Hidden Victims

Name: Hidden Victims
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ISBN: 9798995594512

The Silent Strength of Mothers With Incarcerated Sons

Bernard Tribe Ackon

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English

Bernard Tribe Ackon
13 April 2026

Memoirs; Crime & criminology; Family & relationships; Advice on parenting

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When a son is sentenced to prison, the courtroom recognizes only one defendant. One name is spoken. One sentence is entered into record. What goes unacknowledged is the quiet sentence that follows - the one carried by the family left behind.

Hidden Victims brings attention to the mothers who endure incarceration from the outside. The women who learn legal language overnight. Who reorganize their finances around phone calls and commissary deposits. Who manage sleepless nights, social judgment, and private fear while presenting strength to the world. Their names are never printed in case files, yet their lives are permanently altered.

Drawing from his own incarceration and the years of legal struggle that followed, Bernard ""Tribe"" Ackon writes from a position few can claim - someone who has lived inside the system and witnessed the weight borne outside of it. He does not dismiss accountability, nor does he minimize consequence. Instead, he examines the full impact of punishment and the quiet resilience required to survive it.

This book speaks to mothers of incarcerated sons, to families navigating complexity, and to sons who may not fully understand the reach of their decisions. It is an honest look at love without enabling, strength without applause, and endurance without recognition.

Because when incarceration begins, it does not affect only one life.

By: Bernard Tribe Ackon
Imprint: Bernard Tribe Ackon
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9798995594512
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 13 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active