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Josh Webster and Jeramie Carr may not be able to spend the holidays with their children this year, but thanks to the staff at the Montana Department of Corrections’ Montana
HELENA- The Montana Department of Corrections is connecting incarcerated fathers with their children using books for the second year.
Staff members helped inmates record themselves reading a book, then put the audio onto a CD to send to their children to listen along with the book at home.
âEven though we canât be together in the physical, I felt an emotional connection as if I was reading in person,â said Webster, an inmate at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. âIt was an emotional experience for me, and I enjoyed it.â
A release from the Montana Department of Corrections says inmates who participated choose from a variety of age-appropriate books ranging from âGoodnight Moon,â âDaddy Loves Me,â and âIs Your Mama a Llama?â for the younger children, to non-fiction books on subjects like sports, science, and world history for older boys and girls.Â