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Mom and Dads

Mother’s Day:

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  • Children Reunite With Incarcerated Moms Near Mother’s Day – Huffington Post: Click here to view.
  • “Get on the Bus for Mothers Day” click here to view.
  • Kids Visit Incarcerated Parents With Help From GOTB – KTLA: Click here to view.
  • Get On The Bus on FOX 11: Click here to view.
  • Get On The Bus Connects Families at CDCR Facilities- Inside CDCR News: Click here to view.
  • Buses Bring Mother’s Day to Women’s Prisons – OC Register: Click here to view.

Father’s Day:

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MSNBC Photo Slideshow: Click here to view

  • Television New Zealand
    A bittersweet Mother’s Day for those behind bars…
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  • The Sunday Times
    Annual Mother’s Day Event…
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  • KSBY
    CMC inmates celebrate Father’s Day…
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  • The Salinas Californian
    Family links behind prison walls…
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  • San Quentin State Prison Photo Slideshow
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  • San Quentin News
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NBC LA: Family Bonding Time in Prison

  • “Get on the Bus” is a program designed by the state’s Center for Restorative Justice. Donations keep the buses moving so kids can visit for Mother’s Day at women’s prisons around the state and for Father’s Day for the men’s detention centers. Click here to read more…

KCTV 5 News: Father’s Day Not So Lonely For Kids With Dads In Prison

  • One of 11 children in California has a parent in prison, jail or on parole or probation, the group said. That amounts to about 856,000 children — 297,000 of whom have a mom or dad in state prison or local jail, the organization said. Click here to read more…

CNN: Nonprofit gives kids of imprisoned parents a lift

  • Every May and June, a California nonprofit devoted to improving the criminal justice system takes busloads of youngsters to visit mom or dad behind bars. Click here to read more…

Sacramento Bee: Folsom Prison inmates get a joyful early Father’s Day

  • Beaming smiles, tears of joy and the sound of children’s laughter were prevalent Saturday at Folsom State Prison Click here to read more…

Fox Reno: Kids Visit Bay Area Prisons in Honor of Father’s Day

  • Children from across California were bused to Bay Area prisons Saturday to visit their dad in honor of Father’s Day, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Click here to read more…

Patch Network: Folsom Prison Blues? Not on a Saturday Thanks to NoHo Nonprofit

  • The Center for Restorative Justice in North Hollywood made it a happy early Father’s Day for many incarcerated fathers in Folsom State Prison on Saturday. Click here to read more…

Fox Reno: Kids Visit Bay Area Prisons in Honor of Father’s Day

  • Children from across California were bused to Bay Area prisons Saturday to visit their dad in honor of Father’s Day, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Click here to read more…

KSBY: Kids “Get On The Bus” to visit Dads at CMC

  • It was a special day for hundreds of children and their fathers in San Luis Obispo today. Click here to read more…

The Adobe Press: Kids to visit Dads at Men’s Colony

  • More than 450 children will be bused to the California Men’s Colony to visit with their incarcerated dads Saturday in celebration of Father’s Day Click here to read more…

KSBW: Get On The Bus Visits Soledad Prisons

  • Hundreds of California kids from the “Get On The Bus” program spent their Saturday reuniting with their dads who have been incarcerated in Soledad Prison Click here to read more…

KTUV San Francisco: Kids Visit Bay Area Prisons In Honor of Father’s Day

  • More than 1,000 kids participated in the corrections department’s 12th annual “Get On the Bus” event in conjunction with the Center for Restorative Justice Works. Click here to read more…