This week’s news is a first of its kind…for this particular prison. Louisiana’s Angola Prison had their first ever “Dad and Daughter Dance”. From SunnySkyz:
When fathers turned around to see their daughters enter the room, many broke down in tears—including Leslie, an incarcerated father who hadn’t danced with his daughter until that very moment.
“When I turned around and saw my baby in that dress and she busted out crying… I sobbed, man, and I ain’t no crier,” he shared with Newsweek. “She said, ‘Dad, I finally get a chance to dance with you for the first time.’”
I love stories like this. The dads were screened and had to be in good standing in order to participate for obvious reasons. But, it’s important to remember that there are plenty of good people that did bad things behind bars. These are still uncles, husbands, sons, and of course, fathers. It’s our job to make sure they don’t lose the humanity as they serve for their crimes.
