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Name: Christeena Caines on Feb 8, 2008Comments: I think it is crazy that this woman is allowed to bring her child to prison with her!Flag
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Name: Ian Barrett on Feb 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Nicole Windsor on Feb 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Deidre Ricketts on Feb 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Lisa Caines on Feb 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 8, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Patricia on Feb 9, 2008Comments: i think the baby sould be with family.Flag
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Name: MARIE on Feb 9, 2008Comments: This is crazy...The law is going to let this mother raise her child in prison for 4 years...What is going on in this worldFlag
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Name: Lynn Stone on Feb 9, 2008Comments: i don't think lisa should be allowed to subject her baby to a prison life , no child should do it and if she , killed this childs dad , who are we to say she may not try it with her own child , lisa needs serious help and bringing her baby to jail with her is not helping lisa it is only subjecting her daughter to a way of life she don't needFlag
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Name: Stephanie Gonyou on Feb 9, 2008Comments: This is disgusting! What child should be raised in prison He already has a criminal mother, is the justice system just setting him up for failure later on in life Canada's justice system is a joke and this proves that!Flag
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Name: Stephanie on Feb 9, 2008Comments: This isn't right. A baby shouldnt grow up behind bars. Why should this child suffer for something her mother did.Flag
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Name: Sharon Woodman on Feb 9, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Christina Villarosa on Feb 9, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 9, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Andrea Yurick on Feb 9, 2008Comments: It is absurd to even think that this has been accepted!Flag
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Name: Jackie Godfrey on Feb 9, 2008Comments: This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!! A prison is no place for a child!!Flag
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Name: Heather on Feb 9, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Crystal Mclaughlin on Feb 9, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Robym Aicken on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Katie Clarey on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments: In certain circumstances, I feel for a woman who feels the need to commit such heinous crimes to protect themselves and their loved ones. However, with a history of criminal activity, I highly doubt she had her baby's best interest in mind. I think this baby should DEFINATELY be taken from her mother. She's obviously not fit to be raising any child. If she can't clean up her act long enough to be a proper role model to her children, she needs more help then people realize.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Becky Dillon on Feb 10, 2008Comments: this is disgusting---....what a life for the poor baby to be raised in a prison...by and undeserving mother who will never change her ways--- take all her kids so they have a future and fix her so she can't have anymore.Flag
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Name: Lyndsey on Feb 10, 2008Comments: Prison if no home for a child, she shoulda thought about that before she did what she did...Who cares what her rights are...her rights should be thrown out the window as soon as she commits the crime...Prison is not a home for a child no matter what the situation...Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Alison Young on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Sarah Galliher on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Ray Perreault on Feb 10, 2008Comments: Another disgrace for Canadas justice systemFlag
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Name: Lisaarlin on Feb 10, 2008Comments: The Following Article from The Vancouver Sun News Paper dated Friday Febuary 8 2008 the thing about is this women is serving a four year tem for Manslaughter for Killing her husband. The Ministry For Children and Families accused me of being mentally handicapped what they meant was mentally chanllenged. There was no specific information such as doccumented proof from a pyschologist back up what they were saying. I was having a hard time taking care of my child I was in an abusive relationship and I went to the MCF to get assistance to get out of it. Instead of getting that assitance my child was apprehended from me. Further More the MCF said due to the fact I was in an abusive relationship based on that the menatal problems which I suffered would impair my ability to parent a child appropriately. Then I found this article and My situation is like hers except I dont have a criminal record and I did not kill my husband or I am not serving a 4 year term in prison for manslaughter I have no problems with drug addictions