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| Program lets Ohio inmates bond with their kids |
| By dispatch.com- Kristen Mitchell |
| Published: 07/08/2014 |
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If it weren’t for the barbed-wire fences and ID badges, it could have been a summer afternoon anywhere. But for the men at Belmont Correctional Institution in eastern Ohio, it was a brief respite from their time in prison. One dad juggled his daughter, who was just shy of her first birthday, while coaching his son on how to putt a golf ball. Other dads joined their kids in decorating flowerpots with glitter and stringing together vibrant beads for necklaces. Twice a year, the medium-security facility holds an event where incarcerated dads can reunite with their children for an afternoon of fun. These “Fathers Matter” days are a change from normal visits, which typically are 2 1/2 hours and spent playing cards or shooting the breeze over a table. Read More. |
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