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Federal Bureau of Prisons holds first-annual, father-daughter dance for inmates and families
By therepublic.com
Published: 11/10/2014

MIAMI — A recent father-daughter dance in Miami was held at an unusual location — Miami's Federal Detention Center.

The Miami Herald reports that 13 inmates and 20 daughters gathered in a prison meeting room that was transformed into a ballroom for two hours.

The girls ranged in age from 4 to 18 years old.

Prison officials support the dance as a way to help inmates engage with their families and to prepare the inmates for the eventual release from prison.

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