Reunification Ride: A rare, underfunded program is seen as a crucial lifeline for incarcerated mothers and their children.
Myla Martinez, 6, left, and her sister Jaliyah Santiago, 4, pass by a guard tower as they leave Logan Correctional Center after visiting their mother Crystal Martinez, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lincoln, Illinois.
LINCOLN, Ill. — Dressed in her Sunday best — pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu — Crystal Martinez’s 4-year-old daughter proudly presented her with a multicolored bouquet of carefully crafted tissue paper flowers. With her 5-year-old son nestled on her lap, laughing in delight, Martinez held out her arms and pulled the girl into a hug so tight that her glasses were knocked askew.
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