I am a mother with two daughters and two sons, and I cannot begin to imagine not being able to see them on a regular basis, to watch them grow into young women or young men, with their whole lives ahead of them, to watch their failures and to see their success's but most important of all to be able to be there for them, it must be a terrible feeling of utter emptiness.

I don't know the whole story of Chantal but I watched Trisha this morning and felt total despair for her and her family. I do believe though that it is Chantal's human right to have the right to see her family and friends whether she is guilty or innocent, I know she is not being denied that privilege as I imagine that is what it is called in the place she is.  But in one sense she is being denied that privilege because of the distance between her and her family.  I could imagine people saying but she should have thought of that when she committed the crime they say she is guilty of. I am sorry but I think it is all wrong she should be allowed to come home and if necessary serve her sentence hear that surely is her human right.  Murderers, and sex offenders, don't even get sentenced to this length of time it an absolute disgrace, where is the justice  and sense of it all. Lifer's are out on good behaviour after a few years, I believe it is against this young lady's human right.

andrea