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Someone I Know Lives in Prison
Someone I Know Lives in Prison
An informational book by Rebecca Myers
This educational book explains the process of prison visitations with clear, easy to understand language. The narrative was created for loved ones of inmates as a tool for visitation preparation. Each copy of Someone I Know Lives in Prison is $12. For order inquiries, contact author Rebecca Myers at myersrl2@gmail.com.
Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity
About the book
Someone I Know Lives in Prison follows a child on their journey to visit an incarcerated loved one. So as to ensure any child can see themselves or their loved one on the page, the illustrations are drawn to be gender non-specific and multi-cultural. The illustrations are a realistic visual for a child to prepare and reflect on during and after visiting a loved one in prison.
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The illustrations and language in the book are respectful to everyone involved-- inmates, guards, and visitors alike. The author has taken into account that not all prisons operate the exact same way with visitations. The words, "you may," are used throughout the book to account for variations.
Testimonials
“AFTER WITNESSING THE EFFECTS OF PRISON VISITS ON CHILDREN, REBECCA MYERS FALLS BACK ON HER 35-YEAR CAREER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AS SHE CAREFULLY EXPLAINS THE COMPLICATED VISITING PROCESS IN WORDS CHILDREN CAN UNDERSTAND,”
— George A. Lombardi, Former Director, Missouri Department of Corrections
“FOR ALL YOUNG CHILDREN WHO VISIT LOVED ONES IN PRISON, THIS BOOK IS A MUST!”
“I’D NEVER SEEN SUCH A TITLE BEFORE … TARGETED TO CHILDREN … THIS COULD BE A BIG SELLER … I’M SURE SHE (MYERS) COULD GET ON EVERY TALK RADIO AND TV SHOW. I HOPE SHE DOES,”
— Kathy R. Thornburg, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Past President of National Association for the Education of Young Children
About Rebecca
Rebecca Myers is an educated, experienced, and empathetic professional. She is a well-respected woman a gift for storytelling, and has merged her first-hand experience of visiting a loved one in prison with her educational knowledge of children.
For 35 years, Myers worked in early childhood education. Myers taught kindergarten, directed early childhood education programs, and co-directed a Parents as Teachers program.
In the professional time she spent as an educator and early childhood expert, Myers has read hundreds of books to hundreds of children and believes whole-heartedly that good literature can help a child understand subjects both simple and complex.
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Before retiring, Myers spend 15 years at the University of Missouri in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She directed a statewide program which raised the quality of care and education by developing and providing educational training to early childhood grantees.
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In 2013, Myers wrote Someone I Know Lives in Prison. The children’s book is used by correctional facilities, schools, counselors, religious organizations, and individuals to help prepare a child for the process of visiting a loved one in prison.
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Loved ones and professionals who have read the book to a child note that reading the book was not only helpful to the child but was also a beneficial read to them. Myers now works as a speaker and consultant for those who wish to understand the point of view of a child who must visit a loved one in the prison system. ​
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Someone I Know Lives in Prison was a personal passion project for Myers. The content of the children's book is close to Myers's heart. Her goal is to distribute her book to as many children and families who can relate to the experience of visiting a loved one in the prison system. Myers's goal is to assist the thousands of families who share her experience of having an incarcerated loved one.
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