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It is estimated that there are more than 105,000 children with a parent serving time in prison or jail in New York State alone. The impact on a family when a mother is incarcerated cannot be overstated. Hour Children invites you to a screening of the HBO award-winning documentary, The Sentence, followed by a panel discussion featuring the first-hand voices of those directly impacted by maternal incarceration –mothers and their children.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][ult_createlink title=”CONTINUE READING” btn_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbedfordplayhouse.org%2Fspecial_events%2Fthe-sentence-screening-qa-with-hour-children-and-odyssey-impact%2F|target:_blank” link_hover_style=”Style_11″ text_color=”#ffffff” text_hovercolor=”#ffffff” background_color=”#f57c50″ bghovercolor=”#784c8e″ el_class=”nav-button” heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” css=”.vc_custom_1615270968076{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
