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Lawmakers were urged to help create a connection between incarcerated mothers and their children. |
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Wrap:
The legislation will establish a pilot program to bus children to correctional facilities in Chillicothe and Vandalia to see their mothers once a month.
A goal of the program is to prevent mothers from going back to prison by helping them develop a relationship with her children.
The director of Patch Program, which allows incarcerated mothers to see their children, Barb Burton says it's important for children to have a connection with their mothers.
| Actuality: | BURTON.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:09 |
| Description: "Experience some success in bonding and dealing with her child so that she has a feeling of hope for the future." | |
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Natalia Allen.
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Lawmakers were urged to create a connection between incarcerated mothers and their children. |
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Wrap: A house bill before House Urban Issues committee will establish a program to bus kids to correctional facilities to see their mothers behind bars.
Democrat Representative Penny Hubbard says the cost may actually be less than the expected fiscal note.
| Actuality: | HUBBARD.WAV |
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| Description: "The Department of Corrections did the fiscal note and said it would be $100,00.00 a year. Now keep in mind I am only speaking of a child visiting their parent at a correctional facility once a month." | |
The program aims to prevent mothers from going back to prison which would ultimately decrease the amount of money spent to keep inmates incarcerated.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Natalia Allen.