at one time in my life I smoked pot but not ever abused drugs and alcol I dont just go saying shit I have documents to back up what I am saying. I was told the olny thing I could do was give up custody of my children becuase I could just never be able to take care of my self and it was the only thing that I could do and that I needed to do it in my childrens best interest when all I needed was some asistance and now there is this mother in prison who is getting that asistance which I have been denied and is able to raise her child in prison it is all just to difficult to swallow! I really thought there was nothing further I could do and since this artilce given my expierience with the MCF I am of course pursing further legal action, I would be really surprised if parents involved with the MCF dont say anythng or those who have had a simular expeirince like I did, you know even though I lost in court I am not walking away quietly! Parents get accused of being mentally challenged or inapable of parenting sign this petition and make this a class action suit if there is one I would like to be involved make this a public issue of interest sign this petition today you have my total support come one and take a stand! Lisa Arlin Where there is breath there is posibility When one door slams shut there is opportunity! Lisa Arlin Tags: | Edit Tags Sunday February 10, 2008 - 12:21pm (EST) Edit | Delete | Permanent Link | 0 Comments This is a true article I would love to get your opinion so respond people and leave a comment! Baby Jordyn will serve time with her mother, Lisa Whitford, in a federal prison. BABY STAYS WITH JAILED MOMCONVICTED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND, WOMAN BECOMES THE FIRST IN B. C. TO KEEP HER CHILD IN FEDERAL PRISONBY LORI CULBERT and GERRY BELLETT VANCOUVER SUN She was abused and abandoned as a child, raped and left for dead in the woods as a teen, and lost custody of her children as an adult struggling with violence and a drug addiction. So at age 33, when Lisa Whitford found herself pregnant in jail, awaiting a murder trial, she scared herself straight weaning herself off illegal and prescription drugs to stay clean. She delivered a healthy baby girl last March and has successfully raised the infant in a provincial remand centre. And now with the help of a University of B. C. law professor and two caring lawyers she will become the first woman in B. C. to keep her baby in a federal prison. Whitford, who will serve a four- year sentence for manslaughter at Fraser Valley Institution, will be the first B. C. inmate accepted into a little- used federal program that will allow her to raise 11- month- old Jordyn in a condominium on prison grounds. Its just been an incredible struggle to keep that child with her and give this woman one last chance at her life, her lawyer, Bruce Kaun, said Thursday. Shes doing really well... Shes very clean right now, and very articulate and very focused on raising the child. Whitford, who was sentenced on Wednesday, will be moved soon to Fraser Valley Institution, where she and Jordyn will live in a private unit with its own kitchen and a park nearby, but will still be surrounded by fences and monitored by guards. Its as homey as you can get in a prison . . . . They have cooking facilities, they have to learn to budget and order healthy food for the children and themselves, Kaun said. While the mother and child will not be among the general prison population, other inmates may get an opportunity to see or interact with the child. Its not an argument that we should send some more kids to prison, but it does have an amazing impact on the atmosphere in prison. Playing with a child or a baby brings out the best in people, really, said UBC law professor Michael Jackson, an expert in Canadian prisons and, in particular, female inmates. Life has been difficult for Whitford, right from her birth in 1972 to her arrest in 2006 for shooting her common- law husband, Jordyns father, Anthony Ryan Cartledge, 49, at their rural Prince George home. See page 2 CONVICTED OF KILLING HER HUSBAND, WOMAN BECOMES THE FIRST IN B. C. TO KEEP HER CHILD IN FEDERAL PRISONBY LORI CULBERT and GERRY BELLETT VANCOUVER SUN She was abused and abandoned as a child, raped and left for dead in the woods as a teen, and lost custody of her children as an adult struggling with violence and a drug addiction. So at age 33, when Lisa Whitford found herself pregnant in jail, awaiting a murder trial, she scared herself straight weaning herself off illegal and prescription drugs to stay clean. She delivered a healthy baby girl last March and has successfully raised the infant in a provincial remand centre. And now with the help of a University of B. C. law professor and two caring lawyers she will become the first woman in B. C. to keep her baby in a federal prison. Whitford, who will serve a four- year sentence for manslaughter at Fraser Valley Institution, will be the first B. C. inmate accepted into a little- used federal program that will allow her to raise 11- month- old Jordyn in a condominium on prison grounds. Its just been an incredible struggle to keep that child with her and give this woman one last chance at her life, her lawyer, Bruce Kaun, said Thursday. Shes doing really well... Shes very clean right now, and