Parenting by phone
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Jay Coleman, the man we met in an earlier piece, spent 25 years in prison but tried to stay as involved as he could in raising his children. In addition to monthly family visits, he spent time with his kids on the telephone, trying to give them a sense that they had a father.
In this second interview clip, explains what impact the telephone calls had on him and his children.
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Excellent interview. Jay does a great job of innovating ways to be a parent even from behind the wall.
It is important to provide messages about how people strive to keep their dignity even when the CJ system tries to strip it away.
Great site, please continue this important work to let society know the other side!
[...] In a previous piece, Coleman discussing how he helped raise his children by using a telephone. [...]
[...] Coleman Previously in the series: Part I: A long journey from petty criminal to husband and father. Part II: Parenting by phone. Part III: Watching your children grow up from behind prison [...]
[...] Part II: Parenting by phone. [...]