On a winter morning, the sun has risen, and a ray of sunlight passes over the mountains and forests to the east and slowly shines into the high wall.
Liang, a prisoner from Guangyuan Prison in Sichuan Province, was in a good mood as the weather, and he was much more energetic than usual when he was tidying up. His excitement and anticipation were a little nervous. This was the day he would meet his wife via videoconference.
"It has been three years, and I can finally see her!" Liang clenched his hands excitedly.
Liang’s family situation is somewhat “special”. In 2020, he and his wife were sentenced for illegally absorbing public deposits. Liang served his sentence in Guangyuan Prison, while his wife served his sentence in Chengdu Women's Prison.
Before he was imprisoned, Liang had a very good relationship with his wife. The arrival of his son filled the small family with laughter and joy. However, because of Liang's greed, he touched the bottom line of the law and implicated his wife. His happy life was cast a shadow.
"In the three years since I was imprisoned, there has not been a single day that I have not spent in regret. If I could do it over again, I would choose to enjoy a normal life with her and watch the children grow up slowly... Unfortunately, there are no ifs in life, and nothing can be done over again. ." Liang wrote in his weekly diary.
Seeing the remorseful Zhou Ji, the correctional police came to talk to Liang. Liang told the police that he had been exchanging letters with his wife for the past three years, expressing his longing for her and reporting on the current status of his transformation. "It has been three years. I really want to talk to her face to face, but I am afraid that she will still blame me and not want to see me." Liang's tone was full of regret and self-blame.
In view of Liang’s family situation, in order to ease his homesickness, and to allow him to let go of his ideological burden and devote himself to reform with a more positive and down-to-earth attitude, the prison proactively contacted the Chengdu Women’s Prison to coordinate a meeting with his wife, the criminal Su. Video meetings with tutors.
Recently, Liang, who was full of expectations but felt uneasy, was taken to the video interview room by the police. His wish to "face to face" was about to become a reality.
When the lover he had not seen for three years appeared on the screen, Liang burst into tears for a moment. He had prepared the words in his heart for a long time and didn’t know where to start. He choked and lowered his head. His wife in the video also My eyes were already red.
"Are you okay?" He faced his wife on the screen and finally plucked up the courage to say his first words.
"I'm fine, are you okay?"
"I'm sorry for you. I've been blaming myself for more than three years, afraid that you won't forgive me. I want to see you, but I'm afraid of meeting you."
"Enter After prison, I have figured out a lot and understood a lot, and I no longer blame you. Now I just hope that you and I can reform well, go home as soon as possible, and return to normal life."
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During the half-hour video interview, Liang I felt that time flew by very quickly. They talked a lot, about each other’s current situation, about the elderly and children at home, and even about their future plans after they were released from prison. However, when the video meeting ended, I still felt a lot better. I haven’t said anything that should be said, and I haven’t said a lot of things that I want to say. I am very happy but also have some regrets.
After the video interview, the correctional police once again found Liang for a heart-to-heart talk to learn about the reform situation.
"Thank you to the prison, thank you to the police! After the video with my wife, I understand better how much she cares about me and worries about me! There is still a long way to go, and I have made an agreement with her. We must both be grateful, reform well, and strive for a reduced sentence, parents We and our children are waiting for us!" Liang said excitedly.
Every word of advice, every word of encouragement, and every line of tears aroused the deepest desire for family affection in the criminal's heart. Meeting "face to face" not only eases the feeling of missing family members, but also encourages each other to accelerate transformation and enhances confidence in returning as soon as possible. A video meeting established a bridge of communication, and the sunshine of family affection spread, illuminating the criminal's path back.
Only when there is law in one's heart can law enforcement be strictly regulated; only when there is love in one's heart can law enforcement be humane. Guangyuan Prison has always regarded the reform of criminals as the central task of prison work, constantly improves the quality of education and reform, gives full play to the motivating role of family help and education, and uses the power of family to help criminals reborn as soon as possible.