very articulate and very focused on raising the child. Whitford, who was sentenced on Wednesday, will be moved soon to Fraser Valley Institution, where she and Jordyn will live in a private unit with its own kitchen and a park nearby, but will still be surrounded by fences and monitored by guards. Its as homey as you can get in a prison . . . . They have cooking facilities, they have to learn to budget and order healthy food for the children and themselves, Kaun said. While the mother and child will not be among the general prison population, other inmates may get an opportunity to see or interact with the child. Its not an argument that we should send some more kids to prison, but it does have an amazing impact on the atmosphere in prison. Playing with a child or a baby brings out the best in people, really, said UBC law professor Michael Jackson, an expert in Canadian prisons and, in particular, female inmates. Life has been difficult for Whitford, right from her birth in 1972 to her arrest in 2006 for shooting her common- law husband, Jordyns father, Anthony Ryan Cartledge, 49, at their rural Prince George home. See page 2 The Above Article is from The Vancouver Sun News Paper dated Friday Febuary 8 2008 the thing about is this women is serving a four year tem for Manslaughter for Killing her husband and she can raise her child in Prison yet I cant raise my children I was in an abusive relationship never had a problem with drugs or addiction in that aspect and the MCF said I could not raise my children becuase of the fact I was abused and that would impair my abilty to parent 'dose not anyone see the irony in that In fact the MCF went so far as to say that I was Mentally Handicapped my only inpairment is the fact that I am hearing impaired and I can provide documents if necessary since this article the Ministry advised me I now have merrit to revisit my case after the fact my children have been adopted or placed in Care and that I have been denied custody outrageous seriously the Ministers office advised me to get a lawer and I might add is after the fact I was told that my children are adopted and it was final there is nothing you can do. This shit is totally unbeliveable I seriously thought I would never be able to get my case reviewed like words cat express what I am feeling rigt now except it appauls me and it really is hard to swollow I am sure there are other parents who are upset about this to and I am not surprised this happened. Lisa ArlinFlag
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Name: Casandra on Feb 10, 2008Comments: What kind of life will this child have, this child needs to be in a caring home.Flag
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Name: Christine Kirkwood on Feb 10, 2008Comments: This is ludacris. I cant believe this would be going on in Canada.Flag
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Name: Brian Anthony on Feb 10, 2008Comments: Does this really surprise anyone. We see total disregard for the childs right to grow up in a loving and healthy environment . According to many of the articles I have read on a child's developement , they need to be where they can interact with other children and adults in order to develop the mental and social skills needed to grow and become a part of our society. This is unbelivable...we choose carefully our babysitters and screen our child care workers and yet the government in there wisdom has decided ..this woman (convictrd of murder) and other inmates ( convicted of ) may have a part in the formation of this childs life..Hope the child has a guardian angel .Flag
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Name: Marion MacAulay on Feb 10, 2008Comments: Prison is not the place to raise a baby!Flag
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Name: Melanie Capstick on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Katie McLeod on Feb 10, 2008Comments: This is not in the best interest of the child. Adoption would give this child a chance.Flag
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Name: Ragen Ellaway on Feb 10, 2008Comments: make sure this child has a safe upbringing and never has to face going into a prison her mother can explain the truth if she ever gets out dont make this child another statistic .Flag
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Name: Jordan Hamilton on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Stefanie Brown on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Jorden Walsh on Feb 10, 2008Comments: basically there are no words, on how i feel about this topic, and there are no words because i can't express how STUPID, this is of this woman do do such a thing, anyways, i agree with anyone and everyone, on NOT letting her raise her baby in prison!!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments: Unbelievable! Many good families would be willing to adopt this baby. Blood is NOT thicker than water in this case!Flag
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Name: Paul Plant on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments: I strongly disagree with Lisa Whitford raising her child in prison.Flag
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Name: Brooke Bidgood on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Feb 10, 2008Comments:Flag