Approximately 88,000 children in Wisconsin have at least one incarcerated parent. Many of those children never get to visit their parents.
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TAYCHEEDAH, Wis. (WBAY) - There are hugs. There are kisses. There are tears. After spending years apart, a group of Wisconsin kids reunited with their mothers behind bars and shared a special experience with other children who have incarcerated parents.
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When Adriana’s mother was sent to prison, she said she felt as though her mother died.
“I’ve always been a mommy’s girl,” Adriana said. “You can’t talk to them when you’re going through something. You can’t see them whenever you want to.”
Today, Adriana, 29, is serving time at Taycheedah Correctional Institute near Fond du Lac. It's Wisconsin's only maximum security prison for women. She's serving time for a fifth operating while intoxicated offense. Her mother is also back in prison, serving a second stint.
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TOWN OF TAYCHEEDAH – In a rowdy room where parents and kids were playing, laughing and singing songs, a young man slowly slid off his seat onto the floor, peeking up with a mischievous giggle to see if his mother was watching.
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For Wisconsin elementary school student Kavon, summer camp was never financially feasible. That is, until this past summer.
Kavon’s mother Keana is incarcerated at Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Wisconsin’s only maximum security prison for women, which means the two have had limited contact since Keana’s incarceration in January 2018. But fortunately, the pair qualified for participation in Camp Reunite, a first-of-its-kind program which aims to foster the relationship between incarcerated mothers and their children.
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Camp Reunite is a week-long summer camp for children of women incarcerated at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond Du Lac. We talk with a founder and a staffer at Taycheedah about how the program works, and why it's important.
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NNS reporter Allison Dikanovic went on the air with Lake Effect’s Joy Powers to discuss her recent visit to Taycheedah Correctional Institution to learn about Camp Reunite, a summer camp that promotes healing and family bonding for children with incarcerated mothers. More than 5.1 million children in the United States have a parent in jail or prison, and the camp is an effort to address the traumatic impact of that experience.
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"She started crying as soon as she got here today,” said Alissa. “I'm like 'Tears already?'"
For Alissa and her daughter Violet, moments together are rare. Alissa is an inmate at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac County.
"The time that we get to spend together, you know it's amazing because we don't get to see each other that often so these hours, we really hold onto them,” said Alissa.
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