By Rhiannon Davis | Executive Director
One of AdvocAid's pillars of support is tracing family that incarcerated women would not otherwise be able to reach out to. Even though police stations and correctional services have a duty to inform family members of the arrest, they often does not happen.
During one of our social worker's weekly visits, Mariatu* approached her. As soon as she started talking, she could not hold back her tears: "Auntie, last week they arrested me. I just came to Freetown for a visit. None of my family up in the provinces was informed about my arrest. I beg you to inform them for me. They will think I just left my children behind like that. These thoughts don’t let me sleep at night".
Fortunately, Mariatu knew of a distant family member working in town. The next day, our social worker headed out to look for him. After not finding him at his work place the first time, she came back another time. When she finally managed to find him, he immediately informed the rest of the family. Having been distressed over Mariatu’s disappearance, it was a great relief for them to hear that she was well, though arrested.
Mariatu was very relieved to know that her family and children were doing well and had been informed about her arrest. Thank you for supporting our social work, so that we can continue assisting families, even when the legal system turns their back to them.
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