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| 'Read to Your Child/Grandchild' Program Returns |
| By sacbee.com |
| Published: 04/11/2013 |
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HARRISBURG, Pa., April 10, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Read to Your Child/Grandchild" -- a program designed to increase and foster the relationships between incarcerated individuals and their children and/or grandchildren -- is once again being offered to Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmates, with funding provided by the Inmate General Welfare Fund. "This program is intended to increase the relationship between the child and adult, enhance family literacy, enrich one's life through reading and to make a positive influence stressing the importance of literacy development through a shared reading experience," PA Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said. Wetzel said that 65 percent of more than 51,200 state prison inmates are parents. "Knowing that 90 percent of our inmates will one day return home, we are excited to assist inmates in maintaining and improving their family relations," Wetzel said. "We support these types of transitional efforts and continue to explore methods which will provide for these important connections as part of the re-entry process." Read More. |
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