For families separated by prison, a day of games, hugs and ‘a little bit of normalcy’

For families separated by prison, a day of games, hugs and ‘a little bit of normalcy’

By Rachel Crumpler It would have been an ordinary Saturday for many families: playing board games, making crafts, taking silly pictures and eating lunch together. But for these families, it was a rare opportunity. Eight fathers and one grandfather at Sampson Correctional Institution, a medium- and minimum-custody prison in Clinton, spent four hours with their 19 children and grandchildren during Parent Day, enjoying the kind of ordinary family t…