On November 24, 2014 the Federal Detention Center held a Father Daughter dance. The inmates returned their prison jump suits and in return got nice dress suits for 2 hours. All of the girls coming to dance with their fathers were scanned to make sure nothing illegal was coming into the prison. After that they were taken to see their fathers and dance with them. They had cake, socialized with their fathers and had a great time. They were so surprised at how much they’d grown from the last time they’d seen them. All of them were convicted of something and are all within a few months to a few years of getting out of prison.

This author didn’t have an opinion. I think that this was a good thing to do because the inmates can’t have thanksgiving dinner or any other holiday celebrations with them so it was good for the exposure. My classmate Toby’s opinion follows, “I think it was really cool that they held this. They should hold more of these, there is no reason not to. I hope it is successful in the other locations. It is better to do this so you can talk to them face to face not phone to phone through the little glass window.”

Federal Prison in Miami hosts dance for inmates and their daughters