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My Son in Prison Has been Stabbed in the Back [1]
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Date: 2023-07-19
This is not one the Ghana stories that I have been writing.
My son, who was working for our non-profit in a country which I will not name, was arrested and has been in prison for a long time now. For more than a year I had absolutely no contact with him but finally one of our people there managed to bribe his way in to see him and gave him the money to buy a cellphone, which is totally illegal and very dangerous for him to possess. It his only link to me and to the outside world.
Everything in that prison is money. He was refused a cell because he could not pay a bribe and has to sleep in the hallway with masses of others, so many that they take turns being able even to lean against the wall.
He became involved in a fight for a cell and was stabbed in the back. It is a serious wound. And he cannot even lie down to rest.
I have not shared anything about him here because he has asked me not to for fear of reprisal if it becomes known (remember he is not supposed to have a phone) and also, frankly, this is far too personal for me to share. People can be unkind. I am only saying it now because I am overwhelmed.
I have been balancing what I have been able to do with my son and with John in Ghana and the others, often shorting my help to my son in the process, but this time he has to take the priority. This means, at least for the present, I will not be able to help John with his work in Ghana.
And abandoned four year old Anabel, who is only staying in the shelter month by month as we pay for her, may wind up out on the street. I simply cannot pay for her right now.
But so be it. Anabel may survive on the street. My son may die in prison. He may die even if I help him but I have to do my best.
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