A program that lets incarcerated mothers record bedtime stories for their children, has restarted after a three-year hiatus to the delight of a former prisoner who used the service. "My biggest fear was that she would think that I just left her," the Saint John woman said. Read Aloud programThe Elizabeth Fry Society of Saint John has rebooted the Mother/Child Read Aloud program, a service Joseph said is vital for incarcerated mothers. (Brian Chisholm/CBC News)Ensuring the program continues is key to helping the roughly 26,000 Canadian children whose mothers are incarcerated, Murphy said. Members of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Saint John package books and cassette tapes to be sent to the children of incarcerated mothers.

Source: CBC News February 20, 2018 10:41 UTC