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Bridget Young's avatar

Thank you for reading, and for sharing with others who might need to know they're not alone. 🖤

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Darcie C. Pickren's avatar

Bridg, Keep reading, keep researching, keep writing! I have sobbed over the Innocence stories in John Grisham and Jim McKloskey’s book “Framed”. There are hundreds if not thousands of these stories,,,, they must be told! Thank you for sharing from the bottom of your heart - I know the pain from my angle not yours 🥲 Praying since day one for our boy to come home! 💙

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Bridget Young's avatar

That book, and the Wrongful Conviction podcast, has broken my heart and rearranged my thinking on our "justice" system. It's "Just A System."

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Kendra Joseph's avatar

Perfectly said Mom! Keep going Bridget! And I’ll continue to pray every day. 🙏

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Deb Zerafa's avatar

Superbly written and all your posts should be mandatory reading in local, county and state police departments and government offices, schools, etc…. The entire population is affected and needs to be educated!!!

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Bridget Young's avatar

I do so appreciate this. The truth must be told. 🖤

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Amy's avatar

It’s maddening how addicts are treated in this country. Are we still operating in the era of “pull yourself up by your bootstraps?” I thought there was reform of the Reagan era War on Drugs laws?

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Bridget Young's avatar

We have come a long way in understanding addiction but it has not, unfortunately, translated to sentencing guidelines nor prison system change. We're still steeped in the old punishment paradigm.

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