About 70 women at Cook County Jail participated in a program last week recording themselves reading a book to their children, videos that were to be delivered in time for Mother's Day.
Detainee Samantha Estrada, 28, reads from the book"See You Soon" as Celia Colon of the Women's Justice Institute, right, looks on at the Cook County Jail in Chicago on May 5, 2022.
Alexis Mansfield, senior adviser for the Women’s Justice Institute, estimates there are at least 140 women who will be celebrating Mother’s Day in Cook County Jail this year. She said the jail has been very supportive of the institute’s program. “While we can’t completely alleviate the stress of what a child might experience as it relates to losing a parent incarceration, it’s our hope that we could at least provide a space where connections can be made,” Muhammad said.
The Women’s Justice Institute also recorded women sharing their reaction to the book. Those videos were sent to Kaba, who spent Monday evening crying as she watched them, she said. “I truly miss them calling my name, or needing my help for something,” she said. “So I’m always thinking, ‘Who’s helping them now? Are they hungry? Are they cold? Are they scared? Just mother things that you just wonder about and worry about.”
After reading the book for her 1-year-old great-granddaughter, Gloria Branch, 70, saw a familiar face in the room.
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