Tablet program helps incarcerated fathers stay connected to their families
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June 19, 2022
UNION CITY, Okla. – Navigating holidays is an emotional journey for Robert Rivard.
“Holidays are tough,” inmate Rivard said. “I miss my family so desperately.”
Among the 1.2 million people in federal and state prison, 92% are fathers. This Father’s Day, Oklahoma’s incarcerated are getting reconnected.
One year ago, Securus Technologies and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began distributing free digital tablets to 22,000 inmates. The tablets represent a critical update to communications and technology.
“I can go to my cell and be able to talk to them, be able to hear them a lot be...
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