Resources:

• 1-800-Respect: Providing support services for those affected by domestic violence.

• Lifeline: A 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention service. Call 13 11 14.

About the Guest:

Jo Giles is the Head of Resource Management at a leading advertising agency. Known for her resilience and strength, Jo navigated a challenging period in her life with grace and determination as her partner, a former well-known actor, faced a significant legal battle and subsequent impri

Key Takeaways:

• Complex Judicial System: The criminal justice process is complicated, with numerous steps that can span months and impose financial burdens on those involved.

• Family Impact: Relationships and families connected to incarcerated individuals face unique challenges, from legal battles to managing societal stigmas.

• Inmate Experience: Jo Giles offers insight into the harsh realities and dehumanising conditions within prisons, emphasising the lack of adequate support for inmates.

• Support Networks: Having strong, supportive relationships and open dialogue can significantly help both inmates and their families endure the difficult experiences of incarceration.

• Systemic Challenges: The episode challenges listeners to consider the effectiveness of the current prison system and its impact on rehabilitation and reintegration.

Notable Quotes:

• "Prison is not set up to care about people. It's set up to punish. Regardless of what they say, it just isn't."

• "Everything you say can be used against you, and you have to be polite, but you should be anyway, as a human."

• "There's kindness everywhere. Some of them are led to it by means that they haven't had the opportunity. They haven't been educated. They haven't had love."

• "98% of people inside get out, and they are neighbors in our communities. We really should be trying to look after them better than we are."

• "You do learn rising above. You do learn mindfulness. You do learn not judging anyone."

Click here to contact Janet & Amelia or ask them a question or click here to contact the She Wasn't Born Yesterday team!

She Wasn’t Born Yesterday, hosted by Janet Evans, a senior advertising creative and Dr Amelia Haines, a sexual and relationship therapist, who have written Australia’s first book on empty nest syndrome called Empty Next.

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