Reviewed on: April 16,2026
Prison Discipline

Does the cycle of going back to jail over & over ever stop?

Just out of curiousity my son has been in placement six or seven different times and just recently was placed with me after being wit his father after five years and his dad failing a urine test fro cocaine. Now this doesn't make me feel like no macho mom at all but my son still being on probation and me being a mother of all worries my son was suppose to be going to a viewing for a friend that had passed away I gave him the lead way and left go but he knew his curfew. He didn't return home. So I was very concerned to find out he was at a girl's house to fine out the next morning that was all true. The mother of the girl calls me and says she felt bad she didn't call she thought it was too late. When it comes to my child no time is too late. Any way my son now sets in another youth center after six times in others, therapeutic foster care, court this thursday and probation recommendation is to now send him to abraxus I'm devastated. I just got him back after five years. Does this cycle ever stop?

The cycle ends when they decide they have had enough of the nonsense and finally grow up.
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Answered by a former federal inmate · 14+ years advising families
✓ Verified answer March 25,2015 · Prison Discipline
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The cycle ends when they decide they have had enough of the nonsense and finally grow up. No matter how good of a mother you are, you cannot take responsibility for abhorrent behavior. they know right from wrong. Keep showing love, but don't let him walk over you or con you into supporting him. He needs to exhibit some humility, gratitude and love for himself. 

Accepted Answer Date Created: March 25,2015
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