can enroll and get a user name, just like you did here. On the list of forums, if you scroll way down, you'll see a forum for each state. That's your best bet for locating resources in your area. You can learn SO much from the other wives and families of inmates!

From what you can mail to your husband, to things he can cook in his cell, and what the best vending machine food is for visits! Can you tell I've been there, done that? ....long story!

Anyhow, that site is the BEST place to learn about the prison system and to meet people in the same place you are! Good luck and keep us posted!

As far as resources for your own depression, I would consider contacting your county mental health department. They should be able to set you up with a social worker on a sliding scale fee. I know it's not the same as seeing your regular therapist....but it's so important to have someone to talk to!

Are you able to work now, or are eligible for SSD?

Sorry to throw so much at you at once, but I'm just trying to see what you've already looked into.

It must be so very difficult to be without your husband. In this country it seems that people just forget about the ones who are sentenced and put behind bars, as if they don't exist. They don't stop to think about what happens to them after sentencing. And they surely don't think about what happens to their families! My heart goes out to you, Lana.

Take care, emmy