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Program helps Cook County Jail inmates reconnect with their children
By fox32chicago.com- Natalie Bomke
Published: 06/26/2019

CHICAGO (FOX 32) - An eight-week program at the Cook County Jail has helped 1,200 incarcerated fathers take up the responsibility of a lifetime of being a better dad.

Inside the barbed wire, incarcerated Cook County fathers are opening up about the challenges of being a father, behind bars.

"My daughter, I haven't seen her in 18 months so that was like a joy to me,” said Anthony Woodridge, Cook County inmate. “When I looked into her eyes, it made me see the hurt and it made me want to be there even more."

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