i think family members should be bolded or colored etc when in jail it would make getting the achievement  easier thoughts on this?

This can be done already by adding your crew to a contacts group and customizing it with symbols/colours of your choosing.

http://mafiareturns.com/manage/contacts.php

well thanks didnt know that 

If you can, you can always jump onto Mibbit and join channel #divinelunacy, there are plenty there that can answer questions for you, I am around most of the time and don't mind answering.