COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mothers and grandmothers at the Camille Graham and Goodman Correctional Institutions celebrated the holiday season with their children and families through a program designed to bridge the gap created by incarceration.
As part of the institution’s Riley’s Readers program, inmates recorded storybooks to gift their children for Christmas. The initiative allows children to hear their parent’s voice reading to them, offering a sense of connection despite the distance.
Crystal, a mother of two 3-year-olds serving time at the Camille Graham Correctional Institution, shared the emotional toll of being away from her children…