S 3 | EP 6: FATHER'S DAY EDITION - RICKEYRA JIVENS: 32 Father's Days ~ Seeking Freedom for Her Father Serving a Life Sentence

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WE GOT US NOW podcast

WE GOT US NOW

33 episodes

5 days ago

WE GOT US NOW podcast shines a spotlight on the invisible population of 10 million children and young adults in the US impacted by parental incarceration. WE endure the collateral consequences of mass incarceration in the US. Our Stories are often unknown and untold. Our Traumas are misdiagnosed and overlooked. Our Futures are often misrepresented and our experiences are unheard. WE will NO longer be silenced by our pain. These are OUR STORIES! To learn more, go to www.WEGOTUSNOW.org

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S 3 | EP 6: FATHER'S DAY EDITION - RICKEYRA JIVENS: 32 Father's Days ~ Seeking Freedom for Her Father Serving a Life Sentence

WE GOT US NOW podcast

38 minutes

2 years ago

S 3 | EP 6: FATHER'S DAY EDITION - RICKEYRA JIVENS: 32 Father's Days ~ Seeking Freedom for Her Father Serving a Life Sentence

WE GOT US NOW #KeepFamiliesConnected campaign series

WELCOME to Season 3 of the WE GOT US NOW Podcast series. HOSTED by Ebony Underwood

For our 5th annual #KeepFamiliesConnected multimedia campaign series that runs from Mother's Day through Father's Day, WE spotlight our community voices, bring awareness to 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in 2023, and uplift our allies working to reform the criminal legal system and create a a just, equitable society that seeks to keep justice-impacted families connected.

S3 | EP 6: FATHER'S DAY EDITION - RICKEYRA JIVENS: 32 Father's Day ~ Seeking Freedom for Her Father Serving a Life Sentence

Rickeyra is a Savannah Georgia native who works as a Film + Media Entrepreneur in the Entertainment Industry. She is a 2022 WE GOT US NOW ACTIONIST and Daughter of incarcerated parent, Ricky Jivens, who has seved 32 years of a life sentence. ️

In this episode, Rickeyra speaks about her journey uncovering her father's life sentence from childhood into adulthood. Her father, Ricky, has been incarcerated since he was 20 years old and at 52 years old is the ONLY person in his case that remains incarcerated. ️

Rickeyra was just 3 months old when her father went to prison and has no memory of meeting him outside of prison walls. ️ She shares about the challenges she experienced at school, home and in her community as a daughter with an incarcerated father. ️

It's been 32 Father's Days separated from her Dad in prison. Rickeyra is determined to end the trauma, stigma and shame of parental incarceration. Her father is a changed man that deserves a second chance.

This episode is not to be missed!

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