Children of inmates: Makai

February 24, 2016

'I brought a weapon to school cause I thought if I did what my mom did that then I'd be able to be with her'

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Children of inmates: Makai

America Tonight visited a therapy round table at Children of Promise NYC, a nonprofit whose after school program helps kids cope with having parents in prison. In this excerpt, 10-year-old Makai talks about what it was like to have his mom miss his school's career day.


 

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