From Vera:
Mon'e Jackson-Cross signs the presents under her Christmas tree, “From mom and dad.” Her husband can’t shop from the Wende Correctional Facility in Western New York, but he asks for photos of the sneakers or toys she is considering so that he can help decide what to gift their children, who are among an estimated 2.7 million kids with a parent behind bars.
It’s always hard to have a loved one in prison. And during the holidays, it can be excruciating. Yet the families of the nearly 2 million people who are incarcerated in the United States find ways to stay connected.
When prison walls aren’t the only thing separating families
Before she could afford a car, Donna Robinson would visit her daughter around the holidays by taking a seven-hour bus ride from Buffalo to Manhattan, catching the Metro North train, and then getting a cab to the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Westchester County, New York. She would make special effort to bring her daughter’s children to an annual holiday celebration at the prison, where they were spared some typical visitation restrictions and could hug their mother as much as they wanted. Continue Reading >>>
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