There are 2.4 million people incarcerated in the US today. What would you do if your loved one was one of them? "Waiting on the Outside" is one mother's story of her son's journey to federal incarceration and his affiliation with a white supremacist prison gang. This book looks at damaged family relationships, and the effects of incarceration on the inmate and their family. It begins with her first visit to prison and her son's devastating life choices. From the joy of his adoption to heartbreaking family problems, a pattern of behavior forms, resulting in her son's incarceration in a Nevada...

Javier Salazar and his little sister, Ana, flee the gangs in Honduras, setting out on a journey they may not survive. Their travels lead them through Mexico riding La Bestia, the "Death Train." They are befriended by other migrants on the same path they are on and encounter horrific experiences. Will they survive and reach their mother in America? The journey will certainly change them in ways they don't expect. If they make it, will America be the land of promise they hope for? They can only find out if they survive La Bestia and the perilous journey.