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THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTED PRISONERS PAGES
It has long been documented that former foster kids are overrepresented in America's prisons....Example: "69% on inmates in California State Prisons were former foster children; 60% in Massachusetts were foster children" according to testimony on the Congressional Record. The same appears to be true of adoptees.... Example: According to FBI stats: "16% of 500 serial killers are adoptees." http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/foiaindex_s.htm and according to Dr. Mike Aamodt, Radford University, "14% of 225 serial killers are adoptees."
Therefore, it begs the question as to WHY, if adoption (instead of foster care or permanent guardianship) is truly in the adoptees' "best interests," does "an over-representation of adoptees" end up in prison --
- regardless whether adopted as newborns or later in childhood,
- regardless whether placed with abusive or loving adopters,
- regardless whether they inherited "good genes" or "bad" genes from loving or abusive biological parents,
- regardless whether of one race/nationality or another,
[Note that AmFOR includes as noteworthy not only adoptees whose behaviors since childhood have escalated to felony crimes but also some truly "wrongfully convicted" adoptees who have been easily coerced into admitting guilt or accepting plea bargains for crimes they did NOT commit from lifelong acquiescence regarding their unnatural status.]
While many factors result in criminal behaviors, the fact of the adoption, how it was handled in the adoptive home, and "Adopted Child Syndrome" is often purposely overlooked at trial because it is "politically incorrect" to explore adoption's negative effects on the adoptee. Savvy profilers, forensic psychologists, attorneys, writers and other researchers, factor in adoption's abuse, not as an "excuse" but as a contributory "reason" (the "WHY") for criminal behavior in these individuals.
The book, "CHOSEN CHILDREN: Billion Dollar Babies in America's Foster Care, Adoption & Prison Systems" helps us discover WHY. The book contains not only reveals political agendas and little known statistical data, but also details incarcerated adoptees stories their stories in their own words from letters and direct interviews and as verified by their records from police, courts, vital records and more.
The Adopted Prisoners website -- unlike "pen pal" web pages -- is a place where incarcerated adoptees have an opportunity to:
- …make known their desire for contact with their unknown "birth" families who would otherwise not know where to find these adult adoptees (and many positive adoptee-parent re-connections have resulted from these pages and from AmFOR's direct assistance);
- …find legal representation if they are appealing their conviction;
- …enable university researchers, writers, or anyone to have direct contact with them
- …and to document that adoptees are overrepresented in America's prison system.
To access an Adopted Prisoner's page, Click on either the thumbnail Photo or the Name, under the State where incarcerated.
DISCLAIMER: Before contacting any prisoner, you agree to the following terms:
- You MUST be over 18 unless you are related and/or have written parental permission;
- AmFOR assumes no responsibility for contacts with prisoners on this web-site;.
- To obtain more information on an inmate contact the prison "records department."
- Some states may prohibit a prisoner from soliciting penpals via web pages;
o "Adoption Loss is the only trauma in the world where the victims are
expected by the whole of society to be grateful."
-The Reverend Keith C. Griffith, MBE
o "Stealing is a form of revenge against being deprived."
[Anonymous quote which can pertain to adoptees whose criminal behaviors
stem from having been deprived of their families.]
PRISONER LOCATOR LINKS, BY STATE
http://www.ancestorhunt.com/prison_search.htm
NOTE: Not all state prisons provide online info about a prisoner's
location (address)--Those that do are indicated, and those that don't
will provide it by phone; ask for their Records Dept. on weekdays.
DIRECTORY OF PRISONER RESOURCES
(Click for mega-list of resources with mailing addresses, in all
categories, to print out & mail to an inmate)
"ABOLISH ADOPTION" - A PETITIONNon-Attorney Representation
UPDATE ON PRISONERS' LEGAL BATTLE
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