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#24 - I am Serving Out My Sentence With My Father - Dominque on Parental Incarceration and Advocacy & Refusing to Let Girls Be Forgotten

#24 - I am Serving Out My Sentence With My Father - Dominque on Parental Incarceration and Advocacy & Refusing to Let Girls Be Forgotten

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#24 - I am Serving Out My Sentence With My Father - Dominque on Parental Incarceration and Advocacy & Refusing to Let Girls Be Forgotten
Everyday Conversations with Amin Mombani
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She was born into a sentence she never committed. Her father has spent her entire life behind the walls of a Louisiana state penitentiary.In this episode of Everyday Conversations, Amin sits down with Dominque Jones-Johnson — founder of Daughters Beyond Incarceration (DBI), an organization that has now stood beside over 100 girls living the exact childhood she once lived. In this conversation: parental incarceration, building an organization out of her own unhealed wound, and why she refuses to let these girls be forgotten.🎙️ In this episode:- What it actually looked like, day to day, growing up with a father in prison in New Orleans- The moment she realized a national nonprofit was profiting off her story while giving her almost nothing back- What a girl in her program actually needs to hear in her first week — hint: it's not advice- How her father, even from behind bars, has shaped DBI's biggest strategic decisions- Her relationship with her father today — and the one line that changed how she sees it: "here I am serving out my sentence with my father"- Her message to anyone with a loved one in prison: stop saying "inmate." Say "mommy" or "daddy."💬 "Here I am serving out my sentence with my father." — Dominque💬 "We call them mommy or daddy." — Dominque💬 "You can love someone the system took from you, and still build something it never gave you." — Amin⏱️ Timestamps:00:42 Cold open02:36 Who is Dominque, really?03:48 Growing up with a father the system took06:42 From track and field to a criminal justice degree08:17 The moment DBI had to become an organization09:38 Refusing to let girls become a "research population"12:20 Credentialed advocate, still-healing daughter14:40 What a girl needs most in her first week16:33 Still closing prison bars after 43 years22:42 Her relationship with her father today26:25 Building DBI "along with" her father32:57 Parenting from Prison — the second initiative33:25 Her message to listenersContact Details for Guest — Dominque Jones-JohnsonOrganization: Daughters Beyond Incarceration (DBI)Social media: @DBINOLA on all platformsWebsite: www.dbi-nola.orgPhone: (504) 766-7499Second initiative: Parenting from PrisonContact Details for HostAmin Mombani - HostEmail: [email protected]: https://aminmombani.podview.comYoutube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoXPESGBAlhpbeWg_E7HrwSpotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7284639?country=usLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-mombani-29979721/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592072735008🎧 Also available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZ#EverydayConversations #AminMombani #parentalincarceration #nonprofitfounder #advocacy