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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Hope for DC Inmates and Their Children
It has been said that when a person is sent to prison, the whole family is imprisoned as well. Of the more than 2 million men and women in federal prisons, it is estimated that 75 percent are parents who have left behind between 2 to 5 million children.
Washington, DC, has an incarceration rate that is four times the national average, and since the shutdown of the Lorton Correctional Complex in Virginia, all District of Columbia inmates have been transferred to federal custody and are being held in dozens of prisons as far away as California. But there is hope! Come to a public forum and learn about the inspiring effort of some concerned DC inmates who have made fathering their main concern from within distant prison walls. Central to this story is also a remarkable woman, Carol Fennelly who has created the Hope House. Using video presentation and a dynamic panel, this forum will enlighten and inspire you to act on what is ultimately a public safety issue. The forum will be at the Maya Angelou Public Charter School (1851 Ninth St. NW) on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